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1 University Wide Climate Survey Final Analytica Report: University of Illinois at Springfield Prepared by Linda Owens Sowmya Anand Lisa Kelly Wilson SRL Study May 0 South Peoria Street, Sixth Floor Chicago, Illinois Fax East Green Street, 0 Tech Plaza Champaign, Illinois Fax Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois The text and ideas contained in this document are the original work of the Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois. Any reproduction, in part or whole, should not be done without permission from the University of Illinois and the authors.

2 Acknowledgments The following people contributed to the planning, development, distribution, analysis, reporting, and/or communication of the University-Wide Climate Survey. Many others provided input through the Constituency Meetings. Most importantly, we would like to acknowledge the over 7,000 people who gave this project the highest contribution: their survey response. Marni Basic (UIC), Senior Field Coordinator, Survey Research Laboratory Caryn Bills (UIC), Director, Office for Access and Equity Bette Bottoms (UIC), Vice Provost, Dean and Professor; Undergraduate Affairs, Honors College, and Department of Psychology Deanie Brown (UIS), Associate Chancellor, Access and Equal Opportunity Kathleen Chan (UIC), Data Reduction Coordinator, Survey Research Laboratory Jorge Chapa (UIUC), Director, Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society Lizanne DeStefano (UIUC), Director and Professor, I STEM Education Initiative and Department of Educational Psychology Anne Diffenderffer (UIC), Senior Project Coordinator, Survey Research Laboratory Patricia Gill (UIC), Associate Vice Provost, Planning and Programs Timothy P. Johnson, Director, Survey Research Laboratory Kristy Kambanis (UA), Resource and Policy Analyst, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Maria Krysan (UIC), Professor, Department of Sociology Nancy Lockmiller (UIC), Research Program Participant, Survey Research Laboratory Marilyn Marshall (UA), Director, University Academic Programs and Services and University Wide Student Programs Linda McCall (UIC), Staff Secretary, Survey Research Laboratory Alexis McLaughlin (UIC), Research Program Participant, Survey Research Laboratory Geoff Parker (UIC), Data Reduction Operations Manager, Survey Research Laboratory Menah Pratt Clarke (UIUC), Associate Chancellor and Director, Equal Opportunity and Access Christophe Pierre (UA), Vice President, Vice President for Academic Affairs Mrinalini Rao (UIC), Professor, Departments of Physiology and Biophysics Celia Remillard (UA), HR Coordinator, Equal Opportunity and Human Resources Karen Foote Retzer (UIC), Sampling Operations Supervisor, Survey Research Laboratory Eric Smith (UA), Director, Equal Opportunity and Human Resources Jorge Villegas (UIS), Assistant Professor, Business Administration Michael R. Wilson (UIC), Research Program Participant, Survey Research Laboratory

3 Summary University of Illinois at Springfield Prepared by Sowmya Anand, Linda Owens, and Lisa Kelly Wilson Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago May 0 Overview This report provides results of the University Wide Climate Survey conducted by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, at the direction of President Michael Hogan, for respondents who reported that that they work out of or take most of their classes on the Springfield campus of the University of Illinois. The survey aimed to assess perceptions of the work and academic climate at the University of Illinois. The UIC Survey Research Laboratory (SRL) assisted with the survey. All faculty, staff, and students on the three main campuses of the University Urbana Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield and at other locations, including Rockford, Peoria, and other extension locations, were invited to participate. There was a separate questionnaire for faculty, staff and students. Data were collected primarily by means of an online survey; however, every effort was made to ensure that those who do not regularly use computers had access to a paper version of the questionnaire. The original frame included,77 students and employees on the Springfield campus. Of these, 98 completed the questionnaire; the response rate was.9% for employees and 0.9% for students. Analysis Approach The analysis and reports are stratified by self reported University role (faculty, academic professional and civil service collectively termed staff, and student) and campus. The total number of variables between questionnaires for the three strata is in the range of 700. As it would be difficult to discern key findings if each variable were to be analyzed separately and the results presented, we employed some standard data reduction techniques to streamline the report. We set up the analysis in terms of outcome and explanatory variables. The outcome variable in each report (faculty/staff/student) was created based on our judgment about which questions best capture respondent opinion of the overall climate of the campus or University. We labeled this outcome variable overall climate. For faculty and staff, these included five items: overall climate on their campus, overall climate in their department, overall climate in their college/major administrative unit, satisfaction with the University as a good place at which to work, and recommendation of the University to others. For students, these included two items: overall climate on their campus and recommendation of the University to other students. P age: UIS Summary 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

