EA R8 (2014-2015): Staff Engagement Survey Plan

Accepted by the President

• Resolution:
  EA R8 (2014-2015): Staff Engagement Survey Plan
• Day:
  June 9, 2015
• Action:
  Accepted by the President
• Summary / Notes:
• File Attachments:
• Text Attachment:
  Dear Greg,
  
  Thank you for sharing Employee Resolution #8, Staff Engagement Survey Plan, with us. We are proud of our partnership in 2011 to create and implement the first Staff Engagement Survey. We were gratified with the significant response rate. The issues that emerged from that survey prompted President Skorton to direct the Division of Human Resources to study and advance recommendations in four areas: Career Development and Growth, Workload Imbalance, Supervisory Feedback and Recognition of Excellent Work. Together with members of the Employee Assembly and other staff, committees embarked on efforts to address these issues and we believe that some progress has been made in these areas. https://hr.cornell.edu/about/employeesurvey/index.html.
  
  In addition we asked each college and major administrative unit to review their own data and respond to issues that emerged. Each leader was required to report progress on addressing those issues to President Skorton. We believe that, while some colleges and units were more comprehensive than others, all units have attempted to address the issues reported.
  We also agree that it is important to regularly assess staff engagement and determine if issues persist or if new ones have emerged. We agree that, through the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, a formal staff survey should be conducted every 5 years. We also agree that an analysis of the data will be shared with the Assembly and the community. We recommend that the oversight committee, which we agree to appoint, consider the issue of sharing the data that results from the survey, and we would ask that this decision be informed by the experts in the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. The oversight committee will be charged with working with university leadership to assemble a comprehensive plan to address the issues that emerge from the study. We also agree that subcommittees, which were effective in 2011-2012, be utilized again to support this work and the work that results from the study.
  
  Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the staff of Cornell.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  David Skorton and Mary Opperman