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Transcript of UW-Whitewater Campus Climate Assessment Results of Report May 4, 2010.
UW-Whitewater
Campus Climate Assessment
Results of Report
May 4, 2010
Assessing Campus Climate
Rankin & Reason, 2008
What is it?
•Campus Climate is a construct
Definition?
•Current attitudes, behaviors, and standards and practices of employees and students of an institution
How is it measured?
•Personal Experiences
•Perceptions
•Institutional Efforts
Campus Climate & Students
How students experience their
campus environment influences both learning and
developmental outcomes.1
Discriminatory environments have a negative effect on student learning.2
Research supports the pedagogical value of a diverse student body
and faculty on enhancing learning
outcomes.3
1 Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991, 20052 Cabrera, Nora, Terenzini, Pascarella, & Hagedron, 1999; Feagin, Vera & Imani, 1996; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991. 3 Hale, 2004; Harper & Quaye , 2004; Harper, & Hurtado, 2007; Hurtado, 2003.
The Climate Project & Inclusive Excellence
The Climate Study is foundational to Inclusive Excellence in that it is the first time in the UW System that we are collecting data on multiple and intersectional identities based on experiences and perceptions of campus life by all members of the community.
It is a population study that encouraged every campus community member to provide input on the campus climate.
The input, data, and final results will be used in tandem with other data as a starting point to build an action plan that speaks to Inclusive Excellence.
Process to Date Participating Institutions
Spring 2008UW Colleges
UW-La Crosse
UW-Milwaukee
UW-Oshkosh
UW-Stevens Point
Fall 2009UW-Eau Claire
UW-Parkside
UW-River Falls
UW-Whitewater
Results
Response Rates
Who are the respondents?
3,239 people responded to the call to participate (26% response rate overall).
Several respondents contributed remarks to the open-ended questions.
Who are the respondents?
76%
•Students
16%
•Staff
9%
•Faculty
Faculty Response Rates
Instructional Academic Staff (42%, n = 90)
Assistant Professor (60%, n = 79)
Adjunct Faculty (16%, n = 7)
Associate Professor (62%, n = 71)
Professor (63%, n = 57)
Faculty Response Rates by Selected Demographics
Faculty of Color
54% (n = 47)
White Faculty
50% (n = 249)
By RaceWomen Faculty
58% (n = 157)
Men faculty
45% (n = 144)
By Gender
Staff Response Rates
Administrators (n = 29)
Limited Term Employee (25%, n = 15)
Classified Staff Non-Exempt (45%, n = 133)
Classified Staff Exempt (99%, n = 71)
Non-Instructional Academic Staff (61%, n = 130)
Limited Academic Staff (14%, n = 5)
Staff Response Rates by Selected Demographics
Staff of Color
64% (n = 29)
White Staff
55% (n = 347)
By RaceWomen Staff
64% (n = 241)
Men staff
47% (n = 140)
By Gender
Student Response Rates
Associate Degree (n = 142)
Non-Degree Seeking (n = 37)
Transfer (n = 143)
Dual Enrollment (n = 5)
Bachelor Degree Student (20%, n = 1,869)
Professional Degree (n = 23)
Master Degree Student (16%, n = 226)
Student Response Rates by Selected Demographics
Students of Color
27% (n = 314)
White Students
22% (n = 2110)
By RaceWomen Students
27% (n = 1543)
Men Students 16% (n = 891)
By Gender
Results
Demographic Characteristics
Student Respondents by Class Standing (n)
Students
435
349
437
350
180
350 5
First year 2nd yr
3rd yr 4th yr
5th yr or more Master's degree
Doctoral degree Professional degree
Student Residence
43% of student respondents
lived in residence halls
39% of student respondents lived in off-
campus apartment or
house
2% of student respondents lived
in fraternity or sorority housing
Income by Student Status (n)
147
299
63
342
9347
498
73 76
223
1932
143
9 13
Undergraduate Dependent
Undergraduate Independent
Graduate students
Employee Respondents by Position Status (n)
7
9071 79
57
15
133
71
130
5
29
101
Adjunt professorInstructional academic staffAssistant professorAssociate professorProfessorLimited term employeeClassified staff non-exemptClassified staff exemptNon-instructional academic staffLimited academic staffAdministratorOther
Collapsed Employee Status (n)
Series1
304
179
204
Faculty
Academic Staff
Classified Staff
Respondents by Gender and Position Status (n)
