Strategic Priorities Consultation Survey #1 Results 2013

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1 Strategic Priorities Consultation Survey #1 Results 2013 Institutional Planning & Analysis Analyst Name: Stephanie Klassen Date: October 24, 2013 Prepared for: Strategic Priorities Advisory Committee

2 Executive Summary This report contains a detailed statistical analysis of the results to the survey titled Thompson Rivers University Strategic Priorities Consultation Survey. The results analysis includes answers from all respondents who took the survey in the 8 day period from Wednesday, October 16, 2013 to Wednesday, October 23, completed responses were received to the survey during this time. Respondent Profile Of those that responded to the survey, 42% reported being a student, 22% reported as being a TRU alumni, 13% reported as being a faculty member, 10% reported as being a staff member, 7% reported as being a community member and 5% reported as being an administrative member. Twenty-five percent of respondents indicated that they have been affiliated with TRU for more than 10 years, while 17% indicated that they have been affiliated with TRU for less than 1 year. Top 7 Strategic Priorities 1. Flexible course and program delivery 2. Student engagement 3. Innovative and accessible academic programming 4. Partnerships with educational institutions, communities, and the private sector 5. Learning and teaching innovation 6. Professional development 7. Life-long learning A total of 788 additional potential strategic priorities were provided by respondents. Those responses were analyzed for theme, and the top 3 potential strategic priority themes are including in the following summary. The addition of the potential strategic priority counts to the original strategic priorities did not change the top 7 overall priorities. Top 3 Potential Strategic Priority Themes 1. Course and program expansion and development 2. Experiential learning 3. Affordable education Page 1 of 13

3 Table of Contents Executive Summary... 1 Top 7 Strategic Priorities... 3 Top 7 Strategic Priorities by Group... 3 Percentage by Group that Chose the Top 7 Strategic Priorities... 4 Potential Strategic Priority Themes... 6 Respondent Profile... 8 Appendices... 9 Appendix A... 9 Appendix B Page 2 of 13

4 Top 7 Strategic Priorities Graph 1.0 Top 7 Strategic Priorities All Strategic Priorities and their percentage of all respondents are available in Appendix A. Respondents were asked to choose seven priorities from the list. Top 7 Strategic Priorities by Group Table 1.0 Top 7 Strategic Priorities by Group Column1 All respondents Students Alumni Faculty member Staff member Community member Administration Other Strategic Priorities n=1700 n=710 n=381 n=215 n=166 n=127 n=78 n=18 Flexible course and program delivery #1 #1 #1 - #2 #2 #2 #1 Student engagement #2 #5 #5 #1 #1 #5 #3 #3 Innovative and accessible academic programming #3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #1 - Partnerships with educational institutions, communities, and the private sector #4 #4 #2 - #4 #1 #5 #6 Learning and teaching innovation #5 #2 #4 #2 #6 #7 #4 #2 Professional development #6 #6 #7 #4 # Life-long learning #7 #7 #6 - #7 #4 #7 #7 Aboriginal, local and global understanding #5 - - #6 #4 Research, scholarly, and creative capacity # Research-informed education # Community-relevant research #6 - - Innovation and entrepreneurship #5 Page 3 of 13

5 Percentage by Group that Chose the Top 7 Strategic Priorities Table 2.0 Priority #1 Table 2.1 Priority #2 Table 2.2 Priority #3 Page 4 of 13

6 Table 2.3 Priority #4 Table 2.4 Priority #5 Table 2.5 Priority #6 Table 2.6 Priority #7 Page 5 of 13

7 Potential Strategic Priority Themes Graph 2.0 Potential Strategic Priority Themes A total of 788 potential strategic priorities were provided by respondents in question #2. Responses were analyzed for theme, and are illustrated in Graph 2.0 in order of greatest count to the least count. Responses that fell within the original strategic priorities that were listed in question #1 have been indicated with a red bar. Brief definitions of the Strategic Priority themes are available in Appendix B. Page 6 of 13

8 Table 3.0 Potential Strategic Priority Themes Brief definitions of the Strategic Priority themes are available in Appendix B. Page 7 of 13

9 Respondent Profile Graph 3.0 Current Affiliations with TRU Table 4.0 Current Affiliation with TRU Graph 4.0 Length of Time Affiliated with TRU Page 8 of 13

10 Appendices Appendix A A1. All Strategic Priorities Graph A2. All Strategic Priorities Table Page 9 of 13

11 Appendix B B1. Potential Strategic Priority Theme Definitions Thematic analysis was performed by Institutional Planning and Analysis (IPA) to examine themes within the data provided in question #2 of the first Strategic Priorities survey and was subject to IPA s interpretation. IPA spent time becoming familiar with the data, generated initial themes among the qualitative responses, identified responses categorized under a theme, reviewed, defined and named the themes. Definitions in point form for each theme are available below. Aboriginal, local and global understanding Cultural integration, priorities related to aboriginal students, priorities related to international students, campus diversity, study abroad Academic excellence Academic reputation, improvement in rankings, school of choice, Canadian/International recognition Affordable education Lower tuition, student debt Alumni engagement Keeping alumni engaged, alumni connection Atmosphere Sense of community, friendly, welcoming, support, communication, one TRU, school pride, collegiality Campus infrastructure, facilities and space Upgrading existing, building new, safe transportation around campus Course and program expansion and development More opportunity for post-graduate study, development of courses/programs/schools, expansion of courses/programs, more courses/programs, new courses/programs, specialized programs, focus on programs Employee engagement Employee engagement Employee excellence Improvement in management, employer of choice, excellent customer service, great work place Excellence in student services Academic advising, improvement in disability services, improvement in registration process, longer library hours, support to Open Learning students Page 10 of 13

12 Experiential learning Hands on experience, career development, employable graduates, skills training, coop education, industry relevant skills Financial Budget cuts, increase resources for teachers, fundraising Flexible course and program delivery Distance learning, courses available all year round, open access Health and wellness Social wellbeing of students, mental and physical wellness, smoking cessation, exercising Innovation and entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Innovative and accessible academic programming Honours programs, adaption, academic integrity, comprehensive programs, personalized learning, program quality Learning and teaching innovation Advances in teaching, advances in learning techniques, cutting edge technology used for teaching and learning Open access, open education Education accessible to everyone Partnerships with educational institutions, communities, and the private sector Community service, links to future employment Professional development Life planning, managing goals and expectations Research, scholarly, and creative capacity Capacity for staff to conduct research, improve research culture within the university, less research Research-informed education Ability to find, synthesize and create knowledge Scholarships, student aid and grants More scholarships for students, more comprehensive financial aid options, funding for athletes School pride based on academic and athletic excellence Page 11 of 13

13 Increasing student quality, school pride, sports motivation Services on campus Child care, affordable housing, lower parking fees, affordable food services Student engagement Small class size, student faculty engagement, more student clubs, student communication Sustainability including environmental, cultural, social and financial Going green, leadership in sustainability, green initiatives on campus Teaching and research excellence Attracting and retaining high calibre faculty, instructor training, more faculty, encourage learning TRU brand development Brand protection, brand reputation, marketing and public relations Page 12 of 13