Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2016
Keywords
Diversity, Inclusion
Abstract
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, in collaboration with Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, recently completed a comprehensive campus climate assessment of Illinois State University. This included inviting all campus stakeholders to participate in a climate survey, which was collaboratively designed to assess broad issues of diversity and inclusion; the University's competency in addressing matters of harassment and discrimination; the ways in which faculty and staff respond to changing institution demographics; the extent to which the University is committed and responsive to matters of diversity and inclusion; and perceptions regarding the current campus climate as one supportive of equality and equitable outcomes for all stakeholders. A total of 1,952 respondents (faculty, staff, and students) initiated the survey, yielding 1,301 completed surveys and an overall 66% completion rate In addition, and consistent with our work at other colleges and universities across the nation, we spent three days on-campus at Illinois State University facilitating dozens of focus groups with students, faculty, and staff. These groups were identified and by the institution as communities whom could provide both a broad and deep sense of the campus climate for purposes of the assessment.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Charles H.F.; Smith, Edward J.; and Jacobs, Charlotte, "Campus Climate Assessment Final Report, 2016" (2016). Campus Climate Assessment. 5.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/cctf/5