{"249371":{"#nid":"249371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Report Shares Campus Community\u2019s Thoughts on Diversity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s one thing that faculty, staff, and students seem to agree on \u2014 Georgia Tech is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is one of the pieces of information learned from last spring\u2019s Climate Assessment survey, which was conducted to help define and assess Tech\u2019s progress toward achieving a culture of \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecollegiality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor example, about 84 percent of faculty indicated that their school demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and about 90 percent of staff think that Tech is a comfortable and inclusive environment,\u201d said Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity. \u201cAnd more than 90 percent of students felt similarly. In sum, the report helps us to understand our strengths and suggests areas where we should focus our attention to enhance the experiences of the members of our campus community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe survey revealed high levels of satisfaction from many faculty, staff, and students on a number of items, while there were lower levels of satisfaction on others. Satisfaction varied based on social identities such as job function, gender, and race.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERespondents included 439 faculty members, 2,451 staff members, and 3,782 students (undergraduate and graduate).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe received responses from nearly half of our faculty and staff, and from a sizable number of students,\u201d said Jonathan Gordon, director of the Office of Assessment. \u201cThis gives us considerable confidence in the reported results.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are a few of the results for faculty and staff:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFaculty\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbout 72 percent were satisfied with support they receive in collaboration on research, with advice on the promotion\/tenure process, and mentoring for teaching.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMore than half of responding female faculty (about 52 percent) stated they had experienced instances of marginalization at Tech in the past three years, compared with about 11 percent of responding male faculty.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EResponding female faculty were less likely to feel supported by their chairs in terms of advice on obtaining grants (62 percent of males felt supported vs. 41 percent of females). Responding female faculty were also less satisfied with their school\u2019s efforts to retain faculty from diverse backgrounds (57 percent of females vs. 81 percent of males).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStaff\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbout 95 percent agreed that they could freely interact with colleagues in their work setting, about 85 percent felt comfortable sharing thoughts and ideas, and about 83 percent agreed that collaboration is encouraged in the workplace.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbout 72 percent agreed that promotion practices were consistent with Tech\u2019s commitment to diversity. (About 63 percent of female respondents and about 50 percent of underrepresented minorities \u2014 those who described themselves as American Indian, black\/African-American, or Hispanic [regardless of race] \u2014 felt this way.)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbout 81 percent felt valued by the Tech community.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStudents\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMore than 80 percent of male and female respondents agree that Tech is a generally comfortable and inclusive environment.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAbout 90 percent of respondents said that Tech effectively recruits students from diverse backgrounds, but about 40 percent of respondents shared that cultural differences act as a barrier to interaction.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe look forward to consulting with academic and administrative leaders regarding the outcomes that impact their respective units,\u201d said Julie Ancis, associate vice president for Institute Diversity. \u201cOur office also plans to use the data to inform new and existing initiatives.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff may access a copy of the Climate Assessment Report by visiting \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/17c2DzK\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/17c2DzK\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/17c2DzK\u003C\/a\u003E. Students may also request a copy of the report directly by emailing \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:aervin@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EErvin\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s one thing that faculty, staff, and students seem to agree on \u2014 Georgia Tech is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"There\u2019s one thing that faculty, staff, and students seem to agree on \u2014 Georgia Tech is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-10-28 12:11:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:14","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"249311":{"id":"249311","type":"image","title":"Diversity Climate Assessment","body":null,"created":"1449243795","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:15","changed":"1475894929","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:49","alt":"Diversity Climate Assessment","file":{"fid":"198054","name":"diversity_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/diversity_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/diversity_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2016573,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/diversity_0_0.jpg?itok=X2sMz8J6"}}},"media_ids":["249311"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14051","name":"Archie Ervin"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"57251","name":"Diversity Climate Assessment"},{"id":"9171","name":"institute diversity"},{"id":"78471","name":"Jonathan Gordon"},{"id":"50041","name":"Julie Ancis"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}