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University of Louisville

Diversity, Inclusion, and Work Climate

Descriptive Analysis

November 2011

Contents

Background ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Methodology................................................................................................................................................. 4 Demographics of Sample .............................................................................................................................. 6 Part I: Diversity and Inclusion ..................................................................................................................... 12 Overall Climate at UofL ........................................................................................................................... 13 Support for diversity and inclusion ..................................................................................................... 13 Overall image of UofL ......................................................................................................................... 13 Welcoming and belonging at UofL...................................................................................................... 14 Inclusion .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Discriminatory language and behavior ............................................................................................... 16 Climate measures................................................................................................................................ 17 Openness ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Open environment at UofL ................................................................................................................. 20 Diversity in education and work environment ................................................................................... 20 Analyses of groups .................................................................................................................................. 21 Gender .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Race and ethnicity................................................................................................................................... 22

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues ...................................................................................... 23

Disabilities ............................................................................................................................................... 23

Other groups ........................................................................................................................................... 24

Part II: Work Environment .......................................................................................................................... 25

Employment at UofL ............................................................................................................................... 26

Length of employment........................................................................................................................ 26

Plans for future ................................................................................................................................... 26

Perceptions of value ............................................................................................................................... 27

Compensation, benefits, & recognition .................................................................................................. 27

Work environment .................................................................................................................................. 28

Administration and communication ....................................................................................................... 29

Work/Life balance ................................................................................................................................... 30

Overall ..................................................................................................................................................... 30

Faculty ..................................................................................................................................................... 31

Faculty and governance ...................................................................................................................... 31

Feeling valued for teaching, service, and research............................................................................. 31

Parttime Faculty & Adjuncts .................................................................................................................. 32

Situation and background ................................................................................................................... 32

Recognition and respect ..................................................................................................................... 32

Work environment .............................................................................................................................. 33

Participation & activities ..................................................................................................................... 33

Staff ......................................................................................................................................................... 33

Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................... 33

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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,