University Surveys | University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources

The success of the University of Minnesota in achieving our mission depends on creating a welcoming community where everyone can thrive and feel supported in learning and doing their best work. This requires ongoing efforts to sustain what is going well and take meaningful action to address what is not. Two systemwide surveys provide critical input from all campuses, colleges, and units to guide and inform these efforts and ensure that action is both meaningful and effective.

Employee Engagement Survey

Purpose:

Employee engagement is the extent to which individuals devote time, energy, and effort at work. The highest levels of engagement result from facing meaningful challenges while also having the support, resources, and confidence needed to address those challenges. At the University of Minnesota, we think of employee engagement as a level of employee energy and motivation supported or hindered by the work environment. Enhancing employee engagement helps achieve and sustain a higher level of productivity, and increase retention of talented faculty and staff by fostering better working relationships, collaboration, and resilience.

Key Metrics:

Commitment and Dedication
Effective Environment

Format

First implemented in 2013, the bi-annual survey is run in the fall and contains 36 multiple-choice and two open-ended questions. Faculty and staff versions differ slightly to address specific aspects of their work.

Administered by:

Office of Human Resources

Campus Climate Survey

Purpose:

To help University leaders and campus communities develop baseline understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion by gathering information about faculty, staff, and student perceptions, experiences, and perspectives related to these topics. This helps inform current and future decisions to support a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community, and serves as a benchmark against which to measure change over time.

Key Metrics:

Sense of Belonging
Satisfaction with Overall Campus Climate
Experiencing Discrimination
Satisfaction with UMN’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Format

First implemented in 2023, the bi-annual survey contains more than 100 data points for each respondent and is administered in the spring of odd-numbered years.

Administered by:

Office for Equity and Diversity

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