USM 2007 Campus Climate Survey Responses

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1 USM 2007 Campus Climate Survey Responses Prepared by: Office of Academic Assessment University of Southern Maine Fall 2007

2 USM 2007 Campus Climate Survey - Overall Total Number of Responses: 598 Demographics Male Female Sex Intersex White/Caucasian Black/non-Hispanic Hispanic/Latino Ethnic Background American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian or Pacific Islander Other Franco-American Heritage International Student Bisexual Lesbian Sexual Orientation Gay Male Heterosexual Male Female Identity Transgender Other/ Undergrad Sophomore Undergrad Junior Class Level Undergrad Senior Graduate Documented Disability years Age 26 years Part-time Enrollment Status Full-time Off-campus Residential Status On-campus Are you a parent? First-Generation College Student N % % % 2 0% % % 6 1% 4 1% 12 2% 7 1% 13 2% 94 16% % % % 13 2% % % 20 3% 11 2% 38 6% % % % % 7 1% 4 1% % 77 13% % % % % 33 6% % % % % % % % 99 17% % 55 9% % % % 99 17% % % % 1

3 On the Gorham Campus, how often have you felt: Never Seldom Sometimes Often N/A or Response a. Accepted 1% 6% 14% 28% 50% b. Valued 2% 9% 21% 17% 51% c. Overwhelmed by demands on time 3% 7% 21% 17% 52% d. Intellectually stimulated 1% 6% 21% 22% 51% e. Comfortable 1% 5% 19% 25% 51% f. Left out 10% 15% 15% 9% 52% g. Welcomed, like I belong here 3% 9% 18% 19% 51% h. Disconnected from other students 5% 10% 21% 14% 51% i. Physically threatened 41% 6% 2% 1% 50% j. Different 11% 12% 15% 11% 51% k. Supported 2% 7% 24% 16% 52% l. Invisible 16% 12% 13% 8% 51% On the Portland Campus, how often have you felt: Never Seldom Sometimes Often N/A or Response a. Accepted 1% 4% 25% 50% 20% b. Valued 2% 8% 33% 36% 21% c. Overwhelmed by demands on time 3% 11% 36% 29% 21% d. Intellectually stimulated 0% 4% 27% 48% 20% e. Comfortable 1% 7% 27% 45% 21% f. Left out 17% 29% 24% 7% 22% g. Welcomed, like I belong here 2% 12% 34% 31% 22% h. Disconnected from other students 8% 19% 32% 19% 22% i. Physically threatened 69% 8% 2% 0% 21% j. Different 19% 22% 26% 13% 21% k. Supported 3% 9% 37% 29% 22% l. Invisible 29% 18% 22% 10% 21% 2

4 On the Lewiston-Auburn Campus, how often have you felt: Never Seldom Sometimes Often N/A or Response a. Accepted 0% 0% 4% 14% 82% b. Valued 0% 1% 6% 12% 82% c. Overwhelmed by demands on time 0% 1% 6% 11% 82% d. Intellectually stimulated 0% 1% 4% 13% 82% e. Comfortable 5% 8% 3% 2% 82% f. Left out 0% 2% 5% 10% 82% g. Welcomed, like I belong here 0% 2% 5% 10% 82% h. Disconnected from other students 4% 6% 6% 2% 82% i. Physically threatened 16% 2% 0% 0% 82% j. Different 5% 5% 6% 2% 82% k. Supported 0% 1% 5% 12% 82% l. Invisible 10% 5% 3% 1% 82% Thinking about your experiences at USM (at any campus), in general how often do you interact or have contact with: Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. People with disabilities 15% 40% 32% 11% 2% b. People who are a different race 4% 25% 37% 32% 2% c. People who have various ethnic backgrounds 3% 20% 40% 34% 2% d. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender persons 6% 15% 42% 34% 3% e. n-native English speakers 9% 34% 35% 20% 2% f. People with different political views 2% 9% 34% 52% 3% g. People with different beliefs, values or opinions 1% 5% 33% 58% 2% h. People with different socioeconomic class 1% 7% 45% 43% 3% Select the rating which best describes how you feel about the statements, where 1 = Strongly Disagree and 6 = Strongly Agree 1 or 2 3 or 4 5 or 6 I feel safe at USM expressing my viewpoints inside the classroom. 7% 29% 54% 11% I feel safe at USM expressing my viewpoints outside of the classroom. 8% 34% 44% 14% 3

