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Faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) 2024 to help us understand your lived experience at UBC, as we prepare to refresh our existing wellbeing strategy. Your insights will have a direct impact on how our community members work, learn, and enjoy our campuses for years to come.
The CCWS is a comprehensive, voluntary, and confidential online survey that assesses the health and wellbeing status of students, faculty, and staff in the post-secondary sector. The survey consists of validated measures used in existing Canadian health surveys and it will take 15-20 minutes to complete. All responses will be anonymous and confidential. Results of the survey will be reported in statistically aggregated form only; it is not possible for UBC or CCWS to identify individual faculty and staff.
The survey deadline is May 17. You can access the survey at https://pair.ubc.ca/surveys/ccws-staff-faculty/
Please note student employees are asked not to take this survey as they received the separate CCWS for students in March.
Why should faculty and staff participate?
This survey will help determine where our wellbeing efforts are working and where we still have work to do. It will also allow us to compare the experience of UBC faculty and staff with other major universities across Canada, giving us a shared framework to inform larger, system-wide changes across higher education.
Our adoption of the Okanagan Charter, almost 10 years ago, strengthened our commitment to embedding the health and wellbeing of people, places, and the planet into the fabric of our institution. By understanding the experience of the people who teach, research, and work at UBC, we can ensure we continue to meet and improve on those commitments.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide valuable feedback.
Additional data security information
Your data will be collected anonymously, encrypted, password-protected, and stored on a computer in a secure UBC location. If you have any questions about this research project or how we plan to use the results, please contact the local principal investigator Dr. Stephanie McKeown, Chief Institutional Research Officer at stephanie.mckeown@ubc.ca
More information about the CCWS is available at https://www.ccws-becc.ca/
Adam Charania
Interim Vice-President, Human Resources
Alexandra Bayne
Managing Director, Human Resources, UBC Okanagan
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