The Vice-Chancellor announced the 2008 Staff Survey participation rates and incentive recipients in mid-October, ahead of the survey results being available in December.
The Vice-Chancellor agreed that prizes of $10,000 each would be awarded - one to the Faculty with the highest percentage participation rate and the other to the Division, Institute or other area with the highest percentage participation rate.
The Faculty incentive was awarded to the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Division, Institute or other area incentive was shared between the Human Resources Services Division and the Logistics Division.
All response rates are available in the below table:
| Group | Percentage participation rate |
| Deakin University | 66.85 |
| Division of Student Administration | 88.39 |
| Division of Student Life | 83.12 |
| Facilities Management Services Division | 84.52 |
| Faculty Arts and Education | 51.44 |
| Faculty Business and Law | 46.86 |
| Faculty Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences | 56.21 |
| Faculty Science and Technology | 72.63 |
| Financial and Business Services Division | 85.00 |
| Governance Unit | 84.00 |
| Human Resources Services Division | 96.00 |
| Information Technology Services Division | 82.86 |
| Knowledge Media Division | 78.95 |
| Library | 84.89 |
| Logistics Division | 95.08 |
| Marketing Division; Deakin University Art Collections and Galleries (formally known as ICON Museum of Art) | 91.30 |
| Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research); Institute for Technology Research and Innovation; BioDeakin | 53.16 |
| Office of Pro-Vice Chancellor (International); Deakin International | 60.00 |
| Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Institute of Koorie Education; Institute of Teaching and Learning | 40.00 |
| Office of the Vice-Chancellor; Internal Audit; University Solicitor; Office of Pro-Vice Chancellor (Rural & Regional); Office of the Chief Operating Officer | 84.62 |
| Office of Vice-President and Council Secretary; Equity Unit; Planning Unit | 78.57 |
| Research Services Division | 60.00 |