Keirns, Tracy A.

McKinley, Sean Patrick

Smith, Andrew E.

The UNH Survey Center

English

UNH Scholars' Repository

University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository The Sustainability Institute Research Institutes, Centers and Programs 8-2017 The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Knowledge and Perspectives Survey Summary Findings - 2017 Sean Patrick McKinley University of New Hampshire, Durham Tracy A. Keirns University of New Hampshire, Durham, Tracy.Keirns@unh.edu Andrew E. Smith The UNH Survey Center Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/sustainability Recommended Citation McKinley, Sean Patrick; Keirns, Tracy A.; Smith, Andrew E.; and The UNH Survey Center, "The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Knowledge and Perspectives Survey Summary Findings - 2017" (2017). The Sustainability Institute. 68. https://scholars.unh.edu/sustainability/68 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Research Institutes, Centers and Programs at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Sustainability Institute by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu. The	University	of	New	HampshireSustainability	Knowledge	and	PerspectivesSurvey	Summary	Findings	-	2017Prepared	by:Sean	P.	McKinley,	M.A.Tracy	Keirns,	Ph.D.Andrew	E.	Smith,	Ph.D.The	Survey	CenterUniversity	of	New	HampshireAugust,	20171As a land- sea- and space-grant university, sustainability is rooted in the University of New Hampshire's 150-year history. Sustainability is a core value of UNH and isbased upon a holisƟc framework that integrates the principles of environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic vitality to meet our present needswhile ensuring the ability of future generaƟons to meet their needs. At its core, sustainability is a colecƟve commitment to human dignity for al people andecological interity in al places.The University of New Hampshire Sustainability InsƟtute, Human Resources, and Community, Equity, and Diversity worked together with the UNH Survey Center toconduct an integrated survey of UNH faculty and staff members to beƩer understand their knowledge and perspecƟves on a broad set of quesƟons related tosustainability. The survey was conducted to help guide the University's sustainability efforts moving forward.MethodologyResponse	RatePresident Huddleston sent out an email invitaƟon to complete the online survey to 3,186 UNH faculty and staff members in April 2017. Overal, 1,263 UNH faculty andstaff members responded to the survey, yielding a response rate of 40%. This is considered a high response rate for a survey of this type.Survey	SectionsIncluded in the survey were quesƟons related to awareness of sustainability on campus, sustainability culture and behaviors, employee saƟsfacƟon, and campusclimate. By campus climate we mean the current aƫtudes, behaviors, and standards of employees and students concerning the access for, inclusion of, and level ofrespect for individual and group needs, abiliƟes, and potenƟal.Background2Demographic	Proϐile	of	Respondents0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%COLAOtherEn. Man./President's/Provost’s OfficeCHHSCOLSACEPSBusiness AffairsITAdvancementCooperative ExtensionEOSVice Pres for Finance & Admin OfficePAULLibraryUNH ManchesterUNH School of LawAthleticsGraduate School/CarseyCommunity, Equity and Diversity13%12%10%9%8%6%6%6%5%4%4%4%4%3%2%2%1%1%1%Survey20%25%40%7%9%PopulaƟonPATOperating Staff (OS)Tenure Track FacultyOther FacultyAAUP Lecturer FacultyOther0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%1%1%2%2%3%2%5%2%5%4%1%5%7%7%8%8%3%20%14%PopulaƟonColege,	school	or	department	work	or	teach	inPrimary	Position	at	UNHThere are no significant demographic differences between the survey populaƟonand the UNH populaƟon as a whole. PopulaƟon demographic data is current as ofApril 25, 2017. 2%17%25%43%5%8%Survey333%60%6%Survey29%29%21%16%5%Survey20%25%18%16%11%10%Survey43%57%PopulaƟonGenderFemaleMalePrefer not to say/Transgender27%26%22%17%7%PopulaƟonAge18 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 and older21%26%16%17%10%10%PopulaƟonLess than 1 year1 to 2 years3 to 5 years6 to 10 years11 to 20 yearsMore than 20 yearsYears	Employed	at	UNHDemographic	Proϐile	ContinuedPrimary	Campus2% 5%91%2%Survey2%95%3%PopulaƟonUNH DurhamUNH ManchesterConcord (Law School)Other Location4A large majority of UNH faculty and staff agree that sustainability includes cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Those who do not agree clearlystated their opposiƟon in their open-ended responses.Nearly al UNH faculty and staff members say sustainability