Speaker
Nola Walker
Assistant Director for Assessment for UW–Madison Libraries
Nola Walker is a member of UW–Madison’s Leadership Institute 2022 cohort, UW’s Sustainability Advisory Council, the Campus Climate Survey Task Force and an incoming Social Education Advisory member of the Wisconsin Union Board. Walker served as a data steward during the university’s first STAR Sustainability Audit, was appointed evaluator for the Critical Compensation Evaluation working group, and is a survey subject matter specialist for UW’s RFP survey software. Walker has a background in diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion within the context of federal, state and higher education compliance and evaluation. Walker serves as Coordinator for Assessment & Evaluation services for UW’s General Library System, and is a member of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Values Task Force, the Assessment Proficiencies and Inclusion Writing Team, and the Libraries Assessment Conference 2022 Steering Committee for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). In addition, Walker is a member and former chair of the UW Arboretum’s Board of Visitors and served on the Milwaukee Evaluation Board, a social justice affiliate of the American Evaluation Association. Walker earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and graduate certificates from UW–Madison. She is a certified facilitator, professional trainer, mindful compassion educator, and former environmental justice faculty with Edgewood College. She remains engaged in inclusive environmental initiatives.
Speaking in
Using Data to Inform Our Decisions: The 2021 Campus Climate Survey Task Force
UW–Madison launched the second iteration of the student Campus Climate Survey in 2021, which sought to understand students’ experiences with and perceptions of campus climate and diversity, including how people of different backgrounds and identities experience life at UW–Madison. Though the 2021 survey data was generally comparable to the 2016 data, the university found some noteworthy differences. In this session, members of the Campus Climate Survey Task Force will give an overview of the 2021 survey findings and comment on them through the lens of their role at the university.