4 For all scale items, other than the ones used to create the outcome variable, we employed a standard technique known as principal components analysis to reduce the number of explanatory items. With this technique, individual items are sorted into groups known as principal components based on their correlations with each other. Items grouped into one component typically ask about common or closely related topics. For example, we would expect several items asking about physical safety to be grouped into one component. Once the final components were identified by the analysis, we labeled the component based on the items that comprised it and computed a score for each component by averaging responses to all items belonging to that component. We identified eight such explanatory components for faculty, eight for staff, and ten for students. We then examined correlations between the explanatory components and the outcome variable (i.e., overall climate), and organized the results based on the strength of the explanatory components association with the outcome variable, from highest to lowest. Data in the reports are presented as a series of graphs of the mean values of overall climate and specific explanatory components, analyzed by background characteristics of the respondents. Results Faculty Outcome Variable: Overall Climate. On a scale ranging from to, where indicates negative or less favorable responses and indicates positive or more favorable responses, the mean overall climate rating is.7, indicating that faculty generally have a positive perception of the University. The mean rating varies by some demographic characteristics; sexual orientation and disability status are not included because of low numbers. Variation between categories within a demographic in the range of 0. scale points or higher are listed below: Age lowest for faculty aged 0 or younger (mean=.) and highest for faculty aged 60 or older (mean=.). Explanatory Variables. Table lists the seven explanatory components for faculty and the mean rating given by UIS faculty for each component. Similar to the outcome variable, the score on each component could range from to, with indicating negative or less favorable responses and indicating positive or more favorable responses. Professional relationships has the highest rating (mean =.) and workload and balance has the lowest (mean =.6). The mean component ratings vary by some demographic characteristics. In general, male faculty have slightly higher ratings than female faculty; faculty 60 years of age or older tend to give higher ratings than younger faculty; White faculty have higher ratings than faculty from other racial/ethnic groups; and faculty whose rank is other tend to have higher ratings that full/associate or assistant faculty. Table. Mean Ratings of Explanatory Variables: UIS Faculty Mean Rating Professional work environment.6 Fair & equitable practices.8 Diversity & related practices. Physical infrastructure.0 Leadership. Professional relationships. Workload & balance.6 P age: UIS Summary 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

5 Staff (Academic Professional and Civil Service) Outcome Variable: Overall Climate. On a scale ranging from to, where indicates negative or less favorable responses and indicates positive or more favorable responses, the mean overall climate rating is., indicating that UIS staff have a moderately positive perception of the University. The mean rating varies little by demographic characteristics; none of the differences are larger than 0. scale points. Explanatory Variables. Table lists the eight explanatory components for staff and the mean rating given by staff for each component. Similar to the outcome variable, the score on each component could range from to, with indicating negative or less favorable responses and indicating positive or more favorable responses. Belongingness has the highest rating (mean =.9); workload and balance has the lowest (mean =.9). The mean component ratings vary by some demographic characteristics. In general, the ratings among male staff are higher than the ratings of female staff; White staff have higher ratings than members of other racial/ethnic groups; and ratings among heterosexual staff are higher than those who are in the other category. In addition, some ratings vary by length of employment. Staff employed less than five years rate professional work environment 0. scale points higher than staff employed or more years. Similarly, staff employed the least amount of time rate fair and equitable practices 0. scale points higher than those employed 0 to years. Staff employed or more years rate leadership and diversity 0. scale points higher than staff employed 0 to years. Students Outcome Variable: Overall Climate. On a scale ranging from to, where indicates negative or less favorable responses and indicates positive or more favorable responses, the mean overall climate rating is.7, indicating that students have a positive perception of the University. The mean rating varies little by demographics; differences are all 0. scale points or less. Explanatory Variables. Table lists the 0 explanatory components for students and the mean rating for each. For all 0 components, the mean rating could range from to. For eight of these, a score closer to indicates negative or less favorable responses and a score closer to indicates Table. Mean Ratings of Explanatory Variables: UIS Staff Mean Rating Professional work environment. Professional relationships.6 Fair & equitable practices. Belongingness.9 Commitment to diversity. Physical infrastructure.9 Leadership & diversity.7 Workload & balance.9 Table. Mean Ratings of Explanatory Variables: UIS Students Mean Rating Social environment & integration.6 Faculty & academics.8 Access to resources.6 Presence of & respect for diversity.9 Treatment by staff & other students.7 Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity.7 Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minority groups.6 Work/Life balance & community. Physical safety. Threats & violence. P age: UIS Summary 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

