Campus Climate Surveys
Purpose of the Campus Climate Survey
Smith will administer campus climate surveys to:
- Bolster Smith’s goal to be an inclusive community
- Better understand and address the needs of historically underserved and underrepresented members of our community
- Surface the experiences of all members of our community
- Provide Smith College with a comprehensive data guide and assess current strategies of inclusion, diversity and equity planning
- Provide comprehensive data to support the creation of new action items to improve the campus climate
Timeline
Data Collection
| October 2022 |
| Develop Assessment tool for student survey |
| Develop communication/marketing plan for student survey |
| Develop and submit institutional review of student assessment tool |
| November 2022 |
| Student survey implementation (Diverse Learning Environments Survey) |
| Develop Assessment tool Faculty survey |
| Develop communication/marketing plan for faculty survey |
| Develop and submit institutional review of faculty assessment tool |
| December 2022 |
| Implementation of the HERI Faculty Survey |
| Develop Assessment tool Staff survey |
| Develop communication/marketing plan for staff survey |
| Develop and submit institutional review of staff assessment tool |
| Spring 2023 |
| Implementation of the HERI Staff Survey |
Data Analysis & Reporting
| Summer 2023 |
| Data analysis |
| Fall 2023 |
| Reporting |