Faculty Success Survey Fall 2022. For new Hires up

Transcript:Faculty Success Survey Fall 2022. For new Hires up:
Faculty Success Survey Fall 2022. For new Hires up to five years. N=66 About our Respondents How long have you been faculty at VSU? About our Respondents Continued: Prior to employment at VSU what was your rank/position? About Our Respondents Continued: How did you find the open position? Application Process: What attracted you to VSU ? Write In Comments: Good Match for my specialization Tenure Track Position Department Faculty Opportunity to Mentor Graduate Students Positions were available Application Process Did you have any issues/complications completing the application? Write-in Comments: Online portal was a bit clunky and outdate Specific categories to upload files but did not match the application request Tremendous duplication. Info in CV requested several times Form are not intuitive compared to other applications Needs to be streamlined Application Process How long did it take for the University to respond after the closing date? Write-in Comments: A few months, but issues with the position were being worked out. More than 3 months The response time was appropriate Application Process During the application process did you browse the VSU website? Write-in Comments: Very informative Outdated My Department’s website is outdated Information 2 years out of date Program websites are hard to navigate and often outdated Complicated website Application Process For first year faculty members, did the AAUP decision have an effect on your application? For faculty members in years 2-5, would this action have made a difference in your decision to apply? Application Process How long after your interview did it take for the university to offer you a position? Application Process Proposed Actions Make marketing packet available to potential applicants on the website Improve information available on the VSU website, including removing old links and materials along with updating new links—highlight need for these updates to Deans and Dept. Heads Provide a more comprehensive welcome packet when new hires arrive, including information on doctors, schools, churches, restaurants, childcare and eldercare, real estate, City of Valdosta and Chamber of Commerce online information on local resources. Hiring Process When you worked with the Department Head and the hiring committee, did you have a positive experience with: Hiring Process Question: Do you have any recommendations for hiring committees on how to improve? The Teacher Education Department was wonderful from start to end. I am grateful to get to work within this department. No, it was terrific. My interview was condensed due to