Florala.net
8.27.15 | Anna Brown
While students might have difficulties locating a certain building on campus, knowing where to get help after a sexual assault should not be a concern.
About 50 percent of respondents said they “agreed” or “strongly agreed” with statements indicating they knew where to get help on campus if they or a friend were sexually assaulted, according to results from the Students Campus Climate Survey conducted last fall.
“If something happened to them or they know somebody who was assaulted, they didn’t know what to do,” said Title IX Coordinator Tammy Jacques. “That was the biggest problem.”
While 79 percent of respondents “agreed” or “strongly agreed” with statements indicating they felt valued and connected to the university and its faculty, over 61 percent of students “disagreed” or “strongly disagreed” with statements indicating the university does enough to protect students’ safety and provides a good support system for students who experience difficulties.
However, over 67 percent of survey respondents indicated they would be moderately to extremely likely to engage in active bystander behaviors.
“I was encouraged that most students said they would actively engage, but we still have work to do,” Jacques said.
