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from the issue of April 27, 2006
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Biannual Gallup surveys gauge campus climate
BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Biannual "Q12" engagement and "I10" inclusivity employee surveys of UNL campus climate have given faculty and staff a chance to voice opinions and rate their satisfaction with their work unit "neighborhoods." The most useful outcome of those surveys has been the discussion they have generated, according to chancellor Harvey Perlman's associate Herb Howe.
The 2006 survey, being done now, will provide information to prepare for the North Central Accreditation process.
Responses to the third Gallup Survey were due April 26. Previous Gallup research projects, conducted in 2002 and 2004, resulted in positive changes affecting employees in units across campus, and have given a range of assessments on faculty and staff engagement, inclusivity and other climate issues to serve as benchmark data and to highlight areas for improvement.
"The most useful outcome I believe has been the discussion generated," said Howe, who has helped oversee all three surveys. "And the items form a useful basis to have further discussions. When done on the neighborhood level, we've found those dialogues to be very productive."
As of April 24, 3,600 responses had been logged, out of 5,327 surveys. Howe said some complicating factors in returning the surveys include employees who do not have e-mail access or who do not speak English; these factors are solved so that all employees can take part.
The 2006 survey includes questions assessing engagement with the university's priorities, strategic planning and accreditation processes. The North Central accreditation process, agreed to as suggested by UNL, requires self-study, and because of UNL's focus on strategic academic planning, the 2006 Gallup survey included new questions on those topics.
Howe and Perlman hope for a response rate similar to 2002 (73 percent) and 2004 (75 percent).
Howe said the Gallup survey will continue to be an "ongoing process."
"There is value in this process and I know that most of the UNL community agrees that it is valuable."
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