is important to them personaly and professionaly, but less than half say their lifestyle has becomemore sustainable since working at UNH and only one in eight say they considered sustainability when they chose to work at UNH.UNH faculty and staff members express very high interest in individual sustainability issues. They express the greatest interest in access to healthcare, renewableenergy, and human rights.MajoriƟes of UNH faculty and staff members always or most of the Ɵme pracƟce personal sustainability habits such as recycling, turning off lights, and using areuseable liquid container. Few engage in more interpersonal acƟviƟes such as contacƟng their representaƟves about issues they feel strongly about,university-wide gatherings to facilitate posiƟve change, or events on sustainability issues.Most UNH faculty and staff members say they are proud to work at UNH (86%), that UNH encourages sustainability (86%), and that they would recommendworking at UNH to their friends (82%).More than two-thirds of UNH faculty and staff members say they are comfortable or very comfortable with the climate in their department/work unit (71%) andwith the campus climate at UNH (68%). FiŌeen percent are uncomfortable or very uncomfortable with the campus climate in their department/work unit while10% feel the same about UNH as a whole.Eighty-one percent of UNH faculty and staff are saƟsfied or very saƟsfied with their job at UNH and only 7% say they dissaƟsfied or very dissaƟsfied. Sixty percentare saƟsfied or very saƟsfied with their ability to express concerns about important topics or bring their ideas to their work place at UNH while only 18% aredissaƟsfied or very dissaƟsfied.Highlights	of	Key	Findings•••••••••••••••50% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%In Fal 2017, UNH wil launch program guaranteeing freetuition to NH Pel grants studentsMajority of energy used at UNH's Durham campus comesfrom methane and smal hydro dams in NEUNH reduced carbon footprint by 30% over the past 15years, getting closer to 50% goalUNH largest public transit provider in New HampshireUNH ranked second among 300 N.A. universities in ecologyproductivityUNH only place in state to have 3-Star Green ratedrestaurantsUNH's purchasing office guidance on best value for goodsand services includes sustainability13%22%27%43%46%52%52%19%23%41%29%28%25%31%35%32%26%20%16%15%13%34%22%10%6%8%7%4%Figure 1: How much have you heard about each of the folowing UNH sustainability initiatives?A Great Deal A Fair Amount Only a Little Nothing at AlKey	TakeawaysKnowledge of UNH Sustainability efforts is mixed. The Granite Guarantee and UNH's renewable energy work are best known whereas our sustainable diningcommitments and procurement support are less wel known.Knowledge	of	Sustainability	at	UNH60% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%Sustainability includes cultural, social, environmental, and economic factorsThrough my work, I feel empowered to contribute to sustainability at UNHMy lifestyle has become more sustainable since working at UNHI considered sustainability when I chose to work at UNH 20%10%12%33%31%39%34%31%38%31%60%17%14%9%Figure 2: Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the folowing statements..Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Disagree nor AgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeDon't KnowKey	TakeawaysThe majority (91%) of UNH faculty and staff agree that sustainability includes cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors and about half of UNH faculty andstaff members agree that they feel empowered to contribute to sustainability at UNH and that their lifestyle has become more sustainable since working at UNH.Habits	and	Perspectives	Regarding	Sustainability0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%Recycle (e.g. paper, plastic, glass)Turn off lights (when leave a room)Use a reusable water bottle, coffee container, etc.Recycle electronicsUse water refil stationsMake food choices with broader impacts in mindWhen I feel strongly about an issue, I contact local, state or nationalrepresentatives about itParticipate in university-wide councils, forums, and other types of gatheringsto facilitate positive change on campus33%37%13%13%26%35%38%20%12%25%33%39%30%25%30%13%10%71%60%47%43%43%17%9%7%6%8%8%6%9%5%Figure 3: How often do you engage in the folowing activities?AlwaysMost of the TimeAbout Half the TimeSometimesNeverNot ApplicableKey	TakeawaysNearly al UNH faculty and staff pracƟce recycling, turn off lights when they leave a room, and use a reusable water boƩle. Fewer faculty and staff members contactlocal, state, or