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UMass Boston. Campus Climate Assessment Report Results. October 1, 2013. Climate In Higher Education.

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  1. UMass Boston Campus Climate Assessment Report Results October 1, 2013

  2. Climate In Higher Education Barcelo, 2004; Bauer, 1998, Kuh & Whitt, 1998; Hurtado, 1998, 2005; Ingle, 2005; Milhem, 2005; Peterson, 1990; Rankin, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005; Rankin & Reason, 2008; Smith, 2009; Tierney, 1990; Worthington, 2008

  3. Assessing Campus Climate Rankin & Reason, 2008

  4. Campus Climate & Students 1 Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991, 2005 2 Cabrera, Nora, Terenzini, Pascarella, & Hagedron, 1999; Feagin, Vera & Imani, 1996; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005. 3 Hale, 2004; Harper & Quaye , 2004; Harper, & Hurtado, 2009; Hurtado, 2003.

  5. Campus Climate & Faculty/Staff 1Settles, Cortina, Malley, and Stewart, 2006 2Sears, 2002 3Silverschanz, Cortina, Konik, & Magley, 2007; Costello, 2012

  6. Projected Outcomes

  7. Overview of the Project

  8. Survey Limitations

  9. Method Limitation

  10. Process to Date

  11. Process to Date

  12. Results Response Rates

  13. Student Response Rates

  14. Employee Response Rates

  15. Results Additional Demographic Characteristics

  16. Respondents by Racial/Ethnic Identity (n)(Duplicated Total)

  17. Respondents by Racial/Ethnic Identity (n)(Unduplicated Total)

  18. Respondents by Gender Identity and Position Status (n) 7 respondents identified as transgender, but given the small “n” are not included in subsequent gender analyses

  19. Respondents by Sexual Identity and Position Status (n)

  20. Respondents with Conditions that Substantially Affect Major Life Activities

  21. Employee Position (n)

  22. Respondents by Religious/Spiritual Affiliation

  23. Citizenship Status by Position

  24. Students by Class Standing (n)

  25. Students’ Residence Note: Table includes undergraduate student respondents (n = 1,455).

  26. Findings

  27. “Comfortable”/ “Very Comfortable” with:

  28. Comfort With Overall Climate

  29. Comfort With Department/Work Unit Climate

  30. Comfort with Classroom Climate for Students

  31. Comfort with Classroom Climate for Faculty

  32. Employees’ Overall Satisfaction

  33. Employee Satisfaction with Job/Careers

  34. Employee Satisfaction with Job/Career Progression

  35. Challenges and Opportunities

  36. Experiences with Harassment

  37. Form of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 478). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.

  38. Personally Experienced Based on…(%)

  39. Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to Position Status (%) (n=46)¹ (n=15)² (n=23)¹ (n=10)² (n=32)¹ (n=16)² (n=8)¹ (n=3)² (n=213)¹ (n=29)² (n=29)¹ (n=7)² ¹ Percentages are based on total n split by group. ² Percentages are based on n split by group for those who believed they had personally experienced this conduct.

  40. Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to Racial Identity (%) (n=259)¹ (n=13)² (n=186)¹ (n=58)² ¹ Percentages are based on total n split by group. ² Percentages are based on n split by group for those who believed they had personally experienced this conduct.

  41. Location of Perceived Harassment Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 478). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.

  42. Source of Perceived Conduct by Position Status (n)

  43. What did you do?1 Personal responses: • Was angry (54%) • Told a friend (37%) • Felt embarrassed (35%) • Told a family member (27%) • Ignored it (26%) Reporting responses: • Told union representatives (12%) • Didn’t know who to go to (11%) • Didn’t report it for fear of negative treatment (14%) • Didn’t report it for fear their complaints wouldn’t be taken seriously (12%) • Made complaints to campus officials (6%)

  44. Unwanted Sexual Contact at UMass Boston

  45. Employee Respondents Who Seriously Considered Leaving UMass Boston Tenure-Track Faculty (47%) Classified Staff (47%) Professional Staff (47%) Non-Unit Staff (43%) Non-Tenure Track Faculty (33%)

  46. Employee Respondents Who Seriously Considered Leaving UMass Boston

  47. Why employees considered leaving and why they stayed… • Many employees who considered leaving did so due to limited opportunities based on departmental relationships (48%), limited opportunities for advancement (42%), climate (37%), stress (35%), and lack of institutional resources (32%). • 43% of employees who considered leaving UMass Boston in the last year stayedfor financial reasons, 32% needed the benefits, and 24% had good working relationships with supervisors, colleagues, and students.

  48. 26% (n = 373) of Student Respondents Seriously Considered Leaving UMass Boston

  49. Student Respondents Who Seriously Considered Leaving UMass Boston

  50. Why students considered leaving and why they stayed… • Many students who considered leaving did so due to academic reasons (38%), transportation/commuting costs/commuting distance/[parking] (32%), wanting to transfer to another institution (28%), lack of faculty support (27%), climate (26%), and stress (26%). • 40% of students who considered leaving UMass Boston in the last year stayed for financial reasons, 35% stayed for academic reasons, and 20% stayed for personal reasons.

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