Employee Culture & Climate Survey 2024

College Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Aspects and Sense of Belonging

Employees were asked to express their level of agreement on a series of fourteen statements focusing on specific aspects of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), as well as factors contribung to a sense of belonging within the college community. Ten of the statements were framed posively, meaning that higher levels of agreement and mean scores closer to 5.00 indicate favorable percepons. Four statements were framed negavely, where agreement with the statement reflects unfavorable senments, and disagreement indicates a more favorable view. For these items, mean scores closer to 1.00 are favorable. For ease of reporng, the posive and negave framed items are reported separately. Table 5.1 shows the overall results for the posive framed items, and Table 5.2 the negave framed items. For the posive framed items, seven out of ten mean scores fell within the posive range of the scale. The levels of agreement for these items ranged from 60.7% to 73.2%. The item with the highest level of overall agreement, 73.2%, measured experiences in the college having a posive influence on professional growth. This item also had the highest mean score of 3.89 and the lowest percentage of overall disagreement at 11.3%. The next highest level of agreement, 72.6%, measured being treated with respect at the college. Conversely, the item with the lowest level of overall agreement was related to the college providing sufficient resources to support the success of a diverse faculty, which had a 44.0% level of overall agreement. This item also had the lowest mean score of 3.26 and the highest percentage of overall disagreement at 25.6%. Other items with low levels of overall agreement included the college's emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), with 50.3% overall agreement, and the ability of employees to find programs or communies where they felt a sense of belonging, which scored 53.0%. Two specific items addressed the sense of belonging at the college. The statement "I feel I belong at the Broad College of Business" received an overall agreement level of 67.3% and a mean score of 3.79. In contrast, the statement "I have found one or more communies or groups where I feel I belong at the Broad College of Business" had a 53.0% level of agreement and a mean score of 3.46. There were noceable differences in these items among demographic groups. Table 5.1.1 shows full results by demographic groups. Differences included: • Women had higher mean scores in six of the ten items compared to men. • The highest mean score for women was recorded for the item measuring being treated with respect in the college, with a mean score of 3.94. The lowest mean score for women was on the item assessing whether the college provides sufficient programs and resources to support the success of a diverse faculty and staff, which had a mean score of 3.14. This item also showed the largest difference between the two groups, with men having a mean score of 3.39 (a 0.25-point difference).