There were 5 respondents who identified as transgender
Female Male
1383
797
16094
157 144105 72136
68
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Faculty
Academic Staff
Classified Staff
Respondents by Sexual Orientation and Position Status (n)
Heterosexual LGB
2287
114
266
30163
15
191
9
Students
Faculty
Academic Staff
Classified Staff
Respondents by Racial Identity(Duplicated Total)
28137
252 34 36 10
2868
1895 10 46 10 33
AfricanAfrican American/BlackAlaskan NativeAsianAsian AmericanSoutheast AsianCaribbean/West IndianCaucasian/WhiteIndian subcontinentLatino(a)/HispanicMiddle EasternNative American IndianPacific IslanderOther
Respondents by Racial Identity (Unduplicated Total)
Se
418
2777
People of Color White People
Respondents by Spiritual Affiliation (n)
Se
2134
308
672
97
ChristianOther than ChristianNo AffiliationOther
Respondents with Conditions that Substantially Affect Major Life Activities (n)
36
10 12 12
63
2 2 2
40
5 3 3
Physical Condition Learning Disability Psychological Condition
StudentsFacultyAcademic StaffClassified Staff
Citizenship Status by Position
Students Employeesn % n %
US citizen 2377 97.1 436 90.6
US citizen – naturalized 29 1.2 18 3.7
Dual citizenship 8 0.3 * *
Permanent resident (immigrant) 9 0.4 13 2.7
Permanent resident (refugee) * 0.0 * 0.2
International (F-1, J-1, or H1-B, or other visa)25 1.0 9 1.9
* Data is missing due to n < 5
Findings
Overall Comfort Levels
Campus Climate (88%)
Department/Work Unit (86%)
Classroom (87%)
Comfort Levels with Overall Campus Climate, Department/Work Unit Climate, and Class
Climate by Demographic Groups
Most Comfortable
Heterosexual White People
Least Comfortable
LGBQ People of Color
Overall Satisfaction
81%
•Employees who were “highly satisfied” or “satisfied” with their jobs at UW-Whitewater.
68%
•Students who were “highly satisfied” or “satisfied” with their education UW-Whitewater.
90%
•Employees who were “highly satisfied” or “satisfied” with the way their careers have progressed at UW-Whitewater.
80%
•Students who were “highly satisfied” or “satisfied” with the way their academic careers have progressed at UW-Whitewater.
Levels of Satisfaction by Demographic Groups
• Academic staff were least satisfiedSatisfaction with Job
• Classified staff were least satisfiedSatisfaction with Career Progression
• LGBQ students and Students of Color were least satisfied
Satisfaction with Education
• Students of Color were least satisfiedSatisfaction with Academic Career
Progression
Employee Comments with Regard to Job and Career Progression Satisfaction
Employees who were satisfied with their careers enjoyed working with students, their colleagues, and within their departments. They felt challenged and appreciated.
Those respondents who were dissatisfied were disappointed in their low salaries; lack of opportunities for professional advancement; and “dysfunctional” departments, coworkers, or supervisors. A number of the dissatisfied individuals indicated they felt overworked, unchallenged, and underappreciated.
Student Comments with Regard to Satisfaction with Academic Experiences
Students who were satisfied with the way their experiences at UW-Whitewater said they enjoyed their courses; faculty were caring, helpful, and intelligent; they were “on track” to graduate in four years; felt UW-Whitewater had adequate resources available to students; and enjoyed relationships with their student peers.
Dissatisfied students said they were disappointed in their courses; faculty were uncaring and/or uninterested; general education courses wasted their time; and academic advisors failed to provide sufficient advice.
Challenges and Opportunities
Experiences with Harassment
445 respondents indicated that they had personally experienced exclusionary, intimidating, offensive and/or hostile conduct that interfered with their ability to work or learn at UW-Whitewater
14%
Personally Experienced Based on…(%)
Series1
29
25 25
15
12 12 11 11 108
Gender (n=129)
Age (n=113)
University Status (n=110)
Physical Characteristics (n=65)
Religion/Spiritual Status (n=53)
Political Views (n=52)
Educational Level (n=49)
Race (n=49)
Ethnicity (n=46)
Sexual Orientation (n=34)
Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to
Gender (by Gender) (%)
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.
