{"id":210103,"date":"2025-02-04T13:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=210103"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:32:58","slug":"student-sexual-harassment-sex-based-violence-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/04\/student-sexual-harassment-sex-based-violence-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Students encouraged to participate in survey on sexual harassment, sex-based violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-be-heard-uh.png\" alt=\"Megaphone with the text: #BeHeardÂ鶹´«Ã½Your Voice Matters\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-be-heard-uh.png 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-be-heard-uh-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students from the 10 campuses of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> are being encouraged to participate in the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Sex Based Discrimination and Harassment Student Survey. The anonymous and voluntary survey is open to students 18 years old and older from February 4 to March 10, and can only be accessed through an email with the subject line &ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> students: Please complete the sexual harassment and sex-based violence survey&rdquo; sent from \u201c<abbr>UH<\/abbr> President (Omnitrak on behalf of <abbr>UH<\/abbr>) <noreply@alchemer.com>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sexual harassment and sex-based violence on college campuses are serious issues nationwide,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel in an a February 4 email to students. &ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> has made significant progress in responding to these issues across our 10 campuses, largely thanks to your participation in a student survey conducted every two years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Why participation matters<\/h2>\n<p>This is the fifth <abbr>UH<\/abbr> survey on sexual harassment and sex-based violence since 2017. Utilizing the campus specific data collected in the previous surveys, the Title <abbr title=\"9\">IX<\/abbr> coordinators from each of the 10 campuses have tailored outreach and support materials for their campus communities. Systemwide, survey insights have improved training programs and expanded advocacy services, ensuring a data-driven approach to prevention, response and awareness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your experience matters to us, and your voice is critical to our efforts in creating a safe and supportive environment for all students,&rdquo; Hensel said.<\/p>\n<h2>What the survey covers<\/h2>\n<p>The 20-minute survey will ask students about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Campus environment related to sexual harassment and sex-based violence.<\/li>\n<li>Perceptions of <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s response to reports of harassment or violence.<\/li>\n<li>Awareness of resources and reporting options for sexual violence, sexual harassment, stalking and interpersonal violence (domestic and dating violence).<\/li>\n<li>Prevalence and incidence of sexual violence, harassment, stalking and interpersonal violence on <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students can exit and resume the survey anytime before March 10, 2025. All responses are completely anonymous and survey data will be kept confidential and reviewed only in aggregate to ensure privacy. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/titleix\/survey\/student-faqs\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> page is available with more information.<\/p>\n<h2>#BeHeard<abbr>UH<\/abbr><\/h2>\n<p>Students are encouraged to promote #BeHeard<abbr>UH<\/abbr> on social media and help raise awareness about the importance of speaking up against sexual harassment and sex-based violence.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>If you have experienced sex-based harassment or violence, resources are available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Confidential Support<\/strong>&#8212;If you need help but are not ready to make a formal report, reach out to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/titleix\/help\/confidential\/\">a confidential resource on your campus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formal Reporting<\/strong>&#8212;To file a report, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/titleix\/help\/coordinator\/\">contact your campus Title <abbr title=\"9\">IX<\/abbr> coordinator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Off-Campus Assistance<\/strong>&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/titleix\/help\/community-resources\/\">contact a community resource in your area<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Survey history and results<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Student Survey is considered a national best practice and was first identified as a university priority in 2015. It later became a state mandate under Act 208 (2016) and has been conducted biennially since 2017. Past survey results include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2018&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/08\/survey-on-sexual-harassment-and-gender-based-violence\/\">Groundbreaking student survey on sexual harassment and gender-based violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2020&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/07\/sexual-harassment-violence-2019-survey\/\">Results of student survey on sexual harassment, violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2022&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/04\/students-feel-safer-on-uh-campuses\/\">Students feel safer on <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses, according to latest student survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2024&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/08\/students-feel-safe-aware-of-resources\/\">Students feel safe, aware of resources, according to survey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The survey is coordinated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/titleix\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> System Office of <abbr>EEO<\/abbr>\/<abbr>TIX<\/abbr><\/a> and conducted by OmniTrak Group, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Systemwide, survey insights have improved training programs and expanded advocacy services, ensuring a data-driven approach to prevention, response and awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[716,61,62,63,64,65,1062,769,865,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-210103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-domestic-violence","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-office-of-institutional-equity","tag-sexual-harassment","tag-title-ix","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210103"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221565,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210103\/revisions\/221565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}