Text Summary of University Survey

How We See Ourselves in 2007:
Student, Faculty, Staff and Alumni views of ULM


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Note: Rounding to the nearest whole percentage point has been applied to these results.

1. ULM is moving forward
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree

Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
56%
33%
8%
2%
1%
0%
Staff
52%
38%
8%
1%
1%
0%
Students
44%
38%
15%
2%
0%
1%
Faculty
41%
40%
15%
2%
0%
1%
Everyone
56%
33%
8%
2%
1%
0%
2. I am proud of my association with ULM
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
49%
35%
12%
3%
1%
1%
Staff
49%
41%
7%
2%
1%
0%
Students
37%
38%
18%
4%
2%
1%
Faculty
46%
38%
11%
3%
1%
1%
Everyone
49%
35%
12%
3%
1%
1%



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3. The character of the University is strong
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
32%
44%
18%
4%
1%
1%
Staff
27%
48%
19%
3%
2%
1%
Students
23%
44%
23%
7%
3%
1%
Faculty
25%
44%
23%
5%
3%
1%
Everyone
32%
44%
18%
4%
1%
1%



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4. ULM fosters an atmosphere of collegiality among administrators, faculty, staff, and students
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
24%
51%
20%
3%
2%
1%
Staff
16%
45%
29%
6%
3%
1%
Students
21%
45%
23%
6%
3%
1%
Faculty
20%
35%
26%
9%
5%
5%
Everyone
24%
51%
20%
3%
2%
1%



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5. ULM is a compassionate institution
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
23%
49%
21%
4%
2%
1%
Staff
18%
44%
29%
6%
3%
1%
Students
18%
39%
27%
9%
4%
3%
Faculty
16%
48%
21%
9%
4%
3%
Everyone
23%
49%
21%
4%
2%
1%



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6. ULM students receive a high quality education
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
32%
48%
16%
3%
0%
0%
Staff
27%
54%
15%
2%
1%
0%
Students
27%
48%
17%
4%
3%
1%
Faculty
29%
49%
17%
3%
1%
1%
Everyone
32%
48%
16%
3%
0%
0%



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7. ULM embraces students, faculty, and staff from different races, cultures, and beliefs
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
44%
44%
10%
2%
0%
1%
Staff
34%
43%
16%
4%
1%
2%
Students
41%
42%
10%
3%
2%
2%
Faculty
36%
43%
15%
3%
1%
1%
Everyone
44%
44%
10%
2%
0%
1%



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8. I am pleased with the appearance of the campus buildings and grounds
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
65%
28%
5%
1%
0%
0%
Staff
57%
35%
7%
1%
0%
1%
Students
47%
39%
10%
2%
1%
1%
Faculty
65%
24%
8%
2%
1%
1%
Everyone
65%
28%
5%
1%
0%
0%



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9. ULM faculty members are committed to student learning
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
29%
56%
12%
1%
1%
0%
Staff
15%
58%
22%
3%
1%
1%
Students
20%
47%
24%
5%
2%
2%
Faculty
41%
50%
5%
3%
0%
1%
Everyone
29%
56%
12%
1%
1%
0%



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10. Faculty academic advisement is effective
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
19%
50%
25%
4%
2%
0%
Staff
10%
50%
30%
6%
3%
1%
Students
27%
44%
23%
4%
2%
1%
Faculty
15%
50%
24%
5%
5%
1%
Everyone
19%
50%
25%
4%
2%
0%



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11. ULM students take their studies seriously
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
12%
54%
30%
3%
1%
0%
Staff
9%
47%
38%
3%
2%
0%
Students
14%
41%
32%
8%
4%
2%
Faculty
5%
29%
47%
12%
6%
2%
Everyone
12%
54%
30%
3%
1%
0%



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12. Diversity in the classroom is an important part of a college education
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
36%
37%
19%
5%
3%
2%
Staff
32%
48%
14%
2%
2%
1%
Students
32%
40%
18%
4%
4%
1%
Faculty
45%
33%
14%
4%
3%
1%
Everyone
36%
37%
19%
5%
3%
2%



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13. ULM promotes and markets the university well
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
24%
42%
24%
6%
3%
1%
Staff
18%
47%
24%
6%
4%
1%
Students
18%
46%
25%
7%
4%
1%
Faculty
17%
43%
28%
6%
4%
1%
Everyone
24%
42%
24%
6%
3%
1%