6 positive or more favorable responses. However, on two components offensive comments and images/treatment of minority groups and threats and violence a score closer to indicates positive or more favorable responses and a score closer to indicates negative or less favorable responses. Physical safety has the most favorable rating (mean=.), followed by threats and violence (mean =.; which translates to.9 on a scale where = negative and = positive) and presence of and respect for diversity (mean =.9). Work/life balance and community has the least favorable rating (mean =.). The mean components ratings vary by few demographic characteristics; only three differences between categories within a demographic are 0. scale points, and are listed below: Race/Ethnicity Students classified as White and other rate the presence of and respect for diversity component higher than Hispanics by 0. scale points. African American students rate work/life balance and community 0. scale points higher than White students. Age The oldest group of students rate treatment by staff and other students 0. scale points higher than students in the years category. P age: UIS Summary 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

7 Faculty University of Illinois at Springfield 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

8 Contents List of Figures University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty iii Introduction Overall Climate by Demographics Explanatory Components by Demographics Appendix. UIS Staff Tables ii P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

9 Figures University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Rank: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Faculty Figure 6. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Faculty Figure 7. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Faculty Figure 8. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Rank: UIS Faculty Figure 9. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Faculty Figure 0. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Faculty 7 iii P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

10 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Introduction This report presents the results of the University Wide Climate Survey for respondents whose primary role is faculty and who work on the Springfield campus. It includes the analysis of the outcome variable overall climate and all explanatory components by respondent demographics, for faculty at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) only. To see the results for faculty across all campuses, please refer to the all campuses faculty report, which also includes the complete description of the study methodology and sections on how to interpret the results. The appendix to this report includes the sample sizes for all figures in this report as well as the frequencies of all closed ended questions on the questionnaire cross tabulated by faculty demographics. Overall Climate by Demographics Overall, 0 faculty from the Springfield campus responded to the climate survey. Some of these faculty members may not have answered every question incorporated into the analysis below. Thus, the n s for the specific charts will vary. The table below displays the mean rating on overall climate as well as the means for the explanatory components. Mean values can range from to ; numbers closer to indicate negative or less favorable responses and numbers closer to indicate positive or more favorable responses. The areas that receive the highest ratings are professional relationships (mean =.) and physical Infrastructure (mean =.0). The component with the lowest overall mean is Workload and balance (mean =.6). Table. Means for Overall Climate & Explanatory Components: UIS Faculty Mean Overall climate.7 Professional work environment.6 Fair & equitable practices.8 Diversity & related practices. Physical infrastructure.0 Leadership. Professional relationships. Workload & balance.6 The mean rating of the outcome variable overall climate among faculty at UIS is.7. This value translates to 0.7 scale points above the midpoint. Figures through show the mean value of overall climate by various demographics. Two respondent characteristics sexual orientation and ability/disability status are not presented in this report. This is because for sexual orientation the number of respondents at UIS in categories other than straight/heterosexual is less than, and for ability/disability status the number of respondents at UIS with some disability is less than. P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

11 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Faculty Female Male White Other Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Rank: UIS Faculty Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Faculty Full/Associate Assistant Other 0 years or less years Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Faculty < yrs to <0yrs 0 to <yrs yrs or more P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

