2024 HERI Staff Climate Survey
As part of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's continued efforts to better understand and support our campus community, Chancellor Corey King asked the Chancellor's Committee on Inclusive Excellence to administer two surveys to UW-Whitewater employees in Spring 2024. Non-instructional staff and employees were invited to share their experiences through the HERI Staff Climate Survey.
Developed by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) out of the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Staff Climate Survey was designed to collect information pertaining to staff experiences with students, administrators, and each other. According to the HERI website, "The survey focuses on connecting diversity efforts with campus practices, including items related to the ease with which campus constituents interact and work across differences, satisfaction with working conditions and compensation packages; and what factors contribute to stress or excitement in their jobs." HERI provides participant institutions with comprehensive information about employee engagement outside the classroom at their institutions. This information can be used to identify and address issues that may contribute to student success.
All non-instructional employees who were employed at either campus in the Fall 2023 semester at UW-Whitewater received a personalized invitation to participate in the survey on 16 January 2024. The survey, which took approximately 25 minutes to complete, was comprised of a core set of ~30 substantive questions, and a set of 4 questions developed by the Chancellor's Committee on Inclusive Excellence specifically on the UW-Whitewater experience. The survey was open until 12 February 2024.
Participation in this survey was completely voluntary. Data collected by CIRP was reported to UW-Whitewater administration in the aggregate. For specific information on how participants were treated, please read the HERI Staff Climate Survey Informed Consent Agreement.
In order to encourage participation in this important survey, UW-Whitewater provided incentives for employees who chose to complete the survey. Those who completed the survey were entered into a lottery to be selected at random to receive one of several incentives. These included ipads, campus parking passes, and lunch with Chancellor King.
The results of the survey are summarized in this slide deck: HERI Staff Climate Survey Results Overview PowerPoint Presentation
UW-Whitewater has not surveyed non-instructional staff since 2009, and the HERI Staff Climate Survey had not previously been administered at UW-Whitewater. If you have any questions or concerns about UW-Whitewater’s participation in this survey, please contact the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning at 262-472-5671 or irp@uww.edu.