Survey Results - Potential Challenges to National Distinction
Additional surveys may be selected under "Connecting What Matters."
Number of responses: 273
Students: 30 (11%)
Full time faculty: 144 (53%)
Full time staff: 92 (37%)
Part time faculty: 1
Other: 6
All survey responses are on a 1-4 scale. ("No Opinion" responses were omitted from all analyses.)
1=Not a challenge
2=Slight challenge
3=Significant challenge
4=Formidable challenge
| Potential Challenges to National Distinction | Mean |
| Private donations | 3.53 |
| Financial resources | 3.29 |
| Competition for resources with other University System of Georgia institutions | 3.17 |
| Support for the mission by members of the legislature | 3.05 |
| External awareness of the role of the public liberal arts institutions | 2.93 |
| Future of the HOPE scholarship program | 2.91 |
| Georgia's economy | 2.90 |
| Students' academic preparation in pre-college settings | 2.84 |
| Personnel | 2.66 |
| Competition for students with other University System of Georgia institutions | 2.65 |
| Local infrastructure (schools, businesses, housing, etc.) | 2.63 |
| Support for the mission by members of the Board of Regents | 2.61 |
| Competition for students with private liberal arts institutions | 2.61 |
| Changes in technology | 2.56 |
| Media perceptions of the institution | 2.47 |
| Geographic location in nation | 2.38 |
| Geographic location in state | 1.86 |
