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1995-2001 UW Alumni 
(Residing in the Puget Sound area) Survey

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Responses to Questions 7-9: Professional Development Activities
Displayed grouped according to school and division.

College of Arts & Sciences

Arts Division

Art History, Music

n = 17  

Provided

Not Provided

Activity

Number of Respondents

Particularly Helpful: 
Number of Respondents

Number of Respondents

Desired:
Number of Respondents

Dissertation Planning/Writing

13

5

4

3

Grant Writing

0

0

17

7

Pedagogical Training

8

5

9

4

Publishing Experience

2

2

15

7

Diversity in the Workplace

0

0

17

2

Vita Preparation for Academic Career

3

2

14

11

Resume Preparation for Non-Academic Career

1

1

16

8

Opportunity to Participate in Governance

4

1

13

1

Leadership/Management Training

2

1

15

2

Interdisciplinary Work

3

2

14

2

Cross-cultural/International Experiences

2

1

15

3

Technology Training

4

4

13

6

Externships/Internships

0

0

17

4

Mentoring

6

4

11

2

Civic Uses of Scholarship

1

1

16

1

Other

1

1

16

1

 

Humanities Division

Asian Languages and Literature, Comparative Literature, English, French and Italian, Germanics, 
Linguistics, Scandinavian Studies, Slavics, Spanish and Portuguese, Speech Communication

n = 62

Provided

Not Provided

Activity

Number of Respondents

Particularly Helpful: 
Number of Respondents

Number of Respondents

Desired:
Number of Respondents

Dissertation Planning/Writing

27

12

35

22

Grant Writing

1

0

61

30

Pedagogical Training

44

26

18

6

Publishing Experience

19

10

43

24

Diversity in the Workplace

10

4

52

6

Vita Preparation for Academic Career

26

8

36

26

Resume Preparation for Non-Academic Career

5

2

57

29

Opportunity to Participate in Governance

22

7

40

9

Leadership/Management Training

6

5

56

14

Interdisciplinary Work

18

10

44

10

Cross-cultural/International Experiences

21

11

41

8

Technology Training

8

5

54

18

Externships/Internships

7

4

55

15

Mentoring

20

8

42

17

Civic Uses of Scholarship

1

0

61

19

Other

3

2

78

5

 

Natural Sciences Division

Applied Mathematics, Atmospheric Sciences, Botany, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, 
Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Statistics, Zoology

n = 78  

Provided

Not Provided

Activity

Number of Respondents

Particularly Helpful: 
Number of Respondents

Number of Respondents

Desired:
Number of Respondents

Dissertation Planning/Writing

35

17

43

19

Grant Writing

26

14

52

34

Pedagogical Training

31

13

47

11

Publishing Experience

52

38

26

13

Diversity in the Workplace

16

4

62

3

Vita Preparation for Academic Career

15

3

63

31

Resume Preparation for Non-Academic Career

18

5

60

27

Opportunity to Participate in Governance

22

3

56

3

Leadership/Management Training

4

3

74

30

Interdisciplinary Work

28

18

50

12

Cross-cultural/International Experiences

15

6

63

10

Technology Training

21

15

57

20

Externships/Internships

18

15

60

10

Mentoring

35

21

43

14

Civic Uses of Scholarship

4

0

74

10

Other

4

3

74

7

 

Social Sciences Division

Anthropology, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, School of Communications, Sociology

n = 58 

Provided