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Thursday, June 16, 2022

ASR Staff Engagement June 16 Survey

This week’s ASR Staff Engagement Survey June 16, 2022 examines elements related to employee engagement. Thank you for continuing to share your stories and experiences.

According to the last survey, most have enrolled in a non-degree seeking or professional development course at the University (73.7%). When asked about your preference between in-person and online courses, 47.4% of respondents indicated that it depends on the course itself, followed by 36.8% who prefer in-person courses.

When asked about choosing a professional development course, a strong majority prefer something new that may or may not be directly related to their position (68.4%) versus learning more about something that is directly related to their current position (31.6%). Finally, many interesting courses were mentioned when asked about your favorite classes you’ve ever taken. Business Writing, Career Counseling, Hindi language, Leadership Essentials, and Scandinavian Mythology were mentioned just to name a few. Thanks all for your continued participation! It is very much appreciated.

June 2, 2022 survey results

Have you ever enrolled in a non-degree seeking or professional development course at the University?
  • Yes (73.7%)
  • No (26.3%)
Do you have a preference between in-person and online courses?
  • Yes, I prefer in-person courses (36.8%)
  • Yes, I prefer online courses (10.5%)
  • No, I don’t have a preference (5.3%)
  • Depends on the course (47.4%)
If you had to choose a professional development course to take, it would be...
  • Something I want to learn more about that is directly related to my current position
  • Something new that may or may not be directly related to my current position
What was one of your favorite classes you’ve ever taken?
  • International Economics
  • Choir and Art
  • User Interface Design (Coursera and UMN - CSE and CSOM professors)
  • Writing Women - a Winter session class at my undergrad that focused on literary works by women authors (Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Wide Sargasso Sea, A Room of One’s Own, and a couple others). As part of the class we had to free write everyday a minimum of 1,000 words per day (4 pages typed double spaced in 12-pt font) for the entire term (including weekends). which meant we wrote minimally 28,000 words/112 pages by the end of class.
  • Fencing held in the Great Hall of a castle in the UK while studying abroad

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