Women Men
14 13
37
14
Overall experienced conduct¹
Experienced conduct due to gender²
(n=283)¹
(n=105)²(n=155)¹
(n=22)²
Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to
Position Status by Position Status (%)
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.
Students Faculty Academic Staff Classified Staff
11
2522
28
16
4237
32
Overall experienced conduct¹
Experienced conduct due to status²
(n=258)¹
(n=42)²
(n=77)¹
(n=32)²
(n=57)¹
(n=18)²
(n=38)¹
(n=14)²
Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to
Race by Race (%)
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.
People of Color White
1813
48
3
Overall experienced conduct¹
Experienced conduct due to race²
(n=75)¹
(n=36)²
(n=359)¹
(n=12)²
Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to Sexual
Orientation by Sexual Orientation (%)
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.
LGB respondents Heterosexual respondents
27
13
53
2
Overall experienced conduct¹
Experienced conduct due to sexual orientation²
(n=45)¹
(n=24)²
(n=387)¹
(n=7)²
Overall Personal Experiences of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct Due to Disability Status by Disability Status (%)
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..
(n=382)¹
(n=15)²
(n=19)¹
(n=7)²
(n=22)¹
(n=9)²
(n=21)¹
(n=11)²
13
27 30
40
3
3741
52
No disability Physical Disability Learning Disability Psychological Condition
Overall experienced conduct¹
Experienced conduct due to disability²
Form of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct
n %
Deliberately ignored or excluded 218 49.0
Felt intimidated/bullied 143 32.1
Stares 93 20.9
Derogatory remarks 89 20.0
Isolated or left out when working in groups 75 16.9
Isolated or left out because of my identity 54 12.1
Received a low performance evaluation 49 11.0
Derogatory written comments 41 9.2
Feared getting a poor grade because of hostile classroom environment 40 9.0
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 445). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Form of Perceived Offensive, Hostile, or Intimidating Conduct
n %
Feared for my physical safety 35 7.9
Target of racial/ethnic profiling 34 7.6
Singled out as the “resident authority” regarding my identity 28 6.3
Derogatory/unsolicited e-mails 23 5.2
Threats of physical violence 22 4.9
Someone assumed I was admitted or hired because of my identity 22 4.9
Derogatory phone calls 18 4.0
Graffiti 12 2.7
Victim of a crime 12 2.7
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 445). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Respondents Who Believed They Were Deliberately Ignored or Excluded
Where Did The Perceived Conduct Occur? 34 percent (n = 75) - in a class 33 percent (n = 71) - in a meeting with a group of people
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 445). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Respondents Who Believed They Were Intimidated or Bullied
Where Did The Perceived Conduct Occur? 34 percent (n = 48) - at a campus job 25 percent (n = 36) - in a class
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 445). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Respondents Who Believed They Received Stares
Where Did The Perceived Conduct Occur? 53 percent (n = 49) - in a class 47 percent (n = 44) - while walking on campus
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 445). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Source of Perceived Conduct by Position Status (n)
128
16
26
56
22
5 7610 11
6
25
611
21
9 73
12
Student Respondents Faculty Respondents Academic StaffRespondents
Classified StaffRespondents
Source = UndergraduateSource = FacultySource = AdministratorSource = StaffSource = Supervisor
What did you do?1
Personal responses: Was angry (56%) Felt embarrassed (41%) Told a friend (39%) Avoided the harasser (34%) Ignored it (28%)
Reporting responses: Didn’t know who to go to (17% ) Made a complaint to a campus employee/official (16%) Did not report the incident for fear of retaliation (18%) Didn’t report it for fear my complaint would not be taken seriously (12%) Did report it but my complaint was not taken seriously (9%)
1Respondents could mark more than one response
Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault
The survey defined sexual harassment as “A repeated course of conduct whereby one person engages in verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, that is unwelcome, serves no legitimate purpose, intimidates another person, and has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or classroom environment.”
