Dateline Results

Thank you to all of you who took the dateline survey. Overall we had a total of 636 people who took the survey. We will take this feedback in the coming weeks and improve Dateline. The goal is to provide the information you need to make your job easier while creating a sense of community for the campus. The feedback from this survey was valuable, and there are a lot of insights to be reviewed. 

Thank you again,

Greg Delviscio
Vice President
Division of Communications and Marketing


Highlights of the survey

1. I am a:

Faculty (N=182) 29%
Staff (N=454) 71%

2. How often do you read Dateline?

Once a week 8%
Twice a week 6%
Three times a week 15%
Four times a week 8%
Five times a week 63%

3. How often would you like to receive the Dateline email each week?

Not at all 1%
Once a week 9%
Twice a week 10%
Three times a week 17%
Four times a week 1%
Five times a week 62%

4. How much of Dateline do you read when you receive it?

None 1%
A little 25%
Some 39%
Most 28%
All 7%

5. How often do you click through a link?

Always 8%
Sometimes 90%
Never 2%

6. How do you find Dateline's format?

Clear 20%
Organized 48%
Disorganized 9%
Overwhelming 23%

7. Rank what you feel are the 10 most important sections of Dateline

  1. Top news
  2. Administrative
  3. Upcoming Events
  4. Career Development
  5. General
  6. Training
  7. Arts and Entertainment
  8. Workshops
  9. Construction
  10. Speakers and Lectures
  11. Health and Wellness
  12. Research
  13. Athletics and Recreation
  14. Daily Photo
  15. COVID-19
  16. Student Activities
  17. Volunteer

8. I find the content in Dateline to be:

Far too little 1%
Too little 5%
Just the right amount 54%
Too much 34%
Far too much 6%

12. Other than Dateline, how do you receive news about Binghamton University? (check all that apply)

Social media 55%
University website 56%
BingUNews 34%
TV or radio 17%
Local news websites 22%
Pipe Dream 28%

20. On a scale of 1-5 overall, how satisfied are you with the Dateline email?

Faculty (N=182) 3.4
Staff (N=454) 3.62