PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF USU DEPARTMENT HEADS:

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PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OFUSU DEPARTMENT HEADS
Some Preliminary Results

• Faculty Senate Presentation
• May 2006

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Response Rates
Education and Human Services 98
92 93.9 Humanities, Arts and Social
Sciences 157 142 90.5 Business 59
51 86.4 Agriculture 117 95 81.2 Engineeri
ng 84 67 79.8 Science 88
69 78.4
University Wide 603 516 85.6
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100 Response Rate
Department of Family, Consumer and Human
Development (25) Department of Sociology, Social
Work and Anthropology (24) Department of History
(16) Department of Communication Disorders and
Deaf Education (16) Department of Art
(13) Department of Special Education
(12) Department of Agricultural Systems
Technology and Education (10) Department of
Journalism (7)
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Summary Judgment 1
I believe the department would be better off if
we replaced the current head/chair.
TRUE OR MOSTLY TRUE

• 11 of Respondents (or 57 of 516)

• Concentrated in Certain Departments
• 77 in SEVEN departments

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Summary Judgment 2
I have confidence in the head/chairs ability to
provide leadership to the department.
TRUE OR MOSTLY TRUE

• 80 of Respondents (410 of 516)

Distribution 100 8 departments
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49 of all departments
90-99 9 departments
51-89 14 departments 0-50 4 departments
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Next Steps

• Feedback distributed to Department Heads and
  Deans

• Provost meets with Deans about Feedback

• Deans meet Individually with Department Heads

• Provost meets with Department Heads as a Group
  (May 11th)

• Department Heads Discuss Feedback with Faculty
  (Fall Semester)