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Campus Climate Survey . 2009 Campus Climate Survey. Diversity Equity Community Help Us Get There President’s Diversity Council www.ndsu.edu/diversity. Survey Participants. Staff Respondents. 32% response rate 23 people of color; 490 non people of color - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Campus Climate Survey
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2009 Campus Climate Survey
Diversity Equity CommunityHelp Us Get There
President’s Diversity Councilwww.ndsu.edu/diversity
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Survey Participants
Students51%
Faculty17%
Staff31%
1,661 total participants, 2009
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Staff Respondents
• 32% response rate • 23 people of color; 490 non people of color• 27 staff identified with a physical disability• 3 staff identified with a learning disability• 14 staff identified with a psychological condition• 26 staff identified as LGB; 3 selected “uncertain”• 353 women; 158 men; 1 transgender• 88 people identified spiritual affiliation as other
than Christian (including no affiliation)
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RESULTS OF 2009 CAMPUS CLIMATE
SURVEY
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Overall, How Comfortable are You with the Climate for Diversity?
NDSU Work Area10
20
30
40
50
60
70
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90
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78% 77%82% 81%
2009 2003
Respondents indicated “Comfortable” or “Very Comfortable”
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Who is reporting being “comfortable” or “very comfortable” with overall climate at
NDSU?
Staff70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
84%
75%
82%
Women Men
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Who is reporting being “comfortable” or “very comfortable” with overall climate
at NDSU?
Staff64%
66%
68%
70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
69%
78%
People of Color Non People of Color
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Who is reporting being “comfortable” or “very comfortable” with overall climate
at NDSU?
Staff0
10
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40
50
60
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62%
78%
LGB Heterosexual
Due to an error in the survey instrument, data were not available from students based on sexual orientation.
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If you personally experienced harassment at NDSU…
“How did you experience this conflict?”
Harassment is defined as: conduct you feel has created an offensive, hostile, or
intimidating working or learning environment.
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Forms of Harassment Experienced
Ignored/Excluded
Derogatory Remarks
Stares Written Comments
0102030405060708090
10087%
29%17% 16%
75%
38%24%
11%
2009 2003
“Ignored/Excluded” category includes deliberate exclusion and exclusion from activities.
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Staff Experiences with Harassment• Harassment based on employment category and age• Sources of harassment are primarily other staff• Where the harassment occurs
– 84% while working on campus– 30% in a campus office– 23% in a meeting with a group of people– 22% in a meeting with one other person
• Reporting harassing behaviors– 34% did not report for fear of retaliation– 26% made an official complaint– 21% did not know where to go
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“Have you observed or personally been made aware of any
harassment?”
If so - “What do you feel this conduct was based on?”
Harassment is defined as: conduct you feel has created an offensive, hostile, or
intimidating working or learning environment.
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Staff Responses to Observed Harassment
• 39% of Staff reported observations– 30% of those reported it was based on
employment category– 27% of those reported it was based on sex– 25% of those reported it was based on race
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If respondents experienced or were made aware of harassing conduct,
“Who was the source of this conduct?”
Staff 52%
38%
16%
12%
Source: Student Source: Faculty Source: Staff Source: Admin.
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University Addresses Issues of Diversity
Respondents indicated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
Staff68%
70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
73%
81%
Women Men
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University Addresses Issues of Diversity
Respondents indicated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
Staff0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
61%
76%
People of Color Non People of Color
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University Addresses Issues of Diversity
Staff0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
58%
76%
LGB Heterosexual
Due to an error in the survey instrument, data was not available from students based on sexual orientation.
Respondents indicated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
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NDSU Values my Involvement in Diversity Initiatives
Staff56
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
61%
68%
Women Men
Respondents indicated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
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NDSU Values my Involvement in Diversity Initiatives
Staff59.5
6060.5
6161.5
6262.5
6363.5
6464.5
61%
64%
People of Color Non People of Color
Respondents indicated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
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NDSU Values my Involvement in Diversity Initiatives
Staff48505254565860626466
54%
64%
LGB Heterosexual
Respondents indicated “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
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Attendance at Diversity Events
Diversity Workshop/
Training22%
New Staff Ori-entation
33%
Anti-Racism Train-ing
15%
Safe Zone Ally Training
10%
Diversity Program19%
Staff
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Conclusions
• 78% of survey participants are “comfortable” with climate for diversity at NDSU
• 58-71% of key constituency groups feel that the University’s leadership visibly fosters diversity
• BUT…
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Conclusions, continued
• 28% of faculty, 23% of staff, and 10% of students personally experienced harassment at NDSU
• Less than 1/3 of those who experienced harassment reported the behavior
• The majority of those who experienced harassment reported it was perpetrated by members of their peer groups
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Conclusions, continued• Among faculty and staff, the majority of
incidents related to the individual’s age, employment category, and sex
• Among students, the majority of incidents related to the student’s age, ethnicity, gender identity, race, and sex
• Faculty (49%), staff (39%), and students (26%) observed conduct on campus that created an offensive, hostile, or intimidating working or learning environment
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More recommendations…Recommendations for Faculty and Staff:• Need to create a university-wide family leave
policy• Mentor and promote women to higher level
academic leadership positions• Administrators need to talk individually with
faculty to get their input• Offer domestic partner benefits, including same-
sex domestic partner benefits• Need to integrate diversity into the classroom
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More recommendations…
General Recommendations:• Diversity programs predominately focus on
race/ethnicity/country of origin to the exclusion of sexual orientation, disability and veterans
• Need to be more welcoming of diverse religious/spiritual affiliations
• More gender neutral/family restroom options on campus• Diaper-changing stations in men’s and women’s
restrooms• More awareness/anti-bias training that is mandatory• Improve awareness and acceptance of mental health
issues• Address concerns about “reverse discrimination”
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Next Steps
• Review findings in relation to Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity & Community, 2005-2010.
• Revise & create new Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity & Community, 2011-2016.
• Analyze the impact of the diversity-related trainings and events that faculty, staff and students are attending.