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14. The ULM Department of Athletics functions well
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
8%
45%
31%
9%
4%
3%
Staff
10%
44%
33%
7%
3%
3%
Students
9%
41%
32%
7%
6%
5%
Faculty
5%
34%
40%
12%
6%
2%
Everyone
8%
45%
31%
9%
4%
3%



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15. ULM has strong academics compared to other regional peer institutions
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
24%
44%
24%
6%
2%
0%
Staff
This question was not asked on the staff survey.
Students
22%
46%
22%
6%
4%
2%
Faculty
16%
43%
30%
6%
4%
2%
Everyone
22%
44%
24%
6%
3%
1%



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16. Faculty members are available to students for academic assistance
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
This question was not asked on the alumni survey.
Staff
13%
54%
28%
2%
2%
1%
Students
22%
37%
21%
10%
6%
4%
Faculty
45%
45%
7%
3%
0%
0%
Everyone
24%
42%
20%
7%
4%
3%



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17. Faculty members are available to students for assistance with personal concerns
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
This question was not asked on the alumni survey.
Staff
11%
45%
35%
5%
3%
1%
Students
15%
40%
31%
7%
5%
2%
Faculty
16%
58%
21%
5%
1%
0%
Everyone
14%
44%
30%
6%
4%
1%



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18. Staff members are available to students for assistance with personal concerns
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
This question was not asked on the alumni survey.
Staff
20%
51%
23%
4%
1%
0%
Students
13%
39%
34%
9%
4%
1%
Faculty
13%
52%
25%
5%
5%
0%
Everyone
15%
44%
30%
7%
4%
0%



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19. Parking is not a problem for me
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
This question was not asked on the alumni survey.
Staff
20%
35%
16%
16%
9%
9%
Students
8%
13%
11%
11%
14%
53%
Faculty
23%
31%
18%
9%
8%
11%
Everyone
14%
22%
13%
12%
12%
28%



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20. High ethical standards are observed throughout the university
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
22%
52%
22%
3%
1%
1%
Staff
18%
43%
27%
8%
2%
2%
Students
This question was not asked on the student survey.
Faculty
10%
49%
26%
8%
4%
3%
Everyone
19%
49%
24%
5%
2%
2%



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21. I am treated fairly
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
This question was not asked on the alumni survey.
Staff
30%
40%
18%
6%
4%
3%
Students
27%
53%
13%
4%
2%
1%
Faculty
38%
35%
15%
6%
2%
5%
Everyone
29%
46%
14%
5%
3%
2%



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22. I am treated with respect
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
This question was not asked on the alumni survey.
Staff
33%
41%
18%
4%
2%
3%
Students
27%
49%
17%
3%
2%
2%
Faculty
38%
39%
11%
4%
4%
4%
Everyone
31%
45%
16%
3%
3%
2%



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23. We are held accountable for the quality and quantity of work which we produce
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
21%
54%
21%
3%
0%
0%
Staff
41%
43%
11%
3%
2%
1%
Students
This question was not asked on the student survey.
Faculty
29%
52%
11%
4%
2%
2%
Everyone
27%
51%
17%
3%
1%
1%



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24. The university administration rewards innovative ideas
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
15%
53%
26%
4%
1%
1%
Staff
11%
37%
30%
10%
8%
5%
Students
This question was not asked on the student survey.
Faculty
10%
34%
35%
11%
5%
5%
Everyone
13%
46%
28%
7%
3%
3%



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25. The university administration rewards excellence in service
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
16%
53%
25%
4%
1%
1%
Staff
13%
38%
26%
11%
8%
4%
Students
This question was not asked on the student survey.
Faculty
11%
31%
38%
10%
6%
5%
Everyone
15%
45%
28%
7%
4%
2%



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26. The leadership of the university has the courage to make difficult decisions
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
37%
43%
14%
4%
1%
2%
Staff
28%
40%
20%
5%
4%
2%
Students
This question was not asked on the student survey.
Faculty
26%
40%
19%
6%
3%
5%
Everyone
33%
42%
16%
5%
2%
2%



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27. Respect for the university continues to increase
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
39%
37%
17%
4%
2%
1%
Staff
31%
45%
16%
3%
3%
2%
Students
This question was not asked on the student survey.
Faculty
30%
46%
15%
5%
3%
1%
Everyone
36%
40%
17%
4%
2%
1%



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28. ULM effectively manages its resources
 
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Somewhat
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Alumni
22%
49%
23%
5%
1%