UNMC faculty, staff and students still have a chance to complete the Gallup campus climate survey being offered across the University of Nebraska system.
NU President Ted Carter and the chancellors of the universities within the NU system, including UNMC’s Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, are encouraging the entire university community to participate.
The survey, which originally was emailed to the university by Gallup on Oct. 11, is open until Friday. Gallup will email a link to faculty, staff and students who have not yet completed the survey on Friday.
University leaders hope to use survey results to assess the strengths and opportunities in making the University of Nebraska a great place to teach, study and serve.
The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and may be completed from a desktop or smartphone. Respondents will be asked for opinions on areas such as workplace satisfaction, diversity and inclusion and communication. Answers will be completely confidential.
A separate survey sent to all University of Nebraska students is assessing students’ experience.
"Ultimately, each campus will use the aggregate data to develop action plans for building a more engaging, inclusive, welcoming environment for all members of our university community," a letter encouraging participation said. "Where particular colleges or units show areas of strength, we may learn best practices that can be applied elsewhere. Importantly, this year’s survey will also create a baseline set of data for us that we can use for comparison in future years to assess whether the strategies we develop are making a difference.
"It is one of our highest priorities to make the University of Nebraska an outstanding place for our faculty and staff — our greatest asset — to work. We know there is always room to do more. We also recognize it is not enough to simply state our commitment to improvement. We must also turn our intent into action. Your voice matters in that regard, and we will rely on your feedback to help us become a stronger university."