UCR is interested in how it can improve the workforce environment to better retain valuable faculty and staff. In 2005, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Ellen Wartella asked that a survey be conducted of all faculty and staff, and students so that the current “climate” of the campus could be measured. For faculty and staff, the survey will be designed to obtain information about how they view issues such as their work, their work environment, and their job satisfaction.

It is the goal of the survey program to obtain a better understanding of what UCR faculty and staff really think, to identify areas where UCR can improve, and to develop action plans to implement those improvements. Wonderlic Consulting, Inc., an outside survey firm, has been retained for this purpose. Surveying will be conducted on a regular basis in order to chart the progress of goals developed from survey results. Over time, additional surveys will be added to the program for new hires and separating faculty and staff.