Summary

This section on teaching and research activities highlights the diversity of cultures and needs across the schools. It provides important information as needs are assessed and resources are allocated, but it should not be viewed as a tool for comparisons across the schools.

To summarize this section, then, we begin with an overview of research productivity. In terms of publications, 92% of faculty had had at least one article published or accepted for publication in an academic or professional journal within the past two years and 34% had published at least five articles during this time period. Fifty-seven percent had published or had accepted for publication at least one chapter in an edited volume and 31% had had at least one book, manual, or monograph published or accepted for publication within the past two years. Finally, three percent of Liberal Arts faculty had presented one or more exhibitions or performances in the fine or applied arts within the past two years. During this same two-year period, 59% of faculty were awarded a new grant as the primary investigator and 49% were awarded a new grant as a co-investigator.

Full professors were the most likely of the three ranks to have published articles, chapters, and books, manuals, or monographs over the past two years and they were also the most likely to have been awarded at least one new grant as an investigator or CO-investigator

Satisfaction with institutional resources and support varies. Faculty are quite satisfied with the support that they receive from their unit head, clerical staff, and business office, while they are far less satisfied with internal funding, specifically internal funding for new teaching and research ideas, travel, and bridge support between external grants. Associate and full professors and Asian Americans are especially likely to be displeased with the level of internal funding available for these purposes. Those from Education, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine are less satisfied than their peers on several of the variables explored through this survey question.

For two thirds of faculty, the average workweek is between 41 and 60 hours long, while almost one-quarter work 61 or more hours each week. During a typical week, more time is spent on teaching, including preparation time, than on any other activity, followed by time spent conducting research. Faculty from the School of Technology spend the highest proportion of time on teaching-related activities, while those in Agriculture, CFS, and the Libraries spend the lowest proportion. The proportion of time spent conducting research is highest in Agriculture, Management, and Science. Overall, respondents are least likely to be involved in clinical work, fundraising, and consulting or freelance work on a weekly basis.

Faculty from Education, Engineering, and Liberal Arts advise more doctoral and master’s students than faculty in other schools, with Education faculty advising considerably more than any other group at both levels.

Just one half of one percent of the faculty spend no time on a weekly basis communicating via email, while almost half spend between one and five hours each week communicating via this method. On a weekly basis, 63% spend between one and five hours using the Internet for teaching and research purposes.

Finally, a majority are satisfied with the training and support services that Purdue provides for the use of teaching technologies and over half also believe that Purdue classrooms are well equipped for the use of these technologies. Faculty in CFS, Education, and Health Sciences tend to be more satisfied than average with Purdue’s services and resources in this area, while faculty from Engineering and Science are the least satisfied overall.