Campus Climate

We at Gonzaga University, use the term “campus climate” to describe the cumulative and continuing perception of the extent to which students, faculty, and staff feel safe and valued. It includes attitudes, experiences, and behaviors which affect the personal development of the campus community.

The Campus Climate Committee seeks to understand and improve campus climate, to communicate the university's commitment to intercultural understanding, and to rigorously uphold standards that support the dignity, rights, and safety of university members.

To achieve this vision, the Campus Climate Committee:

  • Uses a variety of research methods and publishes the results both to the Gonzaga community and, when appropriate, to the larger community of higher educators.
  • Endeavors to sponsor and co-sponsor on-campus initiatives related to improving campus climate
  • Serves as a resource and collaborative partner with on-campus colleagues regarding intercultural issues, including providing advice and support to the University’s educational response to hate-bias incidents

Feedback

If you have feedback for the committee on its work or issues of campus climate, please click here.



Assessment

The Campus Climate and Assessment: Going Beyond the Survey program is a committee project to evaluate our university's climate. It includes a survey of students, faculty and staff. The results of the surveys will be made available to everyone on campus and will hopefully inform policy and programs to address academic, student life and mission-driven services. If you are interested in results of the student and staff surveys, click on the links on the left.

 

Members of the Campus Climate Committee include:
Tony Andenoro, Ph.D., assistant professor of Organizational Leadership
Tracy Ellis-Ward, Director of Unity Multicultural Education Center
Father Craig Hightower, SJ, Director of University Ministry
Ryan King, Support Center Tech, CSS
Matt Lamsma, Associate Director of Residence Life
Meg Loberg, Psy.D. Staff Psychologist
Victoria Loveland, Equal Employment Officer
Sister Laura Michels, SNJM, Liturgical Coordinator, University Ministry
Molly Pepper, Ph.D., associate professor of Management
Raymond Reyes, Ph.D., Interim Director, Center for Global Engagement
Kathleen Shearer, Director of  DREAM
Sima Thorpe, Assistant Dean of Students/Director of CCASL
Linda Tredennick, Ph.D., associate professor of English
Christina Turner, senior data analyst, Institutional Research
Michelle Wheatley, Coordinator of the Cardoner Retreat and Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults