Staff Accreditation Questions

For Staff - General Questions

  1. How does your department support the academic mission of the university?

  2. What is it like to be a staff member at UW?

  3. What opportunities do you have for professional development? Are staff members treated equitably in their access to these opportunities?

  4. How are staff evaluated at UW? What is your impression of the evaluation process?

  5. How are staff involved in campus decision---making processes? Do you think staff have sufficient input into decisions that affect them?

  6. How would you describe the relationship between staff and administration? What works and what could be improved?

  7. What are some important benefits about working at UW? What do you like best about your job? What would you change if you could?

  8. How do departments across campus work collaboratively? What works well and what could be improved?

  9. Do you feel that the work you do is valued by administration? Faculty? Other staff members? Students?

  10. How does your department contribute to student learning and development?

  11. How does your department assess or evaluate effectiveness?

 

For Staff – Criterion-Based Questions

Criterion 1 - Mission

  1. Do you know the UW mission statement? How would you describe it?

  2. Do you know where you would find the official mission statement?

  3. How does your department support the mission of UW?

  4. How were you involved in the strategic planning process at UW?

  5. What are UW’s current strategic planning priorities?

  6. Do you believe UW has made progress toward achieving the identified strategic goals?

  7. Are budget decisions made based on the strategic goals of the university?

  8. What do you believe have been the major accomplishments of UW/UW Tech over the last ten years?

  9. How do UW processes/activities reflect attention to human diversity?

  10. How does UW support the community at large?

Criterion 2 – Ethics and Integrity

  1. What is it like to be a staff member at UW?

  2. Is UW committed to equal educational/employment opportunities?

  3. Describe the campus climate at UW.

  4. What opportunities do you have for professional development?

  5. How are staff evaluated at UW? What is your impression of the evaluation process?

  6. How would you describe the shared governance process at UW? Do you think staff have sufficient input into decisions that affect them?

  7. Have UW administrators established a culture of trust within the university?

  8. Do units across campus work collaboratively? How well does this work? What might be improved?

  9. Do you feel the work you do is valued by administration? By faculty? By other staff members? By students?

  10. Do you understand the FERPA policy?

Criterion 3 – Quality, Resources, and Support in Teaching and Learning

  1. Are you familiar with the university student learning outcomes?

  2. Do you support the university student learning outcomes?

  3. How does your department contribute to student learning and development?

  4. How does your department assess or evaluate effectiveness?

  5. Does UW provide sufficient technology support?

  6. How does UW support staff?

  7. Are staff provided with professional development opportunities? Are staff members treated equitably in their access to these opportunities?

  8. Are students provided with adequate support services?

  9. How would you characterize the relationship between faculty and staff?

  10. What are some important benefits about working at UW? What do you like best about your job? What would you change if you could about your job?

  11. Are facilities appropriately maintained at UW?

Criterion 4 – Evaluation and Improvement in Teaching and Learning

  1. Are UW staff appropriately qualified?

  2. Describe the program review process used at UW

  3. How does your department evaluate the student learning and development which occurs in your area? What changes have you made as a result of the evaluation?

Criterion 5 – Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness

  1. What are the different streams of revenue utilized by UW University to fund the institution?

  2. What challenges do you believe UW will need to deal with in the next 10 years?

  3. How are staff given the opportunity to provide input into important initiatives?

  4. How has your department created/modified processes to increase institutional effectiveness?