BUILDING A CULTURE OF DATA-INFORMED DECISIONS:

This document outlines the purpose, scope, and logistics of the Campus Climate Survey (CCS), the Working at Iowa Survey (WAI), and the Personal Health Assessment (PHA) to increase institutional awareness and use of the data gathered as part of each of these initiatives.

Surveys Side-by-Side

 

  Campus Climate Survey (CCS) Working at Iowa survey (WAI) personal health assessment (PHA)

Common Purpose
  • To give UI community members a voice to share their perspectives confidentially.
  • Provide clear, transparent data that serve as tools and inspiration for leadership at all university levels to enact meaningful change, for instance, the 2022-27 Strategic Plan.
  • Understand trends in our campus climate and employee experience over time
  • To give UI community members a voice to share their perspectives confidentially.
  • Provide clear, transparent data that serve as tools and inspiration for leadership at all university levels to enact meaningful change, for instance, the 2022-27 Strategic Plan.
  • Understand trends in our campus climate and employee experience over time
  • Support individual faculty/staff members by connecting them with tailored resources (national and local) on well-being and health.
  • Support healthy workplace culture and UI Strategic Plan 2022-27 by providing UI with data about employee well-being trends.

Managed

Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with support from the Office of Assessment.

Office of Organizational Effectiveness, University Human Resources.

UI Wellness, University Human Resources

Scope

Perspectives on aspects of campus diversity, equity, and inclusion

Engagement and perception of work experiences

Validated questions around personal health behaviors using a transtheoretical model

Healthy Campus Culture questions (environment, supervisor)

Well-Being Index
Audience Faculty, staff, postdocs, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and professional students All main campus regular faculty and staff (50% effort or more). Healthcare faculty and staff completed a separate survey. All faculty and staff in 50% or greater regular positions, including House Staff (medical fellows/residents)
Collection Timeline

Data collected from March 29 – May 25, 2022

The next survey is scheduled for Spring of 2024

Data collected from October 12 - 27, 2022

The next survey is scheduled for Fall of 2024

 The survey opens year-round, and participation is encouraged once annually.
2022 Findings
  • University reports are available on the Working at Iowa website.
  • Org-level reports and special reports shared with Senior HR Leaders
  • Data available to Senior HR Leadership (Org-Level and institutional) via HR Well-Being Dashboard
  • Annual Report (s)
Topics
  • Value and Belonging
  • Experienced Bias and Impact
  • Professional and Classroom Experiences
  • DEI Climate
  • Work environment
  • Culture
  • Engagement: personal connection to job - mental, physical and emotional
  • Employee Well-Being
  • Barriers to Productivity (WBA-P)
  • Culture (physical work env. and supervisor support)
  • Well-Being Index (Gallup)
Top 3 positive findings
  • Hawkeyes feel valued
  • Commitment to DEI is important to UI community members
  • Inclusive teaching practices and climate positively impact all student
  • Connection to mission
  • Feel respected by supervisor and colleagues
  • Know what is expected in my job
  • Well-Being Index shows 55% of UI F/S in “thriving.” Overall United States is at 51%. In 2019, 66% were thriving at UI.
  • High scores for Physical Work Environment (81%) and Supervisor Support (87%) for Well-Being
Top 3 areas for improvement
  • Campus culture impacting faculty and staff retention
  • Experienced bias impacts employees’ work performance and health
  • Increase awareness and engagement with a variety of DEI topics
  • Fair distribution of workloads
  • Recognition by UI
  • Opportunities for promotion
  • Participation level – 47%
  • Productivity barriers of “too much to do, not enough time,”; “financial stress/concerns,”; and “responsibility for caring for someone else” are on the rise.
  • Health behaviors of nutrition, exercise, and sleep help with overall mental health and well-being.

 

Campus Climate Surveys

Through an ongoing and evolving process, the University of Iowa assesses its campus climate by evaluating our culture as a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone.

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