naƟonal representaƟves when they feel strongly about an issue or parƟcipate in gatherings to facilitate posiƟve change on campus.70%20%40%60%80%100%75% 72% 72% 71%66% 65% 64% 63% 63% 63% 62%55%51%Key	TakeawaysUNH faculty and staff members express very high interest in a wide range of sustainability issues, especialy access to healthcare, climate change, renewable energy,and human rights.Figure 4: Rate your level of interest in the folowing sustainability issues..Responded "Very Interested"Interest	in	Sustainability	IssuesAccess to healthcareClimate changeRenewable energyHuman rightsAir polutionRacial equalityHabitat destructionDiscriminationFood securityPovertyDemocracyWaste managementBiodiversityagricultureanimalsareascampuschangecleancommunityconservationculturaleconomic educationenergyfamilyfood freegenderglobalgreen healthhumanjustjusticeland livingmanagementpaypeoplepolutionproductspublicqualityrecyclingresourcesrightssecuritysocialstudentssustainablewastewaterworkFigure 5: World Cloud - Is there another sustainability issue that is of interest to you?8Key	TakeawaysMost UNH faculty and staff members agree that they are proud to work at UNH, that UNH encourages sustainability, and that they would recommend working atUNH to their friends.Faculty and staff are slightly less likely to agree that the university understands the value of a diverse workforce/community, that overal staff morale is good withintheir unit/department, that overal morale is good at UNH, or that they feel informed about what is going on at the university.Working	at	UNH0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%I am proud to work at UNHUNH encourages sustainabilityI would recommend working at UNH tomy friendsThe university understands the value ofa diverse workforce/communityOveral, staff morale is good within myunit/departmentOveral, morale is good at UNHI feel informed about what is going on atthe university13%11%13%10%11%12%17%16%22%24%42%50%43%48%41%47%47%44%36%39%24%26%13%13%4%5%3%3%7%Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Disagree nor AgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeDon't KnowFigure 6: Please tel us whether you agree with the folowing statements about the work climate at UNHKey	TakeawaysMore than seven in ten UNH faculty and staff members say they are very comfortable or comfortable with the climate in their department/work unit and more thantwo in three are very comfortable or comfortable with the climate at UNH. Few say they are uncomfortable or very uncomfortable in their department/work unit orat UNH overal.UNH Faculty & Staff 12%14%43%28% 3%Figure 7: Overal, how comfortable are you with the climate in your department/work unit?0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%UNH Faculty & Staff 22%54%14% 8%Figure 8: Overal, how comfortable are you with the climate at UNH?Very ComfortableComfortableNeither Uncomfortable nor ComfortableUncomfortableVery Uncomfortable90% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%UNH Faculty & Staff 11%49%32% 6%Very SatisfiedSatisfiedNeither Dissatisfied nor SatisfiedDissatisfiedVery DissatisfiedKey	TakeawaysEighty-one percent of UNH faculty and staff members are saƟsfied or very saƟsfied in general with their job at UNH.Figure 9: How satisfied or dissatisfied are you, in general, with your job at UNH?0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%UNH Faculty & Staff 42% 13%22%18% 5%Figure 10: How satisfied or dissatisfied are you, in general, with the ability to express concerns about important topics or bring your ideas toyour work place at UNH?0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%Compensation and benefit packageWorking with studentsWorking in a campus environmentSense of communityWorking on impactful issuesOutdoor amenitiesOtherNone of the Above 0%16%11%37%37%50%53%62%Figure 11: Please select up to three attributes you value from the folowing listSelect up to threeKey	TakeawaysSixty percent of UNH faculty and staff members are saƟsfied or very saƟsfied with their ability to express concerns about important topics or bring their ideas to theirwork place at UNH.Key	TakeawaysWhen asked to select up to three aƩributes they value working at UNH, faculty and staff selected compensaƟon, working with students, and working in a campusenvironment as their top three. Smaler numbers selected a sense of community, working on impacƞul issues, outdoor ameniƟes, a good work/life balance, theirimpact on students or their field, or their coleagues.100% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%UNH Faculty & Staff 24%25%36% 2%3%3%7%Key	TakeawaysAmong those UNH faculty