Life | Our DCU Framework at a Glance
The OUR DCU framework has five pillars:
Culture: Emphasises the importance of living by DCU’s core values, integrating them into everyday practices, and fostering a sense of belonging among staff.
Connection: Focuses on facilitating opportunities for staff to come together, collaborate, and socialise, strengthening cross-campus collaboration and promoting a cohesive community.
Dialogue: Highlights the significance of open communication and information-sharing, ensuring that all voices are heard and fostering an environment of transparency and understanding.
Recognition: Acknowledges the value of appreciating staff contributions through formal and informal recognition mechanisms, promoting equality of opportunity, and encouraging behaviours that demonstrate respect and gratitude.
Wellbeing: Prioritises the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of staff by implementing policies and practices that support work-life balance, providing support services, and promoting initiatives that enhance overall well-being.
Background to Our DCU
In recent years, DCU has undergone a remarkable period of expansion, marked by a significant increase in both staff and student numbers and the establishment of a multi-campus environment.
Against this backdrop, DCU People spearheaded comprehensive consultation initiatives in 2018 and again in 2022. These efforts encompassed a series of workshops, online engagement/discussion forums via Our DCU Fuse platform, along with Staff Engagement Surveys.
The invaluable feedback collected through these channels has been instrumental in pinpointing key focus areas for fostering a cohesive culture and community.
This collective insight has been encapsulated in Our DCU Framework and meticulously detailed in Our DCU Implementation Plan, guiding our ongoing efforts toward a shared vision of excellence.
Our DCU Staff engagement, diversity and inclusion survey 2021
The Staff Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion Survey aimed to support DCU in gaining a better understanding of the staff experience as we continue to shape the culture of the University. The survey results enabled us to benchmark and track progress and inform the actions we need to take to improve and enhance the employee experience.
The results show that there is a strong sense of optimism and pride about DCU, that staff are enthusiastic about work and belonging to DCU, but that we need to attend to and strengthen certain areas including our communication and employee wellbeing.
Overall there is a significant shift and positive improvement in a number of areas that were previously explored in the Staff Engagement Survey in 2019. Full details of the results.