Compared to pre-COVID, how much time do you now spend on service in a typical week?

 

On March 2, 2021, we asked 139 registered faculty users (out of a total population of 870):

Compared to pre-COVID, how much time do you now spend on service in a typical week?

A) Much more
B) Slightly more
C) Same
D) Slightly less
E) Much less
Explain

We received 73 responses to the scaled question (53% response rate):

• Much more: 41.1%
• Slightly more: 34.2%
• Same: 12.3%
• Slightly less: 9.6%
• Much less: 2.7%

We received 13 responses yielding 17 data points (9% response rate) explaining the scaled response selected, which we analyzed and consolidated into six categories:

• More because advising/mentoring students takes more time: 23.5%
• More because of new demands on existing committees/new committees: 17.6%
• More because regular service work is more time consuming: 17.6%
• More (other/unspecified): 17.6%
• More because of work managing W&M COVID response: 11.8%
• Less (other/unspecified): 11.8%