The survey defined sexual assault as “Intentional physical contact, such as sexual intercourse or touching, of a person’s intimate body parts by someone who did not have permission to make such contact.”
Sexual Misconduct at UW-Whitewater
Believed they had been touched in a sexual manner that made them feel uncomfortable or fearful
7%
Were fearful of being sexually harassed at UW-Whitewater
5%
Respondents Who Experienced Sexual Assault
73 respondents were victims of sexual assault
2%
Respondents Who Believed They Were Sexually Assaulted
By Gender Identity
• Women (3%; n = 62)
• Men (1%; n=10)
By Sexual Identity
• Heterosexual (2%; n = 65)
• LGBQQ (2%, n = 4)
By Racial Identity
• White People (2%; n = 59)
• People of Color (3%, n = 13)
By Position
• Students (3%, n = 63)
• Employees (1%, n = 8)
Respondents Who Believed They Were Sexually Assaulted
Where did it occur?On-campus (n = 38)Off-campus (n = 30)
Who were the offenders against students?*Students (n = 26)
What did you do1?Told a friend (n = 45)
Did nothing (n = 17)
Told a family member (n = 12)
Sought support from a campus resource (n = 11)1Respondents could mark more than one response
Respondents Who Seriously Considered Leaving UW-Whitewater
38% (n = 1,206) of all respondents
Faculty (62%)
Academic Staff (62%)
Classified Staff (59%)
Students (31%)
Employee Respondents Who Seriously Considered Leaving UW-Whitewater
Employees
Men (64%)
Women (61%)
White (63%)
Employees of Color (57%)
LGBQ (67%)
Heterosexual (62%)
Student Respondents Who Seriously Considered Leaving UW-Whitewater
Students
Men (39%)
Women (35%)
Students of Color (56%)
White (34%)
LGBQ (44%)
Heterosexual (35%)
Perceptions
Respondents Who Observed or Were Personally Made Aware of Conduct That Created an Exclusionary,
Intimidating, Offensive and/or Hostile Working or Learning Environment
% n
Yes 23.0 727
Observed Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive, or Hostile Conduct by Race (%)
31
39
White People (n=631)
People of Color (n=63)
Observed Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive, or Hostile Conduct by Gender (%)
Observed Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive, or Hostile Conduct by Sexual Orientation (%)
Series1
39
22
LGB (n=66)
Heterosexual (n=643)
Observed Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive, or Hostile Conduct by Position Status (%)
28
4447 45
Students (n=506)
Faculty (n=77)
Academic Staff (n=58)
Classified Staff (n=56)
Form of Observed Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive, or Hostile Conduct
n %Derogatory remarks
265 36.5Deliberately ignored or excluded
219 30.1Racial/ethnic profiling
215 29.6Stares
214 29.4Intimidation/bullying
149 20.5Someone isolated or left out because of their identity
125 17.2Derogatory written comments
120 16.5Assumption that someone was admitted or hired because of their identity
90 12.4Someone isolated or left out when working in groups
82 11.3
Note: Only answered by respondents who observed harassment (n = 727). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Source of Observed Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive, or Hostile Conduct (%)
Students (43%) Colleagues (15%) Faculty Members (13%) Staff Members (8%)
Note: Only answered by respondents who observed harassment (n = 727). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Respondents Who Observed People Being Targets of Derogatory Remarks
Where Did The Perceived Conduct Occur? 37 percent (n = 99) - while walking on campus 37 percent (n = 97) - in a public space on campus
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 727). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Respondents Who Observed People Being Deliberately Ignored or Excluded
Where Did The Perceived Conduct Occur? 46 percent (n = 101) - in a class 26 percent (n = 57) - in a residence hall
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 727. Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Respondents Who Observed Racial Profiling
Where Did The Perceived Conduct Occur? 35 percent (n = 75) - while walking on campus 34 percent (n = 73) - in a residence hall
Note: Only answered by respondents who experienced harassment (n = 727). Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple responses.
