The Campus Climate Survey (Faculty/Staff, Student) was available to all faculty, staff, and students from September 8 through September 30, 2022 through an online Qualtrics survey. Three email invitations sent from the President’s office invited all to complete the survey during this period.
Participants could respond to multiple questions about race and ethnicity. Those we refer to hereafter as “Underrepresented” include only those who indicated sufficient information to determine that they belong to a traditionally underrepresented group including Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska native, native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or multiracial. This sample also includes those who indicated "white" in combination with one or more of the other options. “White” participants include only those who indicated sufficient information to determine that they were White, non-Hispanic, and not multiracial.
Student Responses: Of the 925 survey entries, 48 were identified by Qualtrics as spam and removed, 57 participants did not complete any questions, 348 completed some portion of the survey, and 472 completed the entire survey, resulting in 820 partial or complete responses, which is a response rate of approximately 12.6%. Of those with partial or complete responses, 309 (37.6%) identified as White, 159 (19.4%) as being from underrepresented groups, and 352 (42.9%) did not sufficiently answer the race/ethnicity questions.
Faculty/Staff Responses: Of the 499 people who clicked on the survey link, 1 duplicate response was received and removed, 39 did not answer any questions, 62 completed some portion of the survey, and 397 completed the entire survey, resulting in 459 partial or complete responses, which is a response rate of approximately 37%. Of those with partial or complete responses, 317 (69.1%) identified as White, 53 (11.5%) as being from underrepresented groups, and 89 (19.4%) did not sufficiently answer the race/ethnicity questions.
This round of the campus climate survey did not encompass the many other forms of diversity that deserve attention, such as (though not limited to) gender and sexual identity, religion, and physical and cognitive ability—identities that often intersect with racial and ethnic identities. This Quality Initiative focuses on faculty and staff of color because these identities are most visible on campus and they represent a form of diversity that we can track using federally-mandated data collection. The aim of the plan is to foster an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment at EIU.
Future campus climate surveys will be created, updated, and admininistered at regular intervals.