5 In general, how often have you heard another student make negative or disparaging remarks about members of the following groups: Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. Women 41% 28% 19% 5% 8% b. Men 42% 31% 16% 3% 8% c. Racial/ethnic minorities 48% 26% 15% 2% 8% d. Those with disabilities 59% 24% 7% 2% 8% e. Those with strong religious beliefs 40% 27% 18% 7% 8% f. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender persons 48% 27% 12% 5% 8% g. Whites or native English speakers 64% 22% 4% 3% 8% h. n-native English speakers 54% 29% 8% 1% 8% i. Foreign students 57% 27% 7% 2% 8% j. Those with different socioeconomic class 57% 26% 7% 2% 8% k. Those with different political views 34% 29% 19% 10% 9% In general, how often have you heard a faculty/staff make negative or disparaging remarks about members of the following groups: Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. Women 75% 13% 4% 0% 8% b. Men 75% 12% 4% 1% 8% c. Racial/ethnic minorities 81% 8% 2% 0% 8% d. Those with disabilities 83% 7% 1% 1% 8% e. Those with strong religious beliefs 72% 13% 6% 2% 8% f. Gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender persons 82% 8% 2% 0% 8% g. Whites or native English speakers 84% 6% 2% 1% 8% h. n-native English speakers 84% 6% 2% 0% 8% i. Foreign students 83% 7% 1% 0% 8% j. Those with different socioeconomic class 79% 9% 3% 1% 9% k. Those with different political views 63% 15% 10% 3% 9% 4

6 How often have you personally experienced the following characteristics inside the classroom on the USM campus? Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. Sexist comments 50% 20% 7% 1% 21% b. Friendly environment 3% 9% 15% 56% 17% c. Disrespectful behavior 26% 35% 13% 3% 23% d. Civil behavior 6% 3% 12% 54% 25% e. Racist comments 62% 12% 2% 0% 25% f. Homophobic behavior 54% 16% 4% 1% 25% g. Diversity acceptance 4% 3% 18% 51% 25% h. Accessibility issues 44% 11% 12% 6% 27% i. Rude behavior 20% 34% 17% 4% 25% j. Harassment 62% 11% 1% 0% 26% k. Ignored by others 33% 22% 15% 4% 25% l. Encouraged 2% 8% 26% 39% 25% m. Unjust behavior 43% 24% 6% 1% 26% n. Left out 33% 25% 13% 3% 25% o. Listened to my concerns 3% 8% 27% 37% 25% p. Respected 2% 3% 19% 52% 25% How often have you personally experienced the following characteristics outside the classroom on the USM campus? Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. Sexist comments 40% 21% 12% 4% 24% b. Friendly environment 3% 7% 25% 42% 24% c. Disrespectful behavior 22% 29% 19% 6% 25% d. Civil behavior 5% 6% 18% 45% 26% e. Racist comments 47% 18% 8% 1% 26% f. Homophobic behavior 39% 20% 12% 3% 26% g. Diversity acceptance 4% 4% 24% 41% 27% h. Accessibility issues 38% 12% 15% 5% 29% i. Rude behavior 15% 25% 25% 8% 27% j. Harassment 54% 14% 5% 1% 27% k. Ignored by others 27% 18% 18% 10% 27% l. Encouraged 10% 15% 25% 23% 27% m. Unjust behavior 39% 22% 9% 3% 27% n. Left out 27% 20% 17% 9% 27% o. Listened to my concerns 8% 11% 29% 26% 27% p. Respected 3% 5% 28% 38% 26% 5

7 In what form, have you (or others) experienced disparaging remarks at USM? Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. Through published material at USM 78% 7% 4% 2% 9% b. Received (anonymous) phone calls 88% 3% 1% 0% 9% c. Received written comments 84% 5% 2% 1% 9% d. Through communication 84% 5% 2% 1% 9% e. Through graffiti 76% 10% 5% 1% 9% f. Physical threats/assault 84% 5% 1% 1% 9% g. Verbal remarks 45% 25% 13% 7% 10% On any campus at USM, have you had any negative experiences in the following areas: Never Seldom Sometimes Often a. university parking lots/garage 49% 15% 12% 8% 16% b. bathrooms 58% 14% 10% 2% 16% c. university buildings 56% 19% 8% 1% 16% d. residence halls 61% 9% 7% 3% 20% e. in the classroom 46% 26% 10% 2% 16% f. student centers/cafeteria 58% 14% 9% 2% 17% g. university/faculty offices 70% 9% 4% 1% 16% h. at campus events 68% 10% 3% 2% 18% i. in the library 72% 7% 2% 1% 18% Select the rating which best describes your answer to the question, where 1 = Very Uncomfortable and 6 = Very Comfortable Overall, how comfortable are you with your campus experiences? 1 or 2 3 or 4 5 or 6 7% 27% 48% 17% 6