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Climate for Minorities at UK

Climate for Minorities at UK A Summary of Various Survey Findings (1997 – 2001) Survey Results Compiled from. . . The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE, 2001) Undergraduate Alumni Survey (1999, 2000, 2001) New Freshmen Survey (2001)

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Climate for Minorities at UK

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  1. Climate for Minorities at UK A Summary of Various Survey Findings (1997 – 2001)

  2. Survey Results Compiled from. . . • The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE, 2001) • Undergraduate Alumni Survey (1999, 2000, 2001) • New Freshmen Survey (2001) • Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (1997, 2000)

  3. NSSE 2001: Percent of students reporting they ‘often’ or ‘very often’ had serious conversations with . . . • Students of another race • Less than four in ten (38%) UK students • Over half (56%) of students at other doctoral/research extensive institutions • Students who differ in terms of religion, politics, or personal values • Over half (56%) of UK students • Two-thirds (67%) of students at other doctoral/research extensive institutions

  4. To what extent has your experience at UK contributed to your understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds? (N=151) Source: National Survey of Student Engagement, 2000-2001

  5. To what extent does UK emphasize encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds? (N=151) Note: Differences are significant at p<.001. Source: National Survey of Student Engagement, 2000-2001

  6. Perceived Academic Climate for African-American Students at UK (Overall N=2358, African-American N=68) Note: Results are compiled from three years of surveys Source: Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results for 1999, 2000, 2001

  7. Perceived Academic Climate for Women at UK Source: Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results for 2001

  8. Perceived Social Climate for African-American Students at UK (Overall N=2298, African-American N=68) Note: Results are compiled from three years of surveys Source: Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results for 1999, 2000, 2001

  9. Perceived Social Climate for Women at UK Source: Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results for 2001

  10. Would You Enroll Again at UK? Source: Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results for 2001

  11. Freshman Survey Findings When asked how frequently they had worked on a high school project with a student of another race . . . • Over one-third (37%) of white students said they had ‘never’ worked with an African American student • Only 1% of African American students reported that they had ‘never’ worked with a white student

  12. Freshman Survey Findings When asked how frequently during the past year they had had a long conversation with a student of another race . . . • Less than half (40%) of white students reported conversing with an African American student on 4 or more occasions • 84% of African American students reported conversing with a white student on 4 or more occasions

  13. There is a strong commitment to racial harmony on campus. (1=not satisfied at all to 7= very satisfied) Source: Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, 1997 and 2000

  14. There is a strong commitment to racial harmony on campus. Source: Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, 1997 Note: A Gap of 1.5 or greater suggests an area of concern. A gap is defined as the difference between importance and satisfaction.

  15. Faculty…..fair/unbiased in treatment of individual students. Source: Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, 1997 Note: A Gap of 1.5 or greater suggests an area of concern. A gap is defined as the difference between importance and satisfaction.

  16. Campus is safe and secure for all students. Source: Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, 1997 Note: A Gap of 1.5 or greater suggests an area of concern. A gap is defined as the difference between importance and satisfaction.

  17. Summary • UK students are less likely than students from other doctoral institutions to converse with students who are very different from themselves (NSSE) • UK students perceive the university as not emphasizing the importance of contact with students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds (NSSE) • Female and African American alumni perceive the social climate at UK as less supportive than the overall sample of alumni (UK Alumni Survey)

  18. Summary • African American students are more likely to express concern with UK’s commitment to racial harmony on campus (Noel-Levitz Inventory) • African American freshmen are more likely to report working and conversing with whites than vice versa (New Freshman Survey) • Both African Americans and women are less likely than the overall group of respondents to believe the campus is safe and secure.

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