UChicago Internal Communications Survey

To support the roll-out of Workday@UChicago, we have created this questionnaire to determine usage and frequency of internal communications vehicles.


  1. Which of the following does your office use to communicate with your unit, division or school's members (faculty, other academic appointees, staff, student workers)?
    email distribution list
    internal newsletter
    intranet
    public-facing website
    all-staff meetings
    department/team meetings
    other face-to-face forums
    printed materials (i.e. postcards, mailers, etc.)
    social media
    office bulletin boards
    digital bulletin boards
    other


  1. If you chose "other" to question 1, please specify.


  1. Do you have any communications vehicles that work particularly well for reaching faculty?


  1. Do you have any communications vehicles that work particularly well for reaching other academic appointees?


  1. Do you have any communications vehicles that work particularly well for reaching staff?


  1. Do you have any communications vehicles that work particularly well for reaching student workers?


  1. How often do you send your internal newsletter? 


  1. If you chose "other" for question 7, please specify.


  1. How do you use your intranet site? 


  1. If you chose "other" to question 9, please specify.


  1. Do you use your public-facing website to send news and updates to your internal team?
    Yes
    No


  1. How often do you send emails to your office listserve? 


  1. If you chose "other" to question 12, please specify.


  1. How often do you use your office bulletin board to post news and announcements? 


  1. If you chose "other" to question 14, please specify.


  1. How often do you have staff meetings? 


  1. If you chose "other" to question 16, please specify.


  1. How often do you have team/department meetings? 


  1. If you chose "other" to question 18, please specify.


  1. Do you control the messages on your digital bulletin board?
    Yes
    No


  1. Your unit, division or school (optional):


  1. Your name (optional):


  1. How large do you estimate your internal audience to be (faculty, other academic appointees, staff, student workers)?


  1. Do you have any other comments about or suggestions for how best to reach personnel in your unit, division or school?





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