Campus Climate Survey | Title IX & Sexual Respect

In 2015, New York State’s “Enough is Enough” (129-b) law was enacted to help foster an academic environment free from discrimination and violence. “Enough is Enough” established uniform guidelines and procedures to New York State Colleges to aid in combatting sexual violence and harassment and increasing student safety and awareness. To accomplish this, the law requires colleges and universities to conduct a “Campus Climate Survey” no less than every other year. The goal of the survey is to better understand what shapes the students’ perceptions and experiences on campus and help University leadership identify strengths and areas for improvement to effectively respond to student concerns and help students to feel safe, welcomed, valued, and respected.

In 2024 Adelphi University administered its fifth Title IX Campus Climate Survey, to approximately 6,998 eligible undergraduate and graduate students who were enrolled during the spring 2024 semester; 568 students completed the survey for a response rate of 8.1%. The survey contained questions on the 11 topic areas required by New York State law. The accompanying results below are selected highlights from the most recent Survey conducted in 2024 and compared results from the Climate Survey administered in 2022.

2024 Result Highlights

Campus Resources

Overall, a majority of students understood the Title IX Coordinator Role and the cases in which the Title IX Coordinator can offer assistance. 83% of students who responded knew that information about university policies and procedures regarding sexual assault can be found on the University website. 15% of those who responded did not know this information was available on the University website. This is a sharp decline from both 2022 and 2020, where 97% and 98% of participants knew that this information could be found on the University website.

Survivor Experience

In 2024, the University saw an increase in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. There was also an increase in reporting cases across all incidents except for stalking where there was a decrease in reporting of those who responded that they were victimized. 50% of those that responded that they have been a victim of dating violence reported the incident, an increase from 17% in 2022. 12% of students responded that they have been a victim of stalking, an increase from 3% in 2022. 42% of those that responded that they have been a victim of domestic violence reported the incident an increase from 15% in 2022.

Bystander Intervention

In 2024, Students who witnessed an incident of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking at Adelphi were asked to share their level of intervention when witnessing the above incidents. 43% of students responded that they stepped in to help, a decrease from 51% in 2022. 29% responded that they did not help because they did not know what to do, an increase from 19% in 2022.

Looking Ahead

The 2024 Campus Climate Survey was crafted to help identify student’s experience with sexual violence and harassment on campus and to capture student’s knowledge and experience with on-campus resources. By incorporating student voices, our office and campus partners can identify trends, and areas of additional need for education and training for students, faculty and staff.

Education needs to be done around the University’s policies and procedures, where to find them and on and off-campus resources available to students. Further programming is also needed to better support students when witnessing a perceived or real incident on campus. Increased incidents and any decreased reporting require further evaluation, education, and additional survivor outreach.

The Title IX Office will be developing a new Moodle Training Module for new students, to help provide Title IX information in an easy-to-use format. Our office will continue to develop campus engagement programming to raise awareness and educate the community on resources and policies. Adelphi’s efforts to provide accessible forms of reporting will persist to ensure that students continue to report and seek resources when needed.

See full report for 2024 results

Previous Results

At the end of the Spring 2022 semester, Adelphi University administered the Title IX Campus Climate survey to all students. Approximately 7,081 students received the survey.