and staff members who shared their thoughts, the most common responses primarily menƟon environmental factors,greater communicaƟon or engagement from the university, social or jusƟce factors, or economic factors.EnvironmentalGreater Communication/EngagementSocial/JusticeReduce Scope of Sustainability DefinitionEconomicsOtherDon't KnowFigure 12: Please share your thoughts on how UNH can improve our sustainability efforts regarding education, research, andpractice across our three campuses (coded)11A	Few	Select	QuotesRegarding CommunicaƟons:"More communicaƟons about Sustainability efforts on campus.""The focus on sustainability or maybe the communicaƟon about it has dwindled and I think we need to see more communicaƟons..""We could make efforts to beƩer the educaƟon about what sustainability realy means""The constant PR machine churning out the 'branding' message of UNH makes the whole effort at 'sustainability' seem phony..One clear element ofthis is the turning of 'sustainability' into what amounts to a progressive poliƟcal plaƞorm that, somehow, now includes things like 'democracy' and'discriminaƟon' and 'racial inequality.' Nobody is against democracy or for discriminaƟon or racial inequality. But, the insistence that these topicsare part of 'sustainability' makes the whole project poliƟcaly suspect.""I feel the broad inclusion of so much under the term 'sustainability' makes it somewhat meaningless. It's everything and that threatens to make itnothing. I believe it should be focused more on environmental issues."Waste recycling:"Need consistent info about recycling. The signage and bins on campus have no consistency.""There are 'rumors' that the cleaning company (are they affiliated with UNH? I have no idea..) dump recycling and trash into the same bins..I havealways wondered if that is true."Academics:"Create incenƟves/remove barriers for working across coleges."Human Resources:"Encourage more cross-integraƟon with campus professionals - a blending of academics with operaƟons, for instance, as wel as a general increasein opportunity for encouraging the blending of staff interacƟons at al levels of leadership for networking, regardless of department or job. Despiteperceived differences, the things we have in common as human beings give spark to ideas for colaboraƟon and strong foundaƟons for ideas.""More internal communicaƟon and expectaƟon that supervisors wil embrace and pass down to the staff for cross-campus communicaƟon."12New UNH Sustainability landing page has been launched (July, 2017)(hƩp:///www.unh.edu/main/sustainability)Fal UNH Magazine wil feature sustainability (8/31)Develop long-range communicaƟons plan to accurately and authenƟcaly tel UNH's sustainability story (November, 2017)New Sustainability Professional Development module is now available for staff and faculty (August, 2017)(hƩps://sustainableunh.unh.edu/professional-development)New Green Office program is being roled out across UNH (Fal, 2017)(hƩps://sustainableunh.unh.edu/green-office-program)Al three UNH campuses wil be engaged in a colecƟve sustainability visioning iniƟaƟve (2017-2018)Significant resources are being commiƩed to zero-waste efforts (Fal, 2017)Data from this survey wil inform the PresidenƟal Task Force on Climate (September, 2017)A task force was formed in March to develop a comprehensive climate survey (Fal, 2018)Next	Steps••••••••••••Immediate acƟon steps in response to this survey and other engagement acƟviƟes:AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank al of the staff and faculty who parƟcipated in the survey. The colecƟve input alows us to gain insight into important issues on campus andhelps us focus energy to conƟnue to make UNH a beƩer university and employer.13

The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Knowledge and Perspectives Survey Summary Findings - 2017

University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire 
University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 
The Sustainability Institute Research Institutes, Centers and Programs 
8-2017 
The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Knowledge and 
Perspectives Survey Summary Findings - 2017 
Sean Patrick McKinley 
University of New Hampshire, Durham 
Tracy A. Keirns 
University of New Hampshire, Durham, Tracy.Keirns@unh.edu 
Andrew E. Smith 
The UNH Survey Center 
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/sustainability 
Recommended Citation 
McKinley, Sean Patrick; Keirns, Tracy A.; Smith, Andrew E.; and The UNH Survey Center, "The University of 
New Hampshire Sustainability Knowledge and Perspectives Survey Summary Findings - 2017" (2017). 
