Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 63.74
Liaison Lacey Raak
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Monterey Bay
PA-13: Assessing Employee Satisfaction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Nizhoni Chow-Garcia
Director of Inclusive Excellence
Office of Inclusive Excellence and Sustainability
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Has the institution conducted a survey or other evaluation that allows for anonymous feedback to measure employee satisfaction and engagement during the previous three years?:
Yes

Percentage of employees assessed, directly or by representative sample:
100

A brief description of the institution’s methodology for evaluating employee satisfaction and engagement:
The campus administered a comprehensive climate survey to all staff, faculty and students in Spring 2022. Results of the survey are held by the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Sustainability.

34% faculty response rate
33% staff response rate

A brief description of the mechanism(s) by which the institution addresses issues raised by the evaluation:
Survey Instrument (quantitative)
Developed by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA
Last implemented in 2015 and 2016 (results here); most recently conducted Spring 2022
Updated to include COVID-19 questions
Based on research that indicates optimizing diversity and inclusion can improve student retention and success for ALL students
Survey Information:
Diverse Learning Environments Survey (students)
HERI Staff Climate Survey
HERI Faculty Survey

Focus Groups (qualitative)
Partnership with Hamai Consulting and Academic Senate JEDI
15 focus groups conducted in order to explore the unique experiences of the following groups:
Students- Black/African American, LGBTQ+, parents/caregivers, Latinx, SDR, UROC, general
Staff- early/mid-career MPP, non managerial
Faculty- Lecturers, Early-career tenure-track faculty
Staff/Faculty- Black/African American, LGBTQ+, Latinx, general

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the employee satisfaction and engagement evaluation is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Contact Nizhoni Chow-Garcia

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