Perceived Discrimination
Hiring
(25%)
Due to Gender (22%)
Due to Race (21%)
Due to Ethnicity (19%)
Employment Practices up to and including dismissal
(12%)
Due to Race (23%)
Due to Age (20%)
Due to Gender (20%)
Employment Practices Related to
Promotion (20%)
Due to Gender (27%)
Due to Age (16%)
Due to Race (16%)
Work-Life Issues
The majority of respondents expressed positive attitudes about work-life issues.
Work-Life Issues
75% (n = 518) of employee respondents were comfortable asking questions about performance expectations.
37% (n = 258) believe there are many unwritten rules concerning how one is expected to interact with colleagues in their work units.
25% (n = 170) were reluctant to bring up issues that concern them for fear than it will affect their performance evaluation or tenure decision.
76% (n = 487) believed that they had colleagues or peers who gave them career advice or guidance when they need it.
Work-Life Issues
63% (n = 431) believed that they had support from decision makers/colleagues who supported their career advancement
44% (n = 133) of faculty thought their research interests were valued by their colleagues
23% (n = 157) constantly felt under the scrutiny by their colleagues
26% (n = 180) felt they had to work harder than their colleagues do in order to be perceived as legitimate
37% (n = 250) thought their compensation was equitable to their peers with similar levels of experience
Work-Life Issues
67% (n = 459) of employees are usually satisfied with the way in which they were able to balance their professional and personal lives
42% (n = 287) found UW-Whitewater supportive of family leave
37% (n = 256) have had to miss out on important things in their personal lives because of professional responsibilities
18% (n = 121) felt that employees who have children were considered less committed to their careers
18% (n = 125) felt that employees who do not have children were often burdened with work responsibilities
Work-Life Issues
12% (n = 82) believed the institution was unfair in providing health benefits to unmarried, co-parenting partners
23% (n = 149) thought they had equitable access to domestic partner benefits
24% (n = 159) believed they had equitable access to tuition reimbursement
Welcoming Workplace Climate
More than half of all employees thought the workplace climate was welcoming of “difference.”
Respondents of Color and sexual minority respondents were least likely to believe the workplace climate was welcoming for employees based on gender, race and sexual orientation.
Welcoming Classroom Climate
More than half of all student respondents felt that the classroom climate was welcoming for students based on “difference” across all dimensions.
64% of Students of Color and 81% of White students thought the classroom climate was welcoming based on race
58% of LGB students and 70% of heterosexual students thought the climate was welcoming based on sexual orientation
Institutional Actions
Visible Leadership
Many respondents “strongly agreed” or “agreed” that most of the offices/individuals on campus provided visible leadership that fosters inclusion of diverse members of the campus community.
Substantial percentages of respondents were also unaware of such visible leadership.
Inclusive Curriculum
More than half of all students and faculty felt the courses they took or taught included materials, perspectives, and/or experiences of people based on all dimensions of “difference” listed in the survey.
EmployeesCampus Initiatives That Would Positively
Affect the Climate
More than half of all employee respondents recommended: training mentors and leaders within departments to model positive
climate behavior offering diversity training/programs as community outreach would
positively affect the climate that faculty/staff/students learn a second language, participate in
service-learning projects with lower socioeconomic status populations, and work with underrepresented/underserved populations
providing on-campus child care services providing gender neutral/family friendly facilities
EmployeesCampus Initiatives That Would Positively
Affect the Climate
More than half of all employee respondents recommended: providing, improving, and promoting access to quality services for
those individuals who experience sexual abuse providing mentors for minority faculty/students/staff new to campus providing a clear protocol for responding to hate/hostile incidents at
the campus level and departmental level
EmployeesCampus Initiatives That Would Positively
Affect the Climate
Less than half of all employee respondents recommended: providing tenure clock options with more flexibility for promotion
and tenure for faculty/staff with families would positively affect the climate
providing recognition and rewards for including diversity in course objectives throughout the curriculum
rewarding research efforts that evaluate outcomes of diversity training
requiring diversity related activities as one of the criteria for hiring and/or evaluation of staff, faculty, and administrators
reallocating resources to support inclusive climate changes on campus
requiring the Affirmative Action Office to provide diversity and equity training to every search and screen committee
Summary
Strengths and Successes
Challenges and Opportunities
Summary of Findings Strengths and Successes
90% percent of students were satisfied with their education at UW-Whitewater.
