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UCW KY Policy Survey

Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KyPolicy) and the United Campus Workers of Kentucky, Communications Workers of America (UCW-CWA) are surveying public higher education employees to inform statewide efforts to improve working and learning conditions. This survey asks a series of questions that will take approximately 6 minutes to complete. The data in this survey will be aggregated for use in KyPolicy and UCW-CWA's legislative advocacy, reports, press releases, and other communications. Individual responses with identifying information will not be shared. We appreciate your support of efforts to improve public higher education in Kentucky!

Institution
College

3. Please select your job classification from the list below *This question is required.

3. When did you retire? *This question is required.

3. Department *This question is required.

4. Job title

6. Are you a full-time or a part-time employee? *This question is required.

7. Are you exempt (salaried) or non-exempt (hourly)? *This question is required.

8. Is your department currently understaffed? *This question is required.

9. If your department is understaffed, has that affected the quality of services in your department in any of the following ways? Select all that apply. *This question is required.

Critical programs or services have been cut or significantly scaled back
Quality is reduced
Research outcomes are compromised
Students or other vulnerable populations are in unsafe conditions
Students experience mental health challenges or crises without adequate support
Student learning outcomes are not met
Not affected
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

9. Has your department lost tenure-track positions over the last decade? *This question is required.

10. What has been the impact on the loss of tenure-track faculty positions? Select all that apply *This question is required.

A reduction in programs, degrees, or courses
Increased class sizes
Work previously performed by faculty has shifted to non-tenure track faculty, adjuncts, and/or grad assistants
Additional advising duties
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

10. Have you been affected by recent changes to tenure? *This question is required.

10. How have changes to tenure affected you? *This question is required.

Led me to search for other employment
Limited my academic freedom
Lowered my morale
Harmed my research
Reduced my willingness to speak out
None of the above
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

10. How have recent changes to diversity, equity and inclusion programs affected your institution? For each of the following, please answer 1) increased; 2) lowered; 3) neither; or 4) not sure

Space Cell	1) Increased	2) Lowered	3) Neither	4) Not sure
Ability to attract and retain students	Ability to attract and retain students: 1) Increased	Ability to attract and retain students: 2) Lowered	Ability to attract and retain students: 3) Neither	Ability to attract and retain students: 4) Not sure
Quality of the student experience	Quality of the student experience: 1) Increased	Quality of the student experience: 2) Lowered	Quality of the student experience: 3) Neither	Quality of the student experience: 4) Not sure
Free discussion of issues	Free discussion of issues: 1) Increased	Free discussion of issues: 2) Lowered	Free discussion of issues: 3) Neither	Free discussion of issues: 4) Not sure
Ability to attract and retain faculty and staff	Ability to attract and retain faculty and staff: 1) Increased	Ability to attract and retain faculty and staff: 2) Lowered	Ability to attract and retain faculty and staff: 3) Neither	Ability to attract and retain faculty and staff: 4) Not sure
Enter another option	Other: 1) Increased	Other: 2) Lowered	Other: 3) Neither	Other: 4) Not sure

11. Have you been affected by cuts and changes to federal research grants and requirements? *This question is required.

12. How have recent cuts and changes to federal research grants and requirements affected your job? Select all that apply. *This question is required.

Cancellation of research
Lost opportunities to obtain research funding
Reduced quality of research
Reduced graduate lines
Reduced ability to attract faculty and graduate students
Reduced ability to attract students
Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

13. Have you experienced any increases or cuts in benefits over the past year? For each category, please identify whether the benefits have 1) increased 2) decreased 3) stayed the same

Space Cell	1) Increased	2) Decreased	3) Stayed the same
Health insurance	Health insurance : 1) Increased	Health insurance : 2) Decreased	Health insurance : 3) Stayed the same
Retirement	Retirement : 1) Increased	Retirement : 2) Decreased	Retirement : 3) Stayed the same
Fees	Fees: 1) Increased	Fees: 2) Decreased	Fees: 3) Stayed the same
Travel support	Travel support: 1) Increased	Travel support: 2) Decreased	Travel support: 3) Stayed the same
Enter another option	Other: 1) Increased	Other: 2) Decreased	Other: 3) Stayed the same

14. In the past year, have you considered leaving your job for reasons other than retirement? *This question is required.

15. Which of the following issues most negatively affects your ability to effectively perform your job? Please rank up to 5 with "1" being the issue that most negatively affects your ability to effectively perform your job. *This question is required. Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.

Frozen or cut faculty lines
Increased course load or class size
None of the above
Managerial bloat and overreach
Weakening of shared governance
Lack of job security
Low pay
Inadequate benefits
Erosion of academic freedom
Limits on campus speech
Limits to tenure
Declining state funding for public higher education
Other - Write in below

16. Other

18. How would you describe the state of public higher education in Kentucky today? *This question is required.

19. How does that affect the employees of institutions and the students that they serve? *This question is required.

20. Please share any additional comments regarding workplace concerns or the issues raised in this survey *This question is required.

21. Race *This question is required.

22. Gender

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

23. Name

First

Last

24. Phone Number

25. Email address This question requires a valid email address.

26. Are you willing and interested in having a follow-up conversation to discuss these issues further? *This question is required.