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University of Louisville
Diversity, Inclusion, and Work Climate
Descriptive Analysis
November 2011
Contents
Background
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Methodology.................................................................................................................................................
4 Demographics of Sample
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6 Part I: Diversity and Inclusion
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12 Overall Climate at UofL
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13 Support for diversity and inclusion
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13 Overall image of UofL
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13 Welcoming and belonging at
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14 Inclusion
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15 Discriminatory language and behavior
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16 Climate
measures................................................................................................................................
17 Openness
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20 Open environment at UofL
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20 Diversity in education and work environment
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20 Analyses of groups
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21 Gender
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21 Race and
ethnicity...................................................................................................................................
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues
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Disabilities
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Other groups
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Part II: Work Environment
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Employment at UofL
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Length of
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Plans for future
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Perceptions of value
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Compensation, benefits, & recognition
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Work environment
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Administration and communication
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Work/Life balance
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Overall
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Faculty
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Faculty and governance
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Feeling valued for teaching, service, and
research.............................................................................
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Parttime Faculty & Adjuncts
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Situation and background
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Recognition and respect
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Work environment
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Participation & activities
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Staff
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Next Steps
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Background
In the Spring 2010 academic semester, two surveys designed to
measure UofL community members
perceptions of diversity, inclusion, and work environment were
created and administered.
The first of these, the Student Diversity & Inclusion
Survey, was designed by the Commission on Diversity and Racial
Equality (CODRE), Campus Environment Team and the Office of
Academic Planning and Accountability (OAPA). Undergraduate,
graduate, and professional students were included in this
survey.
The second survey, the Work/Campus Climate Survey, was designed
by CODRE, Campus Environment Team, the Commission on the Status of
Women (COSW), the Parttime Faculty Committee of the Faculty Senate,
the Great Places to For Work Initiative, and OAPA. The Work/Campus
Climate Survey was designed to complement the concurrent The
Chronicles Great Colleges to Work for Survey, which was
administered by a third party. Faculty/staff who did not receive
The Chronicles survey received the internal Work/Campus Climate
Survey. The Work/Campus Climate Survey included the same diversity
& inclusion questions asked in the Student Diversity &
Inclusion Survey. In addition, a series of specific questions about
UofLs work environment were asked of faculty and staff. Some
questions were asked only of staff, others only of faculty
(fulltime and parttime/adjunct), and others only of part
time/adjunct faculty. These various sections will be detailed in
Part II of this report.
The Methodology section details sample sizes and response rates
for each survey.
The University of Louisville is committed to fostering a campus
climate that respects and encourages diversity. UofLs Diversity
Vision Statement details this commitment:
The University of Louisville strives to foster and sustain an
environment of inclusiveness that empowers us all to achieve our
highest potential without fear of prejudice or bias.
We commit ourselves to building an exemplary educational
community that offers a nurturing and challenging intellectual
climate, a respect for the spectrum of human diversity, and a
genuine understanding of the many differencesincluding race,
ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
socioeconomic status, disability, religion, national origin or
military statusthat enrich a vibrant metropolitan research
university.
We expect every member of our academic family to embrace the
underlying values of this vision and to demonstrate a strong
commitment to attracting, retaining and supporting students,
faculty and staff who reflect the diversity of our larger
society.
The goal of conducting these surveys is to assess the state of
UofL with regard to difference and diversity and to make progress
towards the Presidents charge to the Commission on Diversity and
Racial Equality: Improve campus climate. Sponsor surveys of campus
racial climate and student and employee satisfaction to determine
problem areas and to take steps to address them. Based on this
report, members of the campus community will be able ascertain the
Universitys strengths and weaknesses related to diversity,
inclusion, and work environment.
Methodology
The Student Diversity & Inclusion Survey was sent by email
to 8,517 undergraduate, graduate and professional students and was
administered between January 13 and February 5, 2010. The sample
was representative of the student population by gender and
race/ethnicity. The sample was selected from the preliminary
student enrollment files for Spring 2010. 1,456 students responded
for a response rate of 17.1%. Limited marketing efforts were
coordinated by the Office of the Vice Provost of Diversity &
International Affairs.
The Work/Campus Climate Survey of faculty and staff was sent by
email to 5,408 faculty and staff and was administered between March
22 and April 30, 2010. The sample was representative of the
faculty/staff population by IPEDS job classification. The sample
was selected from the Universitys official employee census file
extracted on November 1 of each year. 2,152 individuals responded
for a response rate of 39.7%. Marketing efforts were coordinated by
the Office of Communications & Marketing and OAPA and included
targeted letters, reminder emails, and an article in UofL
Today.
The responses of any individual who completed more than 50% of
the survey were included in the response rate and data analysis. A
total of 3,608 responses were included in the response rate and
analysis.
Both surveys were comprehensive. Faculty, staff, and students
who tested the instrument reported that it took between 15 and 30
minutes to complete their surveys. Note that the faculty/staff
survey was longer, and this may contribute to the noted rates of
nonresponse in some sections. Demographic questions were asked last
so rates of nonresponse may be higher for these questions.
Both surveys were deployed using eXplorance Blue software. This
descriptive analysis was performed using SAS and Microsoft
Excel.
Throughout this report, total percentages may not result in 100%
due to rounding. Also, Strongly agree and Agree have been combined
and are reported as Agree. Strongly disagree and Disagree have been
combined and are reported as Disagree. For formatting purposes,
many charts in this report display only positive responses. The
reader should not assume that the remaining total represent have a
negative perception as respondents had value neutral options as
well.
Survey questions were adapted from campus climate surveys of
other institutions as well as materials available in the literature
on assessing issues related to campus diversity. These sources
include:
previous UofL surveys on climate;
University of California at Davis report on the 2008 University
of California Undergraduate
Experience Survey;
University of Kentuckys Womens Work report from their 2006 Work
Life Survey
University of Kentuckys (2009) Climate for Learning Survey
Lyons, R. E. (Ed.). (2007). Best Practices for Supporting
Adjunct Faculty . Bolton, MA: Anker
Publishing Company.
Garca, M., Hudgins, C. A., Musil, C. M., Nettles, M. T.,
Sedlacek, W. E., & Smith, D. G. (2001).
Assessing Campus Diversity Initiatives: A Guide for Campus
Practitioners. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges
and Universities.
Demographics of Sample
The following section details the demographic data collected
from survey respondents. All data are self
reported. The data in this section are not from official
University files.
Chart 1
Breakdown of faculty & staff respondents by primary role
Staff, 70%
Fulltime faculty, 26%
Parttime or adjunct faculty, 5%
Fulltime faculty
Parttime or adjunct faculty
Staff
Chart 2
Breakdown of student respondents by status
Graduate or
Did not answer,