Editor's note: The 性行为不端气候调查 will close on April 22. 调查 是 sent to a random sample of students at all Penn State campuses; students can check their Penn State email for a link to complete the survey.
宾州大学公园. — Penn State will launch the third University-wide survey of students to gain an understanding of 他们的看法, experiences and knowledge of resources related to sexual assault and sexual harassment. 调查 is conducted by the 学生事务 Office of Research and Assessment and the results will help guide the University’s ongoing efforts to curb sexual misconduct.
On April 4, the survey will be emailed to randomly selected students at all Penn State campuses. 大约15,大学公园的1000名本科生, 和4一起,000名研究生和专业学生, 大约是1,bck体育官网每个校区都有500名学生, 会收到调查报告. At smaller campuses, the survey will be sent to all students.
Students who complete the survey will be entered into a raffle to win a variety of gift cards. 然而, 学生对调查的回答将保持匿名, and the names of those who complete the survey won’t be associated with their answers.
这 survey will ask students questions about their personal experiences, 他们的看法, 他们了解校园资源, and the behavior of bystanders in relation to sexual 不当行为及骚扰. 预计它将提供对许多领域的见解, including the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, 人们报告事件时有多舒服, 以及酒精在性行为不端的作用.
bck体育官网与学生合作, faculty and staff to gather feedback and make updates to the survey for this administration. 反馈 2018年的调查 是 collected in October 2021 through student focus groups and an online form 向宾州州立大学的所有人开放. 2022年的调查正在进行中, the 学生事务 Office of Research and Assessment worked with select student organizations, 学生事务工作人员和教职员工, and the Coalition to Address Relationship and Sexual Violence to make adjustments.
Some of the adjustments for the 2022 survey administration include:
- Replacing the question about “biological sex” with a question about what anatomy is appropriate to the student.
- Updating language around sexual orientation, gender identity, and race identity.
- Broadening some of the questions around harassment rather than specifying the harassment took place through electronic means.
- Adding questions in the intimate partner/relationship violence section to include items aimed at identifying emotional abuse as well physical violence.
- Adding additional items related to the perception of timely warnings.
- Adding additional items related to why a student did not report sexual misconduct to a non-confidential source.
- Providing additional reminders throughout the survey to let students know they can take a break and complete the survey later.
- Adding an open-ended response to gather anything missed by the survey.
- Linking to additional resources at the beginning and end of the survey.
要查看2022年调查仪器， visit the 学生事务 Research and Assessment website.
Results from this survey will be released during the fall 2022 semester. 一旦结果可用, the 学生事务 Office of Research and Assessment will work with campus stakeholders to provide additional analysis of the data as needed.
这 性行为不端气候调查 came out of a task force that 是 convened more than three years ago, bck体育官网校长埃里克. 巴伦支持 18 recommendations aimed at fighting sexual assault and misconduct 在bck体育官网的所有校园里. 调查, 哪一个将每三年重复一次, 理解问题的关键是什么, 制定新的政策和解决方案, and tracking the progress of initiatives aimed at reducing incidents of sexual misconduct on campus. 调查 是 initially administered in November 2015 and most recently administered in October 2018. 要查看过去调查的结果， 请浏览学生事务处网页.
调查 is one part of a comprehensive approach to ongoing efforts aimed at creating a safer campus climate. Other efforts in Penn State’s continued commitment to safety have included a comprehensive review of all Penn State policies and procedures, 实行强制性员工培训, providing more education and awareness training for students and parents, 建立一个 旁观者干预计划，并主持 大学热线除其他外. 最近, the University has restructured and provided additional resources for Title IX and affirmative action efforts.
Individuals in need of resources regarding sexual misconduct at Penn State are encouraged to visit titleIX.事业单位.edu.
有关调查的更多资料，请 请浏览学生事务处网页.
