Dear Financial and Administrative Services (FAS) Community:
Earlier this month Chancellor Hawgood announced the 2017 UCSF Staff Engagement Survey, and I am writing to encourage each of you to participate. The survey begins February 27 and will be open through March 17.
In my first eight months as Senior Vice Chancellor, I have seen and heard a great deal about the many efforts underway to improve staff engagement. Some highlights of UCSF‐wide progress were shared in Chancellor Hawgood’s letter (please read details here) and I am proud to see the leadership role FAS has played to partner with campus to improve the workplace for the entire UCSF community.
In addition to these UCSF‐wide efforts, I am impressed with the grassroots work being done at the FAS unit and team levels to tackle engagement topics important to each of you. Since the survey in 2015, 82 work teams within FAS have made progress on 183 action plans to improve engagement. Whether our improvement actions are big or small, I sincerely appreciate each of you doing your part to make FAS a great place to work.
The upcoming staff engagement survey is the opportunity for each of you to tell us what is working and what still needs to be addressed. FAS participation in the 2015 survey was a strong 90%. This year, we are striving for 100% participation to ensure that all your voices are heard. Gallup will hold your responses in complete confidence so I encourage you to share your candid feedback.
On Monday, February 27, Gallup will send you an email invitation to participate in the survey via a secure internet connection; it should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Gallup will send you reminder messages until you complete the survey, but this will not compromise the confidentiality of your responses. Individuals without access to computers will have an opportunity to complete the survey by phone. If you have any questions, please contact your local Staff Engagement Ambassador as listed by department below.
Your opinion about the work environment at UCSF and within FAS matters to UCSF’s leadership and to me personally. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful participation.
Sincerely,
Paul Jenny
Senior Vice Chancellor
Finance and Administration