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Each Thematic Breakout includes a demographic analysis (e.g., rank, race, gender) and a disciplinary analysis (e.g., humanities, social sciences). Another feature of the Thematic Breakouts is the integration of open-text comments. Any time faculty shared an open-text response coded to that theme, the comment will appear in the Related Comments link. Some themes include additional analysis for items that fit the theme, but do not fit a Benchmark. This happens when an item does not use a five-point Likert scale or when the nature of the question does not lend itself to analysis by a central tendency (i.e., a mean).

The themes at the left include the following benchmarks:

Nature of Work

• Research
• Service
• Teaching

Resources and Support

• Facilities and work resources
• Personal and family policies
• Health and retirement benefits
• Salary

Cross-Silo Work and Mentorship

• Interdisciplinary work
• Collaboration
• Mentoring

Tenure and Promotion

• Tenure policies
• Tenure expectations
• Promotion to full

Institutional Leadership

• Senior Leadership
• Divisional (School/College) Leadership
• Departmental Leadership
• Faculty Leadership

Shared Governance

• Trust
• Shared sense of purpose
• Understanding the issue at hand
• Adaptability
• Productivity

The Department

• Engagement
• Quality
• Collegiality

Appreciation and Recognition

Has no benchmarks

Retention and Negotiation

Has no benchmarks