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Faculty Morale Survey Shows Largely Stable Results, Some Improvement in Provost Ratings
Summary
Faculty Senate presented the 2024 faculty morale survey to the board: 272 respondents (about 64% of faculty), mostly flat year‑to‑year trends, with improved perceptions of the provost and targeted areas for committee action.
The Radford University Faculty Senate presented results of the 2024 faculty morale survey to the Board of Visitors on June 6, reporting mostly stable results with some upward trends and targeted concerns.
Dr. Matthew Close, delivering the faculty report, said the survey received 272 responses, "so that's sec about 64% of faculty at the time," and described a mixed quantitative and qualitative approach that uses Likert‑scale items and coded open‑ended responses. He said department‑ and college‑level metrics were largely unchanged year over year, while questions about the provost showed notable increases compared with the prior year. One question grouping (questions 6 and 7 as presented) showed a significant decrease in a single item that the faculty analysis team flagged for follow‑up.
What the report recommends: The faculty senate intends to work with stakeholders — the provost, administration and faculty committees — to prioritize fixable items and pursue continuous improvement. The senate also plans to publish and discuss coach survey results (the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education) in July and report back publicly by December.
Context: Dr. Close said the faculty morale survey is an annual, internally managed tool that complements the three‑year COACHE survey run by Harvard. The board was provided with details on methodology, demographic breakdowns, and proposed next steps for turning survey findings into targeted actions.
