Penn State Fayette Campus Climate Assessment

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Penn State
Fayette Campus Climate Assessment
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Why conduct a climate assessment?

• To foster a caring University community that
  provides leadership for constructive
  participation in a diverse, multicultural world.
  
• To open the doors wider for underrepresented
  groups is to create a welcoming environment
• To improve the environment for working and
  learning on campus

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Response to Framework

• Penn State Fayette Climate Survey is a
  proactive initiative to help lay the groundwork
  for future diversity initiatives

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Responses by Position by Location
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Survey RespondentsPenn State Fayette

• Student 23
• Employees 29
• Low return rates
• Caution in generalizing the results
• inclusive of faculty, staff, and administrators

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Survey Respondents byPosition
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Survey Respondents by Gender
Note Number of transgender respondents too
small to report
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Survey Respondents by Race/Ethnicity
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Survey Respondents byAge
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Survey Respondents by Sexual Identity

• Heterosexual n261
• Sexual minority n6
• Declined to respond n21

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Findings
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Good News!!

• Over 80 of responding employees indicate that
  co-workers are accepting
• Almost half of respondents say the campus
  addresses racism
• Half of respondents report that there is visible
  leadership to foster diversity on campus
• Three-fourths of respondents believe campus
  climate is accepting

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More Good News!!

• 20 of respondents are more accepting of
  African-Americans and disabled people since
  coming to PS Fayette
• People with disabilities report that the campus
  is accessible
• 70 of respondents believe the curriculum is
  inclusive
• 75 of respondents have never heard employees
  make disparaging comments about under-represented
  groups
• Climate is rarely seen as unwelcoming at
  University events

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Challenges and Opportunities
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Personally Experienced Discrimination

• By Position
• 49 Students (22.0)
• 19 Employees (44.2)
• By Gender
• 48 Female (32.7)
• 21 Male (17.1)
• All Transgender respondents (100)

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Experienced DiscriminationDue To
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Who, What, and Where
Who Students (47) Employees (49)
Other (4) What Verbal comments
(73) Feeling ignored (38) Glances
(37) Other
(27) Where Classroom (44)
Recreation/Library (37) On the job
(32) Campus office (21)
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Observed or experienced harassment or
inappropriate behavior due to Gender

• By Position
• 39 Students (32.2)
• 17 Employees (43.6)
• By Gender
• 40 Female (45.5)
• 16 Male (21.1)

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Observed or experienced harassment or
inappropriate behavior due to Race/Ethnicity

• By Position
• 22 Students (18.2)
• 11 Employees (28.2)
• By Gender
• 18 Female (20.5)
• 14 Male (18.4)

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Observed or experienced harassment or
inappropriate behavior due to Sexual Orientation

• By Position
• 22 Students (18.2)
• 9 Employees (23.1)
• By Gender
• 18 Female (20.5)
• 13 Male (17.1)

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Observed or experienced harassment or
inappropriate behavior due to Disability

• By Position
• 9 Students (7.4)
• 1 Employees (2.6)
• By Gender
• 6 Female (6.8)
• 4 Male (5.3)

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Observed or experienced harassment or
inappropriate behavior due to Religious Beliefs

• By Position
• 13 Students (10.7)
• 2 Employees (5.1)
• By Gender
• 8 Female (9.1)
• 6 Male (7.9)

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Observed or experienced harassment or
inappropriate behavior due to Age

• By Position
• 18 Students (15.0)
• 7 Employees (17.9)
• By Gender
• 16 Female (18.2)
• 9 Male (12.0)

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Summarizing the Challenges

• 73 respondents report discrimination
• One-fifth of students and nearly one-half of
  employees
• Students and staff members are reported as main
  sources
• Occurred mainly in classrooms and in work setting

• Women observed or experienced harassment more
  often than men based on the following
• Gender
• Disability
• Sexual Orientation
• Race
• Religious Beliefs
• Age

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Next Steps