2015 HH Summary

Haunted Harