The University of New Mexico

T A O S

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

oals urvey

September 2005

Summary Report

For

UNM-Taos

Purpose of the survey

The purpose of the survey was to get a general overview of what direction stakeholders think is important for UNM-Taos.

Administration of the Survey

The surveys were randomly distributed by a group of individuals who served on the Institutional Effectiveness Advisory Council. The council consisted of UNM-Taos faculty members, staff, and students, local business owners, and other Taos County educators. Three hundred surveys were distributed and collected by the IEAC members. One hundred forty eight surveys were returned.

Understanding the Results

The survey questions were taken from a University of Berkley survey and altered to fit the profile of a community college. One-hundred and thirty-five (80 students, 15 faculty, 18 business owners, and 22 other) surveys were usable. Incomplete surveys were discarded.

The questions were centered on what common goals the community would expect of UNM-Taos regarding operations and services. Respondents were also asked demographic information Respondents identified the six most important and the least important goals. In this document we report the results by percentage. Respondents were also given an opportunity to write comments.

Participants were asked to respond to 50 statements using the answer key shown below in two different ways:

First – In your experience, how important is the goal at UNM-Taos at this present time?

Second – In your judgment, how important should the goal be at UNM-Taos?

Categories were "of no importance", "of low importance", "of medium importance", of high importance , "of extremely high importance".

The results compiled in this report are from the respondents’ judgment of what should be the six most important goals identified by respondents of high importance" and "of extremely high importance" and the six least important goals identified by respondents of what should be "of no importance" and "of low importance" at UNM-Taos.

Results from a goals survey conducted in spring 2005

Of High and Of Extremely High Importance responses were compiled to see what respondents think should be high priority goals for UNM-Taos.

Responses from faculty, students, and business owners were combined and then separated for each group of respondents. There were 15 faculty members, 80 students, 18 business owners, and 22 other respondents. "ALL RESPONDENTS" included students, faculty, business owners, local business and school employees and students, retired, and unemployed people. The number before each statement is the number of the item on the survey.

The six MOST IMPORTANT goals for the GROUP of ALL RESPONDENTS

15. To provide a wide range of student support services to include advising, counseling, testing, financial aid, career planning, and human development opportunities. 95%

3. To help students identify their own personal goals and develop means of achieving them. 93%

1. To help students acquire depth of knowledge in at least one educational discipline. 92%

7. To instill in students a lifelong commitment to learning. 91%

13. To help students understand and respect people from diverse backgrounds. 88%

19. To develop educational programs geared to new and emerging career fields. 86%

The six MOST IMPORTANT goals for the GROUP of Faculty, Students, and Business Owners are:

15. To provide a wide range of student support services to include advising, counseling, testing, financial aid, career planning, and human development opportunities. 96%

3. To help students identify their own personal goals and develop means of achieving them. 94%

8. To help students understand how they learn best. 94%

1. To help students acquire depth of knowledge in at least one educational discipline. 92%

7. To instill in students a lifelong commitment to learning. 92%

13. To help students understand and respect people from diverse backgrounds. 90%

The six MOST IMPORTANT goals for FACULTY are:

15. To provide a wide range of student support services to include advising, counseling, testing, financial aid, career planning, and human development opportunities. 100%

7. To instill in students a lifelong commitment to learning. 100%

8. To help students understand how they learn best. 93%

44. To increase enrollment from surrounding high schools by developing stronger marketing strategies targeted to them. 93%

3. To help students identify their own personal goals and develop means of achieving them. 87%

13. To help students understand and respect people from diverse backgrounds. 87%

The six MOST IMPORTANT goals for STUDENTS are:

1. To help students acquire depth of knowledge in at least one educational discipline. 96%

3. To help students identify their own personal goals and develop means of achieving them. 95%

15. To provide a wide range of student support services to include advising, counseling, testing, financial aid, career planning, and human development opportunities. 93%

5. To develop students’ ability to synthesize knowledge from a variety of sources. 92%

2. To teach students methods of scholarly inquiry and/or problem definition and solution. 92%

19. To develop educational programs geared to new and emerging career fields. 90%

The six MOST IMPORTANT goals for BUSINESS OWNERS are:

3. To help students identify their own personal goals and develop means of achieving them. 100%

8. To help students understand how they learn best. 100%

2. To teach students methods of scholarly inquiry and/or problem definition and solution. 100%

15. To provide a wide range of student support services to include advising, counseling, testing, financial aid, career planning, and human development opportunities. 94%

1. To help students acquire depth of knowledge in at least one educational discipline. 94%

13. To help students understand and respect people from diverse backgrounds. 94%

19. To develop educational programs geared to new and emerging career fields. 94%

Of No and Of Low Importance responses were compiled to see what respondents think should be the least important goals for UNM-Taos.

The six LEAST IMPORTANT goals for the group of ALL RESPONDENTS

42. To award the associate degree and/or certificate to some individuals solely on the basis of their performance on an acceptable examination (with no college-supervised study on- or off-campus required). 37%

25. To develop students ability to explore spirituality. 25%

32. To place no restrictions on off-campus political activities by faculty or students. 24%

18. To perform contract research in support of government, non-profit, business, or industry. 21%

35. To provide and maintain campus housing for students and others. 21%

38. To maintain or work to achieve a large degree of institutional autonomy from governmental or other educational agencies. 21%

The six LEAST IMPORTANT goals for the group of Faculty, Students, and Business Owners are:

25. To develop students ability to explore spirituality. 28%

18. To perform contract research in support of government, non-profit, business, or industry. 28%

35. To provide and maintain campus housing for students and others. 27%

14. To achieve consensus among the people on campus about the goals of the institution. 23%

38. To maintain or work to achieve a large degree of institutional autonomy from governmental or other educational agencies. 21%

The six LEAST IMPORTANT goals for FACULTY are:

18. To perform contract research in support of government, non-profit, business, or industry. 40%

35. To provide and maintain campus housing for students and others. 40%

25. To develop students ability to explore spirituality. 33%

9. To help students develop an awareness of mind, body, and spirit. 28%

41. To award the associate degree and/or certificate for supervised study done electronically or through field work. 27%

The six LEAST IMPORTANT goals for STUDENTS are:

14. To achieve consensus among the people on campus about the goals of the institution. 40%

25. To develop students ability to explore spirituality. 28%

11. To increase students’ sensitivity to and appreciation of art and artistic expression. 28%

35. To provide and maintain campus housing for students and others. 23%

18. To perform contract research in support of government, non-profit, business, or industry. 22%

The six LEAST IMPORTANT goals for BUSINESS OWNERS are:

32. To place no restrictions on off-campus political activities by faculty or students. 28%

38. To maintain or work to achieve a large degree of institutional autonomy from governmental or other educational agencies. 24%

18. To perform contract research in support of government, non-profit, business, or industry. 22%

30. To develop arrangements by which students, faculty, administrators, and the community-at-large can be involved in campus governance. 22%

25. To develop students ability to explore spirituality. 22%