The vast majority of the students who responded understood the role of the Title IX Coordinator: 91% knew the Title IX Coordinator handles cases involving dating violence, 96% knew the Title IX Coordinator handles cases involving sexual harassment and 95% indicated that they knew the Title IX Coordinator handles cases involving sexual assault. Additionally, the majority of the student knew the additional role of the Title IX Coordinator is to:
Receive reports- 86%
Coordinate campus responses-79%
Provide training/education to the campus community-83%
Provide reporting individuals with accommodations and services during an investigation-88%
97% of students acknowledged that Information about University policies and procedures regarding sexual assault can be found on the University website.
Students who indicated that they knew where and to whom they could report allegations of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking. They responded as follows:
Public Safety- 95%
Title IX Coordinator- 96%
Faculty Member- 87%
Resident Assistant/Hall Director- 91%
98% of students believed that counseling resources are available both on and off-campus to victims of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
Less than 3% or less have been a victim of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking. This is down 1% from the last survey that was conducted in the Spring of 2020.
74% of the students responded that they have never witnessed an incident of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi Universtiy.
4% witnessed a sexual assault
2% witnessed domestic violence
4% witnessed dating violence
6% witnessed stalking
16% said they were not sure
3% said they rather not say
99% of the students who responded indicated that they understood the definition of Affirmative Consent.
Regarding the reasons people fail to intervene to help those in danger of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking
23% responded they don’t care
90% responded they were afraid to get involved
74% responded they afraid they might get hurt
83% responded they don’t know what to do
59% responded that they do not realize that the situation is not mutually consensual
5% responded other
62% of the students responded that they knew about Adelphi’s alcohol or drug amnesty use. The Title IX Coordinator and Investigator continues to speak about this policy to students across campus to educate them during their Title IX training.

Adelphi University’s Campus Climate Survey of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence and Stalking was sent to 7,571 students with valid email addresses at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester.

The vast majority of the students who responded understood the role of the Title IX Coordinator: More than 90% knew the Title IX Coordinator handles cases involving sexual assault and harassment and 84% indicated that the cases of dating violence should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator. Ninety-eight percent knew that policies and procedures regarding sexual assault can be found on the University’s website.
Students indicated that they knew where and to whom they could report allegations of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking. They responded as follows: Public Safety (97%), Title IX coordinator (92%), Resident Assistant (RA)/ Resident Hall Director (90%), and a faculty member (88%).
97% of the students surveyed were aware of the availability of counseling services for sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking, both on and off campus.
93% of the students indicated that they had not been the victimization of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi University.
3% had been a victim of sexual assault (30 students)
2% had been a victim of dating violence (14 students)
4% had been a victim of stalking (36 students)
Of the students who indicated that they had been victimized, 66% did not report this to someone at the University.
Of the students who did report their victimization, they reported their case to the following:
Public Safety: 12 students (50%)
Faculty: 7 students (29%)
Title IX Coordinator: 6 students (25%)
RA/RHD: 3 students (13%)
Other: 3 students (13%)
For those who did report an incident to the University:
83% felt they were treated with respect
74% felt they were treated with sensitivity
61% were apprised of available counseling services
<8% felt they were made to feel they were at fault
Of the students who did not report the incident to anyone on campus, only 2 students indicated that this was due to not knowing where to report. The remaining students stated that they did not report due to: fear (7 students), embarrassment (2 students), not wanting to get the other person in trouble (10 students), did not want anyone to know (6 students) or reported the incident to the police (1 student).
87% of the students know that reporting a case of sexual assault can lead to University sanctions and criminal proceedings.
82% of the responding students understood that a victim of campus sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking is not required to report the incident to the police.
Regarding the reasons people fail to intervene to help those in danger of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, 93% feared getting involved, 84% said they didn’t know what to do and 79% indicated that they were afraid they might get hurt.
82% of students responded that they have never witnessed an incident of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi University.
2% witnessed a sexual assault
1% witnessed domestic violence
3% witnessed dating violence
5% witnessed stalking
14% indicated that they weren’t sure
Most students who witnessed an incident of sexual assault indicated that they tried to help. Forty percent (24 students) stepped in to help, while 20% went for help to a University official (12 students).
Almost every student who responded indicated that they understood the definition of Affirmative Consent.

