Taking Your Campus Pulse: Effective Strategies for Assessing Campus Climate

Studying campus climate gives us insights into what we are doing well, where we’ve grown as a campus, and what we need to focus on. Campus climate studies are often not easy, so understanding the issue prior to starting is an important first step. This session will discuss varying definitions, benefits, and common concerns so that the decision to do a study is well-reasoned. Then, the session will focus on decision points, common pitfalls, steps in the process, and strategies to lay the ground work for a successful campus climate study