Exercise Survey 2008

All OARDC and ATI staff and faculty received a survey with questions related to current and future use of fitness facilities.  There were a total of 61 responses (16 from ATI, 45 from OARDC).   Staff Council put this out because of the Health and Wellness push that is happening OSU campus wide and because of suggestion from various staff over the years.   What follows is a simplified summation of all the answers: 

Most respondents are working out in some capacity either at home, the Student Activity Center, or another gym.  Regarding SAC, many of the answers stated that they didn’t use it because of reasons such as broken equipment, cleanliness of building, and the hours of operation are inconvenient.  There was significant interest in having a different facility or upgrading the facility we have with more and different equipment and options (free weights, group classes, and more cardio equipment-especially treadmills).      

Many comments were made at the end of the survey worth noting:

ATI Staff and Faculty are uncomfortable working-out with students.

·      If there is no funding to create a new fitness center (or improve current one) negotiating more discounts for local facilities would be a major incentive.

·      Summer and Student break hours are not convenient if at all available. 

·       Would like to have access to the SAC schedule via website.

·       Many Thank You’s for taking this initiative and trying to develop a better environment for Staff and Faculty to keep fit. 

OARDC and ATI Staff Councils recommend that this survey be looked at and taken into consideration when planning for the future.  Many companies are offering this as part of their health benefit package as a tool to get and retain good quality employees.  An option that we thought would be feasible is to have something set up like the Child Care Program.  To have a set amount of money that would be available to those that applied for it to go towards their gym of choice.    

Thank you for your time,

ATI and OARDC Staff Councils

The response from Dave Benfield and Rhonda Billman can be viewed here. 

Continuing Education Survey

link to survey information