12 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Ratings on overall climate do not vary much by gender, race/ethnicity, or number of years employed at the University. The general trend for gender is that males have higher scores than females, and for race/ethnicity is that those in the White category have higher scores. Ratings on overall climate are lowest for full/associate professors and highest for other faculty, which includes adjunct/clinical faculty, lecturers, and instructors (mean =. versus.6, Figure ). Overall climate scores also increase steadily as age increases such that the youngest faculty have the lowest rating (mean =., Figure ) and the oldest faculty have the highest rating (mean =.). Explanatory Components by Demographics The next section of the report displays the mean ratings on the explanatory components by faculty demographics. While the differences are small on most components, male faculty have higher mean ratings than do female faculty (Figure 6). Figure 7 shows the mean ratings on the explanatory components by race/ethnicity. In general, ratings are higher for faculty in the White category. The largest difference in ratings between faculty in the White category and those in the other category is on the fair and equitable practices component (mean =.9 and., for White and other categories, respectively). Figure 8 shows the mean ratings on the explanatory components by faculty rank. On all components, faculty in the other category, which includes adjunct/clinical faculty, lecturers and instructors, have either the highest or one of the highest ratings as compared to faculty of other ranks. On the six components strongly related with overall climate, the largest difference between faculty rank categories is on the fair and equitable practices component. Full/associate professors rate the component 0.6 scale points lower than those in the other category (mean =.6 versus.). P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

13 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Figure 6. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Faculty Professional work environment Fair & equitable practices Diversity & related practices Physical infrastructure Leadership Professional relationships Workload & balance Female Male Figure 7. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Faculty Professional work environment Fair & equitable practices Diversity & related practices Physical infrastructure Leadership Professional relationships Workload & balance White Other P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

14 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Figure 8. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Rank: UIS Faculty Professional work environment Fair & equitable practices Diversity & related practices Physical infrastructure Leadership Professional relationships Workload & balance Full/Associate Assistant Other Figure 9. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Faculty Professional work environment Fair & equitable practices Diversity & related practices Physical infrastructure Leadership Professional relationships Workload & balance 0 years or less years P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

15 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty Figure 9 shows the mean ratings on the explanatory components by age. The general pattern indicates that faculty in the two oldest age categories that is, faculty age years and older have higher ratings than faculty in the two younger age categories. One of the largest differences is on the leadership component, with faculty age 0 and younger rating it almost a full scale point lower than faculty 60 years of age or older (mean =.9 versus.8) Figure 0 shows the mean ratings on the explanatory components by the number of years employed at the University. Although there is some variation in ratings between the categories, most are in the magnitude of between 0. to 0. scale points. Figure 0. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Faculty Professional work environment Fair & equitable practices Diversity and related practices Physical infrastructure Leadership Professional relationships Workload & balance <yrs to <0yrs to < yrs yrs P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

16 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Faculty In summary, the ratings on the explanatory components vary greatly by just a few demographic characteristics of faculty at UIS: race/ethnicity, rank, and age. Some of the largest differences involve the perception of the fair and equitable nature of various practices by race/ethnicity and faculty rank and the perception of leadership actions by age. Faculty in the White racial/ethnic category rate the fair and equitable practices component 0. scale points higher than do faculty in the other category, and full/associate professors rate the same 0.6 scale points lower than those in the other category, which includes adjunct/clinical faculty, lecturers, and instructors. The youngest faculty rate the leadership component 0.9 scale points lower than the oldest faculty. Also to be noted: male faculty tend to have higher ratings than female faculty; faculty in the White race/ethnicity category tend to have higher ratings than those in the other category. 7 P age: UIS Faculty 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

17 Staff University of Illinois at Springfield 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

18 Contents List of Figures University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff iii Introduction Overall Climate by Demographics Explanatory Components by Demographics Appendix. UIS Staff Tables ii P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

19 Figures University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Status: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Citizenship: UIS Staff Figure 6. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Staff Figure 7. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Staff Figure 8. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Staff Figure 9. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Staff Figure 0. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Staff Classification: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Staff 6 Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Staff 6 Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Staff 7 iii P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

