DSA Climate SurveyFall 2014

The leadership of the Division of Student Affairs wanted to develop a baseline of data that will help develop a deeper awareness of how members of the UNT-DSA relate to one another and their degree of job satisfaction. We believe this survey to be unprecedented in both breadth and depth at UNT and fully understand this tool to be a starting point and not a finish line. Our purpose is clear. We seek to create and nurture in every corner of the Division- an ethos of respect for others and inclusion for all. We seek to develop a culture in which our University community will cherish and benefit from a robust, constructive discourse and daily interactions among all of its members. It will require more than a pledge, more than a policy. Instead, it will require an enduring commitment from the entire DSA – every administrator, every staff member, everybody, every day. Let this survey stand as a step toward furthering that ideal.

• 386 Surveys • 57% Response Rate for the Division• Length of Employment at UNT:

Survey Data

Answer Response %

Less than a year 51 20%

1-5 years 100 38%

6-10 years 51 20%

11-15 years 37 14%

16-20 years 12 5%

21+ years 10 4%

Total 261 100%

Majority of respondents employed 1-5 years at UNT

Race/Ethnicity

DSA Work Environment & Job Satisfaction

Question Strongly Agree/Agree-Very Satisfied/Satisfied

Strongly Disagree/Disagree- Very Dissatisfied/Dissatisfied

When a participant in my department is dissatisfied, I can usually correct the problem(s) to their satisfaction

82% 0.05%

I feel that I am part of a team helping to fulfill the mission of my department

82% 0.07%

My job description accurately reflects what I am asked to do 78% 12%

My supervisor shows appreciation for the work that I do 78% 0.10%

Please indicate your degree of satisfaction with: Support for diversity in my department

77% 0.06%

Please indicate your degree of satisfaction with: Respect for cultural/personal differences in my department

75% 0.08%

When I take an issue to my supervisor, he/she is responsive and helpful in assisting with finding a resolution

72% 14%

I have the resources necessary to do my job well 70% 16%

Positive Aspects to Leverage

Question 2: Please choose the best answer about how you feel regarding your supervision and

support:

Question 4: I feel that I am a part of a team helping to fulfill the mission of:

Question 7: Please indicate your degree of satisfaction with:

Equity and InclusionSeveral questions addressed the work environment in terms of equity, inclusion, diversity, and respect.

Question Yes No Total Responses

Opportunity to provide excellent service to students and/or clientele 288 10 298

Opportunity to learn important new job skills 239 58 297

Unfair level of compensation 157 139 296

Highly beneficial mentoring/support 161 136 297

Good advancement opportunities 105 191 296

Public recognition of workplace achievement 173 123 296

Job insecurity 86 212 298

Active engagement in a workplace that embraces diversity of individuals

238 60 298

Participation in a highly equitable, supportive workplace setting 197 99 296

Unfair personnel evaluations 62 235 297

Other types of harassment 38 259 297

Discrimination based on race/ethnicity 26 272 298

Discrimination based on gender 19 278 297

Discrimination based on sexual orientation 5 291 296

Discrimination based on disability 8 290 298

Discrimination based on religion 14 281 295

Sexual Harassment 7 289 296

Other types of discrimination 29 266 295

Question 8: Do you feel you have experienced any of the following

as an employee at UNT in the last three years?

Lowest Rated Aspects of Job Satisfaction

Question Strongly Agree/Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree

Strongly Disagree/Disagree

I have a clear path for career advancement

32% 25% 43%

My opinion counts within the Division of Student Affairs

34% 46% 0.2%

Based on the climate of my place of work, I would advise a friend to apply for a job: Within my department

63% 18% 20%

Based on the climate of my place of work, I would advise a friend to apply for a job: Within DSA

66% 24% 0.1%

Based on the climate of my place of work, I would advise a friend to apply for a job: At UNT

81% 12% 0.08%

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