The Sustainability Institute. 68. 
https://scholars.unh.edu/sustainability/68 
This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Research Institutes, Centers and Programs at 
University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Sustainability Institute 
by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please 
contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu. 
The	University	of	New	Hampshire
Sustainability	Knowledge	and	Perspectives
Survey	Summary	Findings	-	2017
Prepared	by:
Sean	P.	McKinley,	M.A.
Tracy	Keirns,	Ph.D.
Andrew	E.	Smith,	Ph.D.
The	Survey	Center
University	of	New	Hampshire
August,	2017
1
As a land- sea- and space-grant university, sustainability is rooted in the University of New Hampshire's 150-year history. Sustainability is a core value of UNH and is
based upon a holisc framework that integrates the principles of environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic vitality to meet our present needs
while ensuring the ability of future generaons to meet their needs. At its core, sustainability is a colecve commitment to human dignity for al people and
ecological interity in al places.
The University of New Hampshire Sustainability Instute, Human Resources, and Community, Equity, and Diversity worked together with the UNH Survey Center to
conduct an integrated survey of UNH faculty and staff members to beer understand their knowledge and perspecves on a broad set of quesons related to
sustainability. The survey was conducted to help guide the University's sustainability efforts moving forward.
Methodology
Response	Rate
President Huddleston sent out an email invitaon to complete the online survey to 3,186 UNH faculty and staff members in April 2017. Overal, 1,263 UNH faculty and
staff members responded to the survey, yielding a response rate of 40%. This is considered a high response rate for a survey of this type.
Survey	Sections
Included in the survey were quesons related to awareness of sustainability on campus, sustainability culture and behaviors, employee sasfacon, and campus
climate. By campus climate we mean the current a tudes, behaviors, and standards of employees and students concerning the access for, inclusion of, and level of
respect for individual and group needs, abilies, and potenal.
Background
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Demographic	Proile	of	Respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
COLA
Other
En. Man./President's/Provost’s Office
CHHS
COLSA
CEPS
Business Affairs
IT
Advancement
Cooperative Extension
EOS
Vice Pres for Finance & Admin Office
PAUL
Library
UNH Manchester
UNH School of Law
Athletics
Graduate School/Carsey
Community, Equity and Diversity
13%
12%
10%
9%
8%
6%
6%
6%
5%
4%
4%
4%
4%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
Survey
20%
25%
40%
7%
9%
Populaon
PAT
Operating Staff (OS)
Tenure Track Faculty
Other Faculty
AAUP Lecturer Faculty
Other
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
1%
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7%
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3%
20%
14%
Populaon
Colege,	school	or	department	work	or	teach	in
Primary	Position	at	UNH
There are no significant demographic differences between the survey populaon
and the UNH populaon as a whole. Populaon demographic data is current as of
April 25, 2017. 2%
17%
25%
43%
5%
8%
Survey
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33%
60%
6%
Survey
29%
29%
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5%
Survey
20%
25%
18%
16%
11%
10%
Survey
43%
57%
Populaon
Gender
Female
Male
Prefer not to say/Transgender
27%
26%
22%
17%
7%
Populaon
Age
18 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 and older
21%
26%
16%
17%
10%
10%
Populaon
Less than 1 year
1 to 2 years
3 to 5 years
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
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Years	Employed	at	UNH
Demographic	Proile	Continued
Primary	Campus
2% 5%
91%
2%
Survey
2%
95%
3%
Populaon
UNH Durham
UNH Manchester
Concord (Law School)
Other Location
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A large majority of UNH faculty and staff agree that sustainability includes cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Those who do not agree clearly
stated their opposion in their open-ended responses.
