Beginning Friday, April 2, all faculty, staff and students鈥攊ncluding undergraduates and graduate and professional school students鈥攚ill be invited to take a confidential survey documenting sexual misconduct. The information collected in the Sexual Misconduct Survey will help 天美麻豆 foster a healthy and inclusive campus environment, says Kristi Clemens, 天美麻豆鈥檚 Title IX coordinator.
The work is led by the and is informed by the ongoing ), and the sponsored by the , undertakings aimed at preventing sexual misconduct and gender-based harassment and violence at 天美麻豆. Students took part in similar campus climate surveys in 2015 and 2017, but this is the first year that faculty and staff will be invited to participate.
鈥淭he Sexual Misconduct Survey is an important project for our community,鈥 says Clemens. 鈥淲e are hoping for a high rate of response despite the challenges we have all experienced in the past year. These data are crucial in informing the practices of the Title IX Office, the Sexual Violence Prevention Project, and a number of other areas of campus committed to reducing sexual and gender-based harassment and violence.鈥
On Friday, community members will receive an email with an individualized link to a web-based form. Participants will have three weeks, or through April 23, to complete the survey, which will take about 15 minutes. Students who complete the survey will receive a $10 Amazon gift code as additional incentive for completion. Responses to the survey are confidential.
The goal of the campus climate survey is to collect data about experiences of harm and knowledge of available resources and support services on campus, Clemens says. The Title IX office plans to send climate surveys to all student, staff, and faculty member every two years.
鈥淢y request to the community is please respond to the survey when you receive it, even if you haven鈥檛 experienced sexual or gender-based misconduct,鈥 says Clemens. 鈥淭his data is incredibly useful in determining the next steps for the office, to identify where we could be providing better service, and in helping us understand what鈥檚 happening within our community.鈥
Questions about the survey can be sent to Clemens at kristi.l.clemens@dartmouth.edu. For links to past climate surveys, visit the Title IX Office .
William Platt can be reached at william.c.platt@dartmouth.edu
