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Reminder: Deadline for CALS Climate Survey extended to Jan. 26

The CALS Climate Survey deadline has been extended to Sunday, January 26, at 11:59pm CST. In following up with various departments, units and groups recently, it’s become clear the CALS community would benefit from having some more time to complete the survey. ODEI would like to thank you to those who provided this invaluable feedback. For those who have not yet completed the survey, please know the ODEI team continues to be available to answer questions.

Key points to keep in mind about the climate survey: 

  • The current response rate for the survey is 25%. ODEI is hoping that the extended deadline will bring us closer to comparable CALS and campus surveys, including the 2020 CALS climate survey (46%), 2022 Staff Climate Survey (38%), 2022 Faculty Worklife Survey (53.5%) and the 2021 Student Campus Climate Survey (28%).
  • Confidentiality is a priority. ODEI has received many questions about survey confidentiality. Data will only be reported in the aggregate, never for an individual. For analysis and reporting purposes, your answers will be combined with those from participants across the college and within your unit in a way that will not allow you to be identified. Also, the minimum reporting threshold will be 10 people, which should further protect the confidentiality of respondents.
  • Open-ended responses will be sorted into themes. Direct quotes, specific narratives, etc. will not be shared. If you are interested in learning more about reporting incidents, please contact the ODEI team at odei@cals.wisc.edu
  • You do not need to finish the survey in one sitting. Everyone received a unique survey link from the UW Survey Center. This allows someone to start and restart the questionnaire as their schedule allows.

If you have additional questions, please contact CALS ODEI at odei@cals.wisc.edu. More information about the survey can also be found on their website. To complete the survey, check your inbox for an email with “2024 CALS Climate Survey” in the subject line to find your unique link. If you cannot find your email with your link, contact Nathan Jones with the Survey Center at nrjones@ssc.wisc.edu