Nearly al UNH faculty and staff members say sustainability is important to them personaly and professionaly, but less than half say their lifestyle has become
more sustainable since working at UNH and only one in eight say they considered sustainability when they chose to work at UNH.
UNH faculty and staff members express very high interest in individual sustainability issues. They express the greatest interest in access to healthcare, renewable
energy, and human rights.
Majories of UNH faculty and staff members always or most of the me pracce personal sustainability habits such as recycling, turning off lights, and using a
reuseable liquid container. Few engage in more interpersonal acvies such as contacng their representaves about issues they feel strongly about,
university-wide gatherings to facilitate posive change, or events on sustainability issues.
Most UNH faculty and staff members say they are proud to work at UNH (86%), that UNH encourages sustainability (86%), and that they would recommend
working at UNH to their friends (82%).
More than two-thirds of UNH faculty and staff members say they are comfortable or very comfortable with the climate in their department/work unit (71%) and
with the campus climate at UNH (68%). Fieen percent are uncomfortable or very uncomfortable with the campus climate in their department/work unit while
10% feel the same about UNH as a whole.
Eighty-one percent of UNH faculty and staff are sasfied or very sasfied with their job at UNH and only 7% say they dissasfied or very dissasfied. Sixty percent
are sasfied or very sasfied with their ability to express concerns about important topics or bring their ideas to their work place at UNH while only 18% are
dissasfied or very dissasfied.
Highlights	of	Key	Findings
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In Fal 2017, UNH wil launch program guaranteeing free
tuition to NH Pel grants students
Majority of energy used at UNH's Durham campus comes
from methane and smal hydro dams in NE
UNH reduced carbon footprint by 30% over the past 15
years, getting closer to 50% goal
UNH largest public transit provider in New Hampshire
UNH ranked second among 300 N.A. universities in ecology
productivity
UNH only place in state to have 3-Star Green rated
restaurants
UNH's purchasing office guidance on best value for goods
and services includes sustainability
13%
22%
27%
43%
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52%
52%
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Figure 1: How much have you heard about each of the folowing UNH sustainability initiatives?
A Great Deal A Fair Amount Only a Little Nothing at Al
Key	Takeaways
Knowledge of UNH Sustainability efforts is mixed. The Granite Guarantee and UNH's renewable energy work are best known whereas our sustainable dining
commitments and procurement support are less wel known.
Knowledge	of	Sustainability	at	UNH
6
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Sustainability includes cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
Through my work, I feel empowered to contribute to sustainability at UNH
My lifestyle has become more sustainable since working at UNH
I considered sustainability when I chose to work at UNH 20%
10%
12%
33%
31%
39%
34%
31%
38%
31%
60%
17%
14%
9%
Figure 2: Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the folowing statements..
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Disagree nor Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Key	Takeaways
The majority (91%) of UNH faculty and staff agree that sustainability includes cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors and about half of UNH faculty and
staff members agree that they feel empowered to contribute to sustainability at UNH and that their lifestyle has become more sustainable since working at UNH.
Habits	and	Perspectives	Regarding	Sustainability
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Recycle (e.g. paper, plastic, glass)
Turn off lights (when leave a room)
Use a reusable water bottle, coffee container, etc.
