Timeline

Belonging & Culture Survey Timeline

Spring 2022

• May: The University president and University provost charge working group co-chairs to lead planning, development, and implementation of the Belonging & Culture Survey.

Summer 2022

• July: The University contracts with Rankin Climate to facilitate the Belonging & Culture Survey.
• July: The working group co-chairs identify students, staff, and faculty to join the working group.
• August: The Belonging & Culture Survey working group convenes to begin planning the survey.

Fall 2022

• September: The University president and University provost announce the launch of the Belonging & Culture Survey initiative through an all-University email letter.
• October: Rankin Climate conducts multiple focus groups comprised of students, staff, and faculty from key BU communities; their honest feedback will guide the creation of the Belonging & Culture Survey.
• November: Survey development begins.
• December: The survey is finalized.

Spring 2023

• February 21: The Belonging & Culture Survey launches University-wide to all students, staff, and faculty.
• February 22: Launch Party! GSU Metcalf Hall, 9 am-5 pm.
• April 7: The survey closes.
• April: Survey response data coding by Rankin Climate begins.
• May: Data analysis and interpretation by Rankin Climate begins.

Summer 2023

• July–August: The survey results report is developed by Rankin Climate.

Fall 2023

• October: The survey results report is presented and published to the BU community.
• October–December: Action items based on the survey report are determined and published; a change management and accountability road map is created.