Adelphi University’s Campus Climate Survey of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence and Stalking was administered during the spring of 2018. The survey was sent to the entire student body and 1472 students responded (19% response rate). The following is a summary of the results of the survey:

The vast majority of the students who responded understood the role of the Title IX Coordinator and 97% knew that they could find the University’s sexual assault policies and procedures on the University website.
The vast majority of students who responded also knew where and to whom they could report allegations of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking: 95% noted the Department of Public Safety and Transportation (Public Safety), 91% said the Title IX Coordinator, 86% said a Resident Assistant (RA) or Residence Hall Director (RHD), and 85% indicated a faculty member.
97% of the students surveyed were aware of the availability of counseling services for sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking, both on and off campus.
94% of the students surveyed responded that they had not experienced any victimization by sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi University.
3% had been a victim of sexual assault
2% had been a victim of dating violence
3% had been a victim of stalking
Of the students who stated that they had been victimized, 67% did not report this to someone at the University and 33% did report.
Of the students who did report their victimization:
10 reported to Public Safety
14 reported to the faculty
13 reported to the Title IX Coordinator
7 reported to an RA or RHD
8 reported to others, including department chair, therapist, a peer assistant leader (PAL), their friends, the Student Counseling Center or other staff member.
For those students who did report:
78% felt they were treated with respect
78% felt they were treated with sensitivity
63% were apprised of available counseling services
24% felt they were made to feel they were at fault
Of the students who did not report the incident to anyone on campus, only 3% stated that this was due to not knowing where to report. The remaining students stated that they did not report due to: fear (3%), embarrassment (16%), not wanting to get the other person in trouble (18%), not wanting anyone to know (16%) or having reported the incident to the police (6%).
87% of the students knew the difference between criminal and University proceedings.
81% of the students understood that a victim of campus sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking is not required to report the incident to the police.
Regarding the reasons people fail to intervene to help those in danger of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking, 92% feared getting involved and 82% said they didn’t know what to do. Other reasons mentioned were: fear of getting hurt, not knowing what to do or not understanding the situation.
83% of students have never witnessed an incident of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi University.
3% witnessed a sexual assault
1% witnessed domestic violence
4% witnessed dating violence
4% witnessed stalking
12% indicated that they weren’t sure
Most students who witnessed an incident of sexual assault tried to help: 40% stepped in, while others went for help to a University official (14%) or another student (29%). Only 10% reported ignoring the situation.
99% of the responding students understood the definition of Affirmative Consent.

Adelphi University’s Campus Climate Survey of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence and Stalking was administered during the spring of 2016. The survey was sent to the entire student body and 1394 students responded (20% response rate). The following is a summary of the results of the survey:

Over 90% of the students who responded understood the role of the Title IX Coordinator and over 95% knew that they could find the University’s sexual assault policies and procedures on the website.
Over 98% of the students who responded knew where and to whom they could report allegations of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.
Over 97% of the students surveyed were aware of the availability of counseling services for sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, both on and off campus.
Over 93% of the students surveyed responded that they had not experienced any victimization of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi University. 2.6% had been a victim of sexual assault; 1.2% had been a victim of domestic violence; 1.3% had been a victim of dating violence; 3.5% had been a victim of stalking.
Of the students that stated they had been victimized, 73.9% had not reported this to someone at the University and 26.1% did report.
Of the students who did report their victimization: 8 reported to Public Safety; 8 reported to the faculty; 8 reported to the Title IX Coordinator; 8 reported to an RA; 2 reported to a counselor; 2 reported to student affairs; 2 reported to a friend; 1 reported to the police.
For those students who did report: 86.9% felt they were treated with respect; 82.6% felt they were treated with sensitivity; 78.3% were apprised of available counseling services; 26.1% felt they were made to feel they were at fault.
Of the students who did not report the incident to anyone on campus, only 14.3% stated this was due to not knowing where to report. The remaining students stated they did not report due to: fear, embarrassment or not wanting to get the other person in trouble.
86-87% of the students knew the difference between criminal and University proceedings.
79.1% of the students understood that a victim of campus sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking is not required to report the incident to the police.
With regard to the reason people fail to intervene to help those in danger of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, 90.9% of the responding students believed people feared getting involved. Other reasons mentioned were: fear of getting hurt, not knowing what to do or not understanding the situation.
82.6% of the students had never witnessed an incident of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking while at Adelphi University. 2.8% witnessed a sexual assault; 1.2% witnessed domestic violence; 3.0% witnessed dating violence; 4.6% witnessed stalking; 11.5% indicated that they weren’t sure.
Almost 99% of the responding students understood the definition of Affirmative Consent.

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