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Item Campus Climate Surveys(2024-04-30) University of Minnesota Duluth. Campus Climate Leadership TeamItem Assessment of Climate for Learning, Living, and Working (2016-09)(2016-09) Rankin and Associates ConsultingItem University of Minnesota - Duluth Cultural Diversity Survey (1995 Spring)(1995) Minnesota Public Interest Research Group - University of Minnesota Duluth Cultural Diversity Task ForceAn MPIRG poll of University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) studentsItem Assessment of Climate for Learning, Living, and Working: Executive Summary (2016-09)(2016-09) Rankin and Associates ConsultingUMD formed the Campus Climate Leadership Team (CCLT) in 2010. The CCLT is comprised of students, staff, faculty, and administrators, and the team is charged with providing leadership for creating a more inclusive campus climate. In 2011, the CCLT contracted with Rankin & Associates Consulting (R&A) to conduct a campus-wide study entitled, "University of Minnesota Duluth Assessment of Climate for Learning, Living, and Working." A Climate Study Working Group was formed to work with R&A on the project. Data was gathered through reviews of relevant UMD literature and a campus-wide survey focused on the experiences and perceptions of various constituent groups. Based on the findings of this study, community forums will develop and complete two to three specific action items by Fall 2017.Item UMD Student Hockey Survey Results (2013)(2013) Erwin, Lisa; LaCaille, LaraIn February of 2012, the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) men’s hockey team played a home series with the University of North Dakota. During that game, a number of UMD students yelled racist chants directed against the UND players. When complaints about these chants were brought to light, UMD sought to find ways to bring awareness to the issue, and to work with students to cease chants that are racist, sexist or homophobic. A number of departments and groups have worked on the issue, to include the UMD Athletics Department, the Office of Student Life, the UMD Student Association, and the Campus Assembly Student Affairs Committee. In an effort to better understand student attitudes toward racist, sexist and homophobic chants, the Campus Assembly Student Affairs committee developed and implemented a survey in the spring 2013 semester. The survey was authored by Dr. Lara LaCaille, Assistant Professor of Psychology. The Committee received full support from Karen Stromme, Interim Director of Athletics, to conduct the survey.Item Profile of the College Student Experience(2012) Erwin, LisaItem Summary Report of Campus Climate Surveys 2002, 2009, 2010(2011-03) University of Minnesota Duluth. Campus Change TeamUMD seeks to create a campus climate that values and supports the educational and employment goals of its members and to advance the social justice values of diversity, equity and inclusion. An important step in achieving these goals is to assess the campus climate. In 2002, UMD campus members were asked to complete a climate survey designed by Prof. Sue Rankin of Penn State University and administered by Ms. Angie Nichols. This survey was also used in the 2009 Climate Survey. In spring 2010, a racist, homophobic incident (Facebook) occurred on campus prompting increased awareness and discussion about the campus climate for UMD students and employees, particularly for individuals of color. In fall 2010, UMD students of color (undergraduate and graduate students, U.S. and naturalized citizens and international) were asked to complete a climate survey to collect more information because there were too few responses from students of color in the 2009 survey. The questions in the 2010 survey comprised a subset of the earlier survey. The second part of the 2010 assessment was a series of focus groups with students of color. Results from this series are currently being analyzed and will be posted on this website later in spring 2011. The Co‐Chairs of the UMD Campus Change Team (CCT), Susana Pelayo‐Woodward and Bilin Tsai, have prepared this summary with assistance from Prof. John Arthur and Dr. Giljae Lee to communicate some of the results from the three surveys to the UMD community. The discussions and recommendations of the CCT will be informed by these results. In addition, future climate surveys will be conducted.Item Campus Climate Assessment (2002-01, revised 2003-04)(2003-04) Rankin, Susan RInstitutions of higher education seek to create an environment characterized by equal access for all students, faculty and staff regardless of cultural differences, and where individuals are not just tolerated but valued. A welcoming and inclusive climate is grounded in respect, nurtured by dialogue and evidenced by a pattern of civil interaction. I believe that the first step in creating such an environment is to assess the current campus climate in order to identify issues and challenges and then to create ways for individuals, departments and the university to address them. This report is an analysis of the data that was collected at the University of Minnesota - Duluth, one of nineteen institutions of higher education participating in this project. l am grateful to the University community for your participation and support. In particular, I would like to thank Angela Nichols for her dedication and commitment to this project. I am hopeful that the results of this assessment will assist the University of Minnesota - Duluth community in creating and maintaining a community environment that respects individual needs, abilities, and potential. It is very important for all of us that a positive climate exists on our campuses, one that encourages attention to fairness and discourages expressions of injustice.