The Campus Climate Survey

Students

If you think your voice doesn’t count, think again. UC San Diego students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to share their opinions by participating in the University of California Campus Climate Study Survey. The systemwide effort—believed to be the largest survey of its kind ever conducted—asks more than 430,000 individuals about their experiences with diversity and inclusion at work and on campus. The confidential survey is being administered on a location-by-location basis with the UC San Diego survey launching on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

With your help, we can further our goal of creating a welcoming environment that is safe, productive and nurtures all parts of our diverse community.

Survey Goals

The data will be used to assess the learning, living and working environment—or “campus climate”—for people who go to school or work at UC. The more people who participate, the better the data will be. The ultimate goal is to make UC a model for diversity and inclusion in higher education by developing or changing policies and programs to foster a more welcoming, inclusive and healthy campus environment. Findings from all campuses will be posted on the UCOP website as soon as they are available and best practices will be shared across the UC system.

Incentives

In appreciation of your time and effort, prizes will be awarded through UC Systemwide and UC San Diego incentive drawings. Everyone who submits a completed survey will be entered into drawings for the incentive prizes. Prizes include:

Systemwide:

One $10,000 undergraduate scholarship
Two $5,000 graduate academic or professional student stipends
Two $5,000 faculty research grants
Five $2,000 staff professional development grants
Two winners from each location will receive iPads

Specifically for the UC San Diego community:

iPads
iPod Touch players
UC San Diego Theatre and Dance tickets
Lunch for two at the Bistro
Lunch for four at Roots
Triton Cash Cards
Faculty development award
$75 Bookstore gift certificate
UC San Diego Extension professional development class
UC San Diego athletic events passes

Confidentiality

The survey is completely confidential. It is conducted through an outside group, Rankin & Associates Consulting. Your identity will not be linked to your survey responses. At the completion of the survey, your personal identifier (used to personalize, store and retrieve your copy of the survey) will be separated completely from the Climate Survey and forwarded as your entry into the drawings.

Accessing the Survey

Use the personalized link you received in your email on Jan. 22 to access the survey and also to re-access it if you want to stop at any point in the survey and start again later. You can return to the survey as often as needed to complete it using your personal survey link. However, once you have viewed specific pages (clicked on the “next” page button) you will not be able to return to those pages to revise your response if your browser closes. You will only be able to complete remaining pages using your personal survey link.

The survey is voluntary and only takes 20-30 minutes to complete. The survey will be open for several weeks, but please act soon to ensure your voice is heard.

For More Information and Questions

For more information about the survey including a detailed list of Frequently Asked Questions please visit the UC Campus Climate Study website. For UC San Diego specific questions, please contact Glynda Davis, senior diversity officer, at gdavis@ucsd.edu.