Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.91
Liaison Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date June 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Iowa
PA-13: Assessing Employee Satisfaction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Gaby Maymi Nieblas
Intern
Office of Sustainability and the Environment
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Has the institution conducted a survey or other evaluation that allows for anonymous feedback to measure employee satisfaction and engagement during the previous three years?:
Yes

Percentage of employees assessed, directly or by representative sample:
100

A brief description of the institution’s methodology for evaluating employee satisfaction and engagement:

The "Working At Iowa" survey is an opportunity for employees to give anonymous, confidential feedback about their work experience at the University of Iowa. The survey has been administered every few years since 2006, and growth is tracked based on agreement with 20 different survey items.


A brief description of the mechanism(s) by which the institution addresses issues raised by the evaluation:

The "Working at Iowa" Survey follows an Action Planning Guide Principles: 1) Open Sharing of Results. The results are made public via the website. 2) Understanding the Data 3) Results to Action. Human resources leaders on campus are available to assist individual colleges and units in communicating and utilizing the Working at Iowa results in their respective work areas. University leaders will utilize Working at Iowa survey data to inform actions and measure progress in the UI Strategic Plan 2022-2027.


Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the employee satisfaction and engagement evaluation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

For the 2022 "Working at Iowa" survey, all faculty and staff were eligible to participate. Over 69% of faculty and staff responded - we consider this to be representative of the entire population


The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.