Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan

Student, Academic, and Clinical Affairs accessibility, awareness of issues, and responsiveness to issues were further analyzed by class, gender, age, race, religion, LGBTQ+:

Class Year: Members of the Class of 2017 reported lower averages on Student Affairs’ responsiveness to students problems compared to the Class of 2019 (M 2017 =2.7, M 2019 =3.3, F(2, 107)=7.7, p<.00). The Class of 2017 also reported lower averages on Academic Affairs responsiveness to students problems compared to the Class of 2019 (M 2017 =2.7, M 2019 =3.2, F(2, 107)=4.0, p<.05).

Factors Predicting Overall Satisfaction and Belonging

An important question pertaining to inclusion was ‘Please indicate your level of agreement to the following statement “I feel like I am part of this College.”

A Multiple Regression Analysis was used to determine the most highly predictive factors of inclusiveness and satisfaction. A regression determines the significant predictors of a given variable. This information is helpful as it pinpoints specific target areas for improvement by importance. Results of the regression are presented below:

Table 8 . Results of Multiple Regression Analysis Predicting “I feel like I am part of this College.”*

Factor

Beta

Sig

1. My peers at SUNY take time to help me when I need it

2.3

<.05

2. I feel accepted by those around me at school

2

<.05

3. Administration/faculty at this College are genuinely concerned about my welfare.

3.1

<.05

4. Administrators/Faculty treat me fairly

.15

<.05

*F(4, 120)=47, P<.00, R 2 =.61

Results suggest that a combination of these four factors provides a strong and meaningful prediction of feeling of belonging. These 4 factors represent 61% of the variance of overall feelings of belonging. The first most predictive factor was Peers Respect What I Think, representing 45% of the variance.

Another important measure of this survey was “I like my studies.” A Multiple Regression was used to determine the factors that were most predictive of linking one’s studies.

Results of the regression are presented below:

P age | 73