• For men, the highest mean score was also related to being treated with respect in the college, 3.79. The lowest mean score for men was on the item regarding the college placing appropriate emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), which received a score of 3.37. • Women reported a stronger sense of belonging at the college than men, with mean scores of 3.86 and 3.72, respec vely. However, men were more likely to indicate that they had found one or more communi es or groups where they felt they belonged. • LGBTQIA2S+ employees provided considerably more posi ve assessments of these aspects of the college compared to straight employees. The differences in mean scores between these two groups ranged from 0.24 to 0.32 for LGBTQIA2S+ employees. These differences were on items measuring feelings of being valued, the college as a place to reach full poten al, opportuni es for professional success, and experiences having a posi ve effect on professional growth within the college. • LGBTQIA2S+ employees were more likely to have found groups or communi es within the college where they felt they belonged than straight employees. There was li le difference in mean scores between the two groups for the item measuring a sense of belonging. • BIPOC employees reported much more nega ve assessments than white employees across all items. For BIPOC employees, only one mean score fell into the posi ve range of the scale, with a score of 3.66 on the item measuring experiences in the college that had a posi ve effect on their professional growth. All other scores were in the neutral range, with two scores falling below 3.00: 2.66 for the item regarding sufficient programs and resources to foster the success of a diverse faculty and staff, and 2.85 for the item measuring whether the college is placing appropriate emphasis on DEI. • The largest differences in mean scores between BIPOC and white employees were found on items assessing the college's provision of sufficient programs and resources to foster the success of a diverse faculty and staff, which showed a 0.79-point difference, and the college's strong commitment to DEI, a 0.60-point. • University support staff recorded the highest mean scores on seven of the ten items. Their highest mean score was on the item measuring whether experiences in the college had a posi ve influence on their professional growth, while their lowest mean score was on the item regarding sufficient programs and resources to support a diverse faculty and staff. • Faculty rated the college's commitment to DEI and being treated with respect the highest, while their lowest ra ng was for the college placing appropriate emphasis on DEI. • For academic staff, the highest mean score was on the item assessing experiences in the college having a posi ve influence on their professional growth, with the lowest mean score on the item measuring the college placing appropriate emphasis on DEI.
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