20 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Introduction This report presents the results of the University Wide Climate Survey for respondents who reported that their primary role is academic professional or civil service (hereafter referred to as staff ) and that they work at the Springfield campus. It includes the analysis of the outcome variable overall climate and all explanatory components by respondent demographics for staff at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) only. To see the results for staff across all campuses, please refer to the all campuses staff report, which also includes the complete description of the study methodology and sections on how to interpret the results. The appendix to this report includes the sample sizes for all figures in this report and the frequencies of all closedended questions on the questionnaire cross tabulated by staff demographics. Overall Climate by Demographics Overall, staff from the Springfield campus responded to the climate survey. Some did not answer every question incorporated into the analysis below; thus, the n s for the specific charts will vary. Table displays the mean rating on the outcome variable overall climate as well as the means for the explanatory components. Mean values can range from to ; numbers closer to indicate negative or less favorable responses and numbers closer to indicate positive or more favorable responses. The areas that receive the highest ratings are belongingness and physical infrastructure, both of which have a mean of.9. The component with the lowest overall mean is workload and balance (mean =.9). The mean rating of the outcome variable among staff at UIS is.. This value translates to 0. scale points above the midpoint. Figures through 7 show the mean overall climate rating by staff demographics. There are fewer than people in each of the race/ethnicity categories other than White; therefore, they were combined into one called other. Similarly, there are fewer than respondents in the sexual orientation categories other than Table. Means for Overall Climate & Explanatory Components: UIS Staff Mean Overall climate. Professional work environment. Professional relationships.6 Fair & equitable practices. Belongingness.9 Commitment to diversity. Physical infrastructure.9 Leadership & diversity.7 Workload & balance.9 straight/heterosexual, and they were combined into a single category called other. Differences are minimal, with the largest difference between the smallest and largest mean equal to only 0. scale points. P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

21 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Staff..6.. Female Male White Other Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Staff Classification: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Staff Academic professional Civil service 0 years or less years Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Staff.6... < yrs to <0 yrs 0 to < yrs + yrs P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

22 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure 6. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Staff Figure 7. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Staff.... Straight/Heterosexual Other No disability Some type of disability Explanatory Components by Demographics Similar to overall climate, there is little variation in the explanatory component means by staff demographics. From Figures 8 through, it is evident that the only differences of 0. scale points or more are by years employed and sexual orientation. Staff who have been employed fewer than five years have the highest rating on fair and equitable practices (.7) and professional work environment (.), while those employed 0 years have the lowest rating on both variables. for fair and equitable practices and.8 for professional work environment. Those employed 0 years also have the lowest rating on leadership and diversity (.), while those employed for or more years have the highest (.0). With respect to sexual orientation, heterosexual staff members have higher means on all components than staff in the other category. The biggest difference is in professional relationships (.7 compared to.). P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

23 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure 8. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity Workload & balance Female Male Figure 9. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity Workload & balance White Other P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

24 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure 0. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Staff Classification: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity Academic professional Civil service Workload & balance Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity 0 years or less years Workload & balance P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

25 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Years Employed at the University: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity Workload & balance < yrs to < 0 yrs to < yrs yrs Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity Workload & balance Straight/Heterosexual Other P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

26 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Staff Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Staff Professional work environment Professional relationships Fair & equitable practices Belongingness Commitment to diversity Physical infrastructure Leadership & diversity Workload & balance No disability Some type of disability P age: UIS Staff 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

27 Students University of Illinois at Springfield 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

28 Contents List of Figures University of Illinois Campus Climate Survey: UIS Students iii Introduction Overall Climate by Demographics Explanatory Components by Demographics Appendix. UIS Student Tables ii P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

29 Figures University of Illinois Campus Climate Survey: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Status: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Citizenship: UIS Students Figure 6. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Students Figure 7. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Students Figure 8. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Gender: UIS Students Figure 9. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Students Figure0. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Status: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Age: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Citizenship: UIS Students 6 Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Students 6 Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables, Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Outcome Variable, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Students 7 iii P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

