What is happening as a result of the 2025 Campus Engagement Survey?
Overall Results | Institution-Wide Actions | School/Unit Actions
Overall Results
View the town hall presentation below where ModernThink Senior Consultant Rich Boyer presented the overall results to include what we heard from faculty and staff regarding our strengths and opportunities.
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Response Rate
The overall response rate for the 2025 survey was 49 percent of workgroups A and F, with more than 5,000 employees participating — the highest number of responses since the survey started in 2017. The response rate was 57 percent for staff and 48 percent for faculty.
Survey Average
The survey’s average was 71 percent positive overall, with faculty having a 69 percent positive survey average and staff a 73 percent positive.
Recognition in Great Colleges to Work For®
UAB earned a place on the Great Colleges to Work For® 2025 Honor Roll based on faculty and staff answers provided in the 2025 Campus Engagement Survey.
As an Honor Roll university, we are among the institutions who set the bar nationally for excellence in employee engagement and satisfaction. This designation reflects the extraordinary people like you who make up our special university community, as well as our shared commitment to the values we live every day.
Learn more about this recognition.
Summary Reports
View university-wide results from ModernThink that show the overall percent positive and overall percent negative responses from the 2023 and 2025 Campus Engagement Survey (requires BlazerID and password).
Institution-Wide Areas of Improvement
A critical benefit of this survey remains our ability to identify areas in which we can continue to improve the employee experience at UAB. Based on faculty and staff feedback in the 2025 Campus Engagement Survey, we are taking strategic action in the following areas: Recognition, Career Advancement, and Transparent Communication.
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Recognition
Employees want more meaningful and consistent recognition.
- Only 60 percent feel recognized for contributions.
- Just 56 percent find recognition and awards programs meaningful.
Planned Actions
- UAB HR Learning and Development provides training to leaders on how to “Make Recognition a Routine.” Leaders can join the quarterly public sessions or schedule a private workshop for their group of leaders.
- Resources will be provided to schools and units to help increase local recognition that align with university-wide programs such as the UAB Values in Action Program.
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Career Advancement
Employees express a desire for clearer pathways of advancement and opportunities for growth.
- Only 51 percent agree that advancement and promotion processes are clear
- Just 58 percent feel there are opportunities to advance at the institution
Planned Actions
- UAB HR Compensation will continue to create career ladders in addition to the current published ladders.
- UAB HR Learning & Development will collaborate with Staff Council, Access & Engagement and others to investigate how to increase mentorship opportunities for staff.
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Transparent Communication
While UAB’s overall communication scores improved in 2025, employees have expressed a desire for greater transparency in communication and opportunities for open dialogue between leaders, faculty and staff.
- 55 percent believe that changes are discussed prior to being implemented
- 62 percent agree that leadership communicates openly about important matters
Planned Actions
- Senior leadership will continue to conduct institution-wide town halls, engage in Faculty Senate & Staff Council meetings, and publish online guidance based on employee questions and feedback.
- Senior leadership will look for additional opportunities to engage with faculty and staff.
- HR Learning and Development will continue to provide leadership training to foster open dialogue.
School/Unit Goals & Actions
Senior leaders are responsible for sharing their school/unit’s results, creating actionable goals, and providing updates quarterly. Learn more on the Leader Hub.
