To make the University of Miami a safer place for all, the President’s Coalition on Sexual Violence Prevention and Education is calling on all students to anonymously fill out the campus climate survey.
“There is a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of sexual misconduct,” said Ashley Falcon, assistant professor of clinical in the School of Nursing and Health Studies and co-chair of the coalition, which is made up of students and facuty and straff members. “The University is continually working to ensure that the UM community is a safe space for all.”
Made available on Feb. 21, the survey aims to measure qualities of campus life to help guide efforts to foster an inclusive community. It also will help provide a more complete understanding of student experiences with sexual violence and measure the effectiveness of current prevention and awareness resources.
“The intention behind the coalition’s development of this survey is to assess what we are doing well as a University community and what areas are needing improvement,” said coalition co-chair Kimberly Martin, assistant director of outreach services for the Counseling Center. “This can certainly inform programming choices, funding for programs such as It’s On Us ambassadors, increasing awareness about treatment resources, and additional training and educational needs for faculty, staff, and students.”
In the past year, the coalition and its campus partners have hosted more than a dozen student-led outreach events and collaborated with campus departments including Greek Life, the Counseling Center, University of Miami Police Department, and Student Health Service.
One of the largest efforts includes Fall Week of Action, which is a full week of interactive tabling and workshops to educate the campus community about how to put an end to sexual violence.
“The coalition is committed to working together with the campus community to build and assess programming efforts, create and launch the campus climate survey, and share collective wisdom to work toward creating a campus environment free of sexual violence,” said Martin.
The campus climate survey should take about 10 minutes or less to complete. Student participation is voluntary, and the survey will remain open through the end of the semester.
Visit the University’s Title IX webpage for more information.
