Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.94
Liaison David Greenwood
Submission Date Nov. 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Lakehead University
PA-10: Assessing Employee Satisfaction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Karen Ramsdale
Human Resources Assisstant
Human Resources
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Has the institution conducted an employee satisfaction and engagement survey or other evaluation that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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The percentage of employees (staff and faculty) assessed, directly or by representative sample:
100

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A brief description of the institution’s methodology for evaluating employee satisfaction and engagement:
Surveys are compiled and distributed through survey monkey to all full time staff and faculty. Staff and faculty responses are not mandatory.

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A brief description of the mechanism(s) by which the institution addresses issues raised by the evaluation (including examples from the previous three years):
Survey results are prepared by a sub-committee (Internal Relations Committee). Final survey results are then presented to the president of the university. Senior administration will review any possible actions that may result from the survey and address them accordingly. The most prominent issues will be referred to the appropriate areas within the University. An example from 2004 - it was recommended that town hall sessions be held by senior administration, at least twice a year, in order to foster a sense a community and communication which would allow employees the opportunity to ask any questions and receive information on different aspects of the university. This addressed an issues that was brought forward from the survey that employees felt it was important to be able to talk directly to senior administration about aspects within the university.

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The year the employee satisfaction and engagement evaluation was last administered:
2,013

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The website URL where information about the institution’s employee satisfaction and engagement assessment is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
A survey was not conducted in 2011 due to a change in president and senior administration. The number of employees who were granted access to participate in the Campus Climate Survey in April 2013 was 2100.

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