30 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Introduction This report presents the results of the University Wide Climate Survey for students who take most of their classes at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS). It includes the analysis of the outcome variable overall climate and all explanatory components by respondent demographics, for UIS students only. To see the results for students on all campuses, please refer to the all campuses student report. That report also includes the complete description of the methodology and how to interpret the results. The appendix to this report includes the sample sizes for all figures in this report as well as the frequencies of all closed ended questions on the questionnaire cross tabulated by student demographics. Overall Climate by Demographics Overall, 8 UIS students responded to the climate survey. Some did not answer every question incorporated into the analysis below; thus, the n s (see the appendix) for the specific charts vary. The table below displays the mean rating of the outcome variable overall climate as well as the means for the explanatory components. The range of possible responses for all variables is to, with a value of being the most favorable response on all but two of the components: for offensive comments and images/treatment of minority groups and threats and violence, a lower score is better. The areas that receive the highest ratings are physical safety (mean =.) and presence of and respect for diversity (.9). In addition, threats and violence has a favorable mean, as. suggests these occurrences are rare. The component with the lowest overall rating is work/life balance and community (.). The mean rating of overall climate among Springfield students is.7. This rating is 0.7 scale points above the midpoint. Figure shows the overall climate rating by gender. Men and women have similar ratings (.7 and.6, respectively). In this report, gender includes only women and men; the ratings among transgendered and other students were suppressed due to small numbers. The ratings of overall climate vary somewhat by race/ethnicity, with a mean of. among African American and Asian students, compared to a mean of.9 among other students (Figure ). Table. Means for Overall Climate & Explanatory Components: UIS Students Mean Overall climate.7 Social environment & integration.6 Faculty & academics.8 Access to resources.6 Presence of & respect for diversity.9 Treatment by staff & other students.7 Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity.7 Offensive comments & images/treatment of minorities.6 Work/Life balance & community. Physical safety. Threats & violence. P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

31 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Students Female Male White African American/Black Asian Hispanic Other Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Status: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Students Undergraduate Graduate Figure. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Citizenship: UIS Students Figure 6. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Students U.S. citizen Permanent resident Straight/Heterosexual Other P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

32 Undergraduate and graduate students have nearly identical ratings (.7 and.6, respectively, Figure ). While the mean rating of climate is highest among the oldest students, the differences are small, with a difference of only 0. scale points between the highest and lowest rating (Figure ). University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Ratings of overall climate by citizenship and disability status are nearly equal, with a difference of only 0. scale points between the highest and lowest rating (Figures and 7). The differences are slightly larger when analyzed by sexual orientation. Because of small numbers, sexual orientation is limited to two No disability Some type of disability categories heterosexual/straight and everyone else (gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc). The mean on overall climate is.7 among heterosexual students compared to. among all other students (Figure 6.). Explanatory Components by Demographics Figure 7. Mean Scores on Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Students.6.7 This section of the report discusses the mean ratings on the explanatory components by student demographics (Figures 8 through ). In only two instances are the differences as large as 0. scale points (for race/ethnicity and age; Figures 9 and ). Ratings for presence of and respect for diversity are higher among Whites and other students (.0) than it is among Hispanics (.) and African Americans (.6). The mean among Asian students is.8 (Figure 9). In contrast, work/life balance and community is rated highest among African Americans (.9) and lowest among Whites (.). With respect to differences by age, treatment by staff and other students is rated highest among the oldest group of students (.0) and lowest among those age (.). In summary, the rating of overall climate by UIS students is.7 on a five point scale. The individual components they rate most favorably are threats and violence (which are rare occurrences) and physical safety. Overall climate varies little by demographic characteristics. Mean differences in explanatory components are minimal as well, with only of the 70 means presented (0 components by 7 demographic characteristics) equaling 0. scale points or more. P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

33 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Figure 8. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Gender: UIS Students Social environment & integration Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal Identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety Female Male Threats & violence Figure 9. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Race/Ethnicity: UIS Students Social environment & integration Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety White African American/Black Hispanic Asian Other Threats & violence P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

34 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Figure 0. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Status: UIS Students Social environment & integration Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety Undergrad Grad Threats & violence Social environment & integration Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Age: UIS Students Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety Threats & violence P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

35 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Citizenship: UIS Students Social environment & integration Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety U.S. citizen Other Threats & violence Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Sexual Orientation: UIS Students Social environment & integration Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety Straight/Heterosexual Other Threats & violence 6 P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

36 University of Illinois Climate Survey: UIS Students Figure. Mean Scores on Explanatory Variables Ordered by Strength of Correlation with Overall Climate, by Ability/Disability Status: UIS Students Social environment & integration Faculty & academics Access to resources Presence of & respect for diversity Treatment by staff & other students Personal identity & satisfaction with diversity Offensive comments & images/ Treatment of minorities Work/Life balance & community Physical safety No disability Some type of disability Threats & violence 7 P age: UIS Students 0 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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