UC Campus Climate Survey results to be released in 2014

The release of data detailing the campus climate and work and study environments of University of California students, faculty and staff has been delayed for several months, according to UC officials.

The results of the UC Campus Climate Survey, which were originally set to be available to the public in the summer and fall of this year, have now been delayed to early 2014.

“The Campus Climate Survey has been a major undertaking – believed to be the largest study of institutional climate ever conducted – and everything has taken longer than had been anticipated,” said Steve Montiel,a UC spokesman, in an emailed statement.

Some campuses had also left their surveys open for longer than originally planned, said Jan Corlett, co-chair of the University group in charge of administering the campus climate study.

The campus climate survey aims to gather data about how students, faculty and staff identify themselves, what their experiences on campus are like, and how campus climate affects their learning and work outcomes. The survey asked questions about respondents’ race, gender and sexual identities, spirituality, veteran status, caregiver status and more.

UC officials sent out the online survey to students, faculty and staff on all 10 UC campuses, as well as the UC Office of the President, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Agricultural and Natural Resources.

Officials expect the survey will include responses from more than 430,000 individuals. The survey first launched in October 2012, and its last phase was scheduled to end in February of this year.

UC officials will present the survey findings to the UC Board of Regents before making them public, Montiel said. The results are expected to be reported to the regents in early 2014.

UC officials plan to develop initiatives and action plans to address campus climate issues identified in the survey.

Compiled by Kristen Taketa, Bruin senior staff.