Recycle electronics
Use water refil stations
Make food choices with broader impacts in mind
When I feel strongly about an issue, I contact local, state or national
representatives about it
Participate in university-wide councils, forums, and other types of gatherings
to facilitate positive change on campus
33%
37%
13%
13%
26%
35%
38%
20%
12%
25%
33%
39%
30%
25%
30%
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10%
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60%
47%
43%
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5%
Figure 3: How often do you engage in the folowing activities?
Always
Most of the Time
About Half the Time
Sometimes
Never
Not Applicable
Key	Takeaways
Nearly al UNH faculty and staff pracce recycling, turn off lights when they leave a room, and use a reusable water bole. Fewer faculty and staff members contact
local, state, or naonal representaves when they feel strongly about an issue or parcipate in gatherings to facilitate posive change on campus.
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66% 65% 64% 63% 63% 63% 62%
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Key	Takeaways
UNH faculty and staff members express very high interest in a wide range of sustainability issues, especialy access to healthcare, climate change, renewable energy,
and human rights.
Figure 4: Rate your level of interest in the folowing sustainability issues..
Responded "Very Interested"
Interest	in	Sustainability	Issues
Access to healthcare
Climate change
Renewable energy
Human rights
Air polution
Racial equality
Habitat destruction
Discrimination
Food security
Poverty
Democracy
Waste management
Biodiversity
agriculture
animals
areas
campus
change
clean
community
conservation
cultural
economic education
energy
family
food free
gender
global
green health
human
just
justice
land living
management
pay
people
polution
productspublic
quality
recycling
resources
rights
security
social
students
sustainable
waste
water
work
Figure 5: World Cloud - Is there another sustainability issue that is of interest to you?
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Key	Takeaways
Most UNH faculty and staff members agree that they are proud to work at UNH, that UNH encourages sustainability, and that they would recommend working at
UNH to their friends.
Faculty and staff are slightly less likely to agree that the university understands the value of a diverse workforce/community, that overal staff morale is good within
their unit/department, that overal morale is good at UNH, or that they feel informed about what is going on at the university.
Working	at	UNH
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
I am proud to work at UNH
UNH encourages sustainability
I would recommend working at UNH to
my friends
The university understands the value of
a diverse workforce/community
Overal, staff morale is good within my
unit/department
Overal, morale is good at UNH
I feel informed about what is going on at
the university
13%
11%
13%
10%
11%
12%
17%
16%
22%
24%
42%
50%
43%
48%
41%
47%
47%
44%
36%
39%
24%
26%
13%
13%
4%
5%
3%
3%
7%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Disagree nor Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Figure 6: Please tel us whether you agree with the folowing statements about the work climate at UNH
Key	Takeaways
More than seven in ten UNH faculty and staff members say they are very comfortable or comfortable with the climate in their department/work unit and more than
two in three are very comfortable or comfortable with the climate at UNH. Few say they are uncomfortable or very uncomfortable in their department/work unit or
at UNH overal.
UNH Faculty & Staff 12%14%43%28% 3%
Figure 7: Overal, how comfortable are you with the climate in your department/work unit?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
UNH Faculty & Staff 22%54%14% 8%
Figure 8: Overal, how comfortable are you with the climate at UNH?
Very Comfortable
Comfortable
Neither Uncomfortable nor Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Very Uncomfortable
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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
UNH Faculty & Staff 11%49%32% 6%
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neither Dissatisfied nor Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Key	Takeaways
Eighty-one percent of UNH faculty and staff members are sasfied or very sasfied in general with their job at UNH.
Figure 9: How satisfied or dissatisfied are you, in general, with your job at UNH?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
UNH Faculty & Staff 42% 13%22%18% 5%
Figure 10: How satisfied or dissatisfied are you, in general, with the ability to express concerns about important topics or bring your ideas to
your work place at UNH?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
Compensation and benefit package
Working with students
Working in a campus environment
Sense of community
Working on impactful issues
Outdoor amenities
Other
None of the Above 0%
16%
11%
37%
37%
50%
53%
62%
Figure 11: Please select up to three attributes you value from the folowing list
Select up to three
Key	Takeaways
Sixty percent of UNH faculty and staff members are sasfied or very sasfied with their ability to express concerns about important topics or bring their ideas to their
work place at UNH.
