1. USU Student Climate for Diversity

2. Background Fall 2014: campus climate assessment planning
Spring 2015: survey administration
Fall 2015: follow up retention data obtained from registrar’s office

3. Who was invited?
All students who were identified in Banner as non-White (n = 4,813)
All students on Access and Diversity listservs
Random sample of 2000 students from general Banner database
Lists checked for overlap so that students did not receive multiple invitations

4. Who Participated? Age: M = 25.12, range 18 – 61
Transfer student: 40.8%
78.8% UG; 22.2% graduate
16.8% non-traditional; 33% first generation college
30.5% speak language other than English at home
2.4% veteran
48.7% male; 50.8% female; 0.4% transgender or nonbinary
33.4% married; 20.2% parenting
8.6% LGBTQ
74% U.S. born
25.3% multiracial

5. Survey
Higher Education Research Institute Diverse Learning Environments Survey
UCLA
Evaluate campus climate
Assess
Pervasiveness of discrimination, harassment, and assault
Participation in curricular and co-curricular diversity related activities
Use of university resources
Student academic and multicultural outcomes

6. Findings Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
35 male, 41 female, 2 non-binary (30 gay/lesbian, 24 bisexual, 5 queer, and 14 self-labeled)
Mean age years (SD = 5.54)
Rate of Discrimination
Experienced
Witnessed
Reported
Never
32.9%
38.4%
82.2%
Seldom
17.8%
8.2%
Sometimes
20.5%
4.1%
Often
15.1%
13.7%
5.5%
Very often
1.4%
9.6% 0%
Diversity Related Curriculum
# of Courses
Gender
Sexual Orientation
Privilege
None
33.3%
54.2%
35.2% 1
27.8%
25%
25.4%
2-4
26.4%
16.7%
29.6%
5 or more
12.5%
4.2%
9.9%
Links with School Belonging
Inc. Curr.
Admin. Response to Disc.
Resp. for Div. Beliefs
Atm. For Sex Div.
Sch. Bel.
.233*
.334*
.429*
.351*

7. Findings Related to Ethnicity
Discrimination based on….
Citizenship
Race/
ethnicity
Religion
Sex
Experienced personally
Observed
Reported
Students of Color
13.4%
36.6%
31.7%
10.2%
47.4%
50.8%
10.5%
White Students
1.9%
3.6%
25.7%
10.8%
34.2%
46.8%
5.9%
Retention status (fall 2015)
Yes No
Graduated
Asian
68.1%
6.4%
25.5%
Black
63.6%
13.6%
22.7%
Latinx
62.1%
12.9%
25.0%
Native Hawaiian /Pacific Island
65.0%
10.0%
Middle Eastern
80.0%
0.0%
20.0%
Native American/ Alaska Native
35.1%
29.7%
White
59.0%
10.6%
30.3%

8. Use of Resources Student Support services Academic Resource Center
Disability Resource Center
Career Services
Academic Advising
Financial Aid Advising
Campus Rec
Student Health
Access and Diversity
CAPS
Students of Color
41.0%
53.7%
11.2%
54.6%
76.3%
53.1%%
68.6%
55.8%
39.6%
25.5%
White Students
36.7%
48.5%
10.0%
53.0%
14.0%
52.0%
69.1%
51.1%
15.3%
Financial Aid
Did Not Apply
Applied and was turned down
Aid that as to be repaid
Aid that does not have to be repaid
Work for wages (not financial aid)
Students of Color
17.5%
5.2%
64.9%
30.9%
75.9%
White Students
18.1%
8.4%
63.7%
36.7%
77.5%

9. Other Available Data
Variables assessing multicultural attitudes and values
Social justice orientation
Multicultural openness
Civic action/ community engagement
Diversity related experiences
Positive and negative cross racial interactions
Many forms of discrimination
Co-curricular diversity activities
Inclusive curricular experiences
Campus climate for racial diversity (assessing peer, faculty, and administrative support for diversity)

10. Next Steps Evolving campus climate Addressing recent developments
Supporting emerging student leadership related to diversity
Pushing for enhanced infrastructure to support diversity related initiatives