As an employee of Colorado State University, what would you like the administration know about your job? The Employee Climate Survey is your chance to let managers at all levels know what you think about working at CSU.
“We want to hear from everyone on campus, faculty as well as staff, ”said MaryOntiveros, vice president for diversity. “This is the fourth time we’ve done this survey in the last eight years, and we always report what we find, good or bad, to the people who can make the decisions about what to change.”
Formerly known as the Campus Climate Survey, the employee survey is now available online. Faculty and staff will receive–if they haven’t already–an email from their division leader with a link to access the survey. Ontiveros said the survey team has continued to assure that all responses will remain strictly anonymous, so respondents should feel comfortable in answering all questions candidly.
The Office of the Vice President for Diversity, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, conducts the survey every two years, to give every CSU employee the opportunity to share their perspectives and experiences of working here, on topics identified by key University groups and councils.
Based on input from previous surveys, CSU has expanded diversity and inclusion training; addressed the issue of bullying, which led to a formal policy in 2015; and mandatory supervisor training, which has been implemented and is ongoing.
“Every person’s voice matters,” Ontiveros added.“ We want to hear from everyone about what’s working, what causes problems in your job, and places where we can improve the experience for all faculty, staff, and students. But we can’t improve if we don’t know what’s not going well.”
It is particularly important for faculty members to complete the survey this year. Ontiveros explained that to maintain the confidentiality of participants, information is not released if there are fewer than 10 respondents in a unit.
“We have found that deans and department heads are extremely interested in the survey findings,” she said.“But without greater faculty participation, some departments don’t have enough respondents to report.”
While individual privacy is paramount, the process itself is transparent, with final anonymous data posted on both the OVPD and IR websites after results are tabulated, about two months after the survey closes at the beginning of November.
ThefindingsaresharedwiththePresident’sOfficeandCabinet, the shared governance Councils and anyone who asks for a presentation for their unit. PowerPoints of these presentations will also be posted online.
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For more information, or to request a hard-copy version of the survey in either English or Spanish that can be returned in secure dropboxes around campus, contact Shannon Archibeque-Engle, associate vice-president for diversity assessment.
SHANNON.ARCHIBEQUE-ENGLE@COLOSTATE.EDU or call (970) 491-2450.