81% of employees were satisfied with their jobs at UW-Whitewater
Over 85% of respondents reported that they were very comfortable or comfortable with the overall climate, climate in their departments or work unit, and climate in their classes.
Summary of FindingsOpportunities and Challenges
Challenge
Homophobia and Heterosexism
Challenge
Racial Tension
Challenge
Gender Inequity
Challenge
Differential Treatment Due to University Position
Differential Treatment by University Status
For those who reported they experienced harassment, university status was the third most common basis.
Of those respondents who believed that they had observed discriminatory hiring, discriminatory employment-related disciplinary actions, and discriminatory practices related to promotion, UW-Whitewater status was indicated as the fourth most common basis for discrimination.
Differential Treatment by University Status – Classified Staff
A greater percentage of classified staff respondents (28%, n = 57) believed they had been harassed than did academic staff respondents (22%, n = 38) and faculty (25%, n = 77).
Classified staff members were less satisfied with their jobs and much less satisfied than with the way their careers have progressed when compared with academic staff and faculty.
Classified staff were slightly more likely academic staff and faculty to observe harassment, discriminatory hiring, discriminatory disciplinary actions, and discriminatory practices related to promotion.
Gender Inequity
Gender was cited as the most common basis for perceived harassment, with women more than two times (37%, n = 105) as likely as men (14%, n = 22) to indicate such a basis.
Women were slightly more likely than men to believe they had observed discriminatory hiring practices and promotion/tenure practices.
Gender the most cited basis for observed discriminatory hiring and discriminatory practices related to promotion and tenure.
Racial Tension at UW-Whitewater
More Respondents of Color (18%, n = 75) reported personally experiencing harassment when compared to their White counterparts (13%, n = 359).
Forty-eight percent (n = 36) of Respondents of Color said the harassment was based on their race.
People of Color were 16 times more likely to indicate racial profiling as a form of experienced harassment and nine times more likely to indicate someone assumed they were admitted or hired because of their identity when compared with their White counterparts.
Racial Tension at UW-Whitewater
People of Color were more likely than White people to observe offensive, hostile, exclusionary, or intimidating conduct.
Of those who observed harassment, 28% (n = 203) believed it was based on race.
People of Color were less comfortable than White respondents with the overall climate for diversity, the climate in their departments/work units, and the climate in their classes.
Racial Tension at UW-Whitewater
Employees of Color were more likely than White employees to report: colleagues expect them to represent “the point of view” of their identity they have to work harder than their colleagues do in order to be perceived as
legitimate they are more reluctant to take family leave that they are entitled to for fear
that it may affect their career there are many unwritten rules concerning how one is expected to interact with
colleagues in their work unit that others seem to find it easier than they do to “fit in.”
Employees of Color were also more likely to believe they had observed discriminatory hiring practices and practices related to promotion and tenure.
Homophobia and Heterosexism
LGBQ respondents were more than twice as likely than heterosexual respondents to believe that they had experienced harassment.
Of those who believed they had experienced this type of conduct, 53% (n = 24) of LGBQ respondents versus two percent (n = 7) of heterosexual respondents indicated that this conduct was based on sexual orientation.
A much higher percentage of LGBQ respondents believed they had observed offensive, hostile, exclusionary, or intimidating conduct than did heterosexual respondents (39% compared with 22%).
Homophobia and Heterosexism
39% (n = 282) of respondents who observed harassment indicated the base for that conduct was sexual orientation, making it the most common basis for observed harassment.
LGBQ respondents were less comfortable with the overall climate for diversity, the climate in their departments/work units, and the climate in their classes.
LGBQ employee respondents were less likely to believe the workplace climate was welcoming based on sexual orientation.
LGBQ students were more likely than heterosexual students to have seriously considered leaving the institution.
Next Steps
Process ForwardFall/Winter 2010
Share report results with community Community dialogue regarding the assessment results Community feedback on recommended actions Executive Summary available on the UW-Whitewater website Full Report will be available in June 2010
Recommended planning “advance” to begin a “call to action” regarding the challenges uncovered in the report
Tell Us What You Think…
Additional questions/comments on results?Thoughts on process?Suggested actions?
Questions..? Other Ideas..?