[All_staff] Message from Bob McKeown, Acting Director: Diversity and Inclusion Climate Survey Results

[Pat Stroop]

Dear Colleagues,

Last Fall you were asked to participate in a Diversity and Inclusion 
(D&I) Climate Survey.  This survey was a follow-up to the one performed 
in 2014, and serves as a measure on our performance as we have worked 
over the last 18 months to develop our Integrated D&I Management 
System.  I’m happy to share the results of that survey with you.

First, let me say that I am especially pleased at the level of 
participation in the survey.  In 2014, 315 employees, 44% of the 
eligible population, took the survey.  In 2016, 471 of you, or 64% of 
our population, took the survey.  We also had close to 100 Users 
participate in this recent survey as well.

The survey had 14 questions, and in each case a higher awareness of D&I 
issues compared to 2014 is apparent.  The level of awareness has 
increased on key topics such as the importance of diversity and 
recognition of the potential for our own biases to exist. The results 
are encouraging, and are attached for your information and hopefully 
discussion.

The results of the survey have been briefed to the D&I Council and Lab 
Leadership and a few actions have been identified.  The next step is to 
reach out the those of you who volunteered to be part of focus groups to 
discuss identified areas in more detail and explore solutions. We will 
also share the results with the Users Group Board of Directors.  Last 
Fall we held training on "Barrier to Communication" for all supervisors; 
we are going to make this training available to all of you as well.

Finally, we will reach out to an external organization to provide us 
suggestions on how we can continue to make Jefferson Lab an open and 
inclusive work environment.

I look forward to continued good efforts in this area.

    - Bob McKeown, Acting Lab Director



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