Key	Takeaways
When asked to select up to three aributes they value working at UNH, faculty and staff selected compensaon, working with students, and working in a campus
environment as their top three. Smaler numbers selected a sense of community, working on impacul issues, outdoor amenies, a good work/life balance, their
impact on students or their field, or their coleagues.
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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
UNH Faculty & Staff 24%25%36% 2%3%3%7%
Key	Takeaways
Among those UNH faculty and staff members who shared their thoughts, the most common responses primarily menon environmental factors,
greater communicaon or engagement from the university, social or jusce factors, or economic factors.
Environmental
Greater Communication/Engagement
Social/Justice
Reduce Scope of Sustainability Definition
Economics
Other
Don't Know
Figure 12: Please share your thoughts on how UNH can improve our sustainability efforts regarding education, research, and
practice across our three campuses (coded)
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A	Few	Select	Quotes
Regarding Communicaons:
"More communicaons about Sustainability efforts on campus."
"The focus on sustainability or maybe the communicaon about it has dwindled and I think we need to see more communicaons.."
"We could make efforts to beer the educaon about what sustainability realy means"
"The constant PR machine churning out the 'branding' message of UNH makes the whole effort at 'sustainability' seem phony..One clear element of
this is the turning of 'sustainability' into what amounts to a progressive polical plaorm that, somehow, now includes things like 'democracy' and
'discriminaon' and 'racial inequality.' Nobody is against democracy or for discriminaon or racial inequality. But, the insistence that these topics
are part of 'sustainability' makes the whole project policaly suspect."
"I feel the broad inclusion of so much under the term 'sustainability' makes it somewhat meaningless. It's everything and that threatens to make it
nothing. I believe it should be focused more on environmental issues."
Waste recycling:
"Need consistent info about recycling. The signage and bins on campus have no consistency."
"There are 'rumors' that the cleaning company (are they affiliated with UNH? I have no idea..) dump recycling and trash into the same bins..I have
always wondered if that is true."
Academics:
"Create incenves/remove barriers for working across coleges."
Human Resources:
"Encourage more cross-integraon with campus professionals - a blending of academics with operaons, for instance, as wel as a general increase
in opportunity for encouraging the blending of staff interacons at al levels of leadership for networking, regardless of department or job. Despite
perceived differences, the things we have in common as human beings give spark to ideas for colaboraon and strong foundaons for ideas."
"More internal communicaon and expectaon that supervisors wil embrace and pass down to the staff for cross-campus communicaon."
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New UNH Sustainability landing page has been launched (July, 2017)
(hp:///www.unh.edu/main/sustainability)
Fal UNH Magazine wil feature sustainability (8/31)
Develop long-range communicaons plan to accurately and authencaly tel UNH's sustainability story (November, 2017)
New Sustainability Professional Development module is now available for staff and faculty (August, 2017)
(hps://sustainableunh.unh.edu/professional-development)
New Green Office program is being roled out across UNH (Fal, 2017)
(hps://sustainableunh.unh.edu/green-office-program)
Al three UNH campuses wil be engaged in a colecve sustainability visioning iniave (2017-2018)
Significant resources are being commied to zero-waste efforts (Fal, 2017)
Data from this survey wil inform the Presidenal Task Force on Climate (September, 2017)
A task force was formed in March to develop a comprehensive climate survey (Fal, 2018)
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Immediate acon steps in response to this survey and other engagement acvies:
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank al of the staff and faculty who parcipated in the survey. The colecve input alows us to gain insight into important issues on campus and
helps us focus energy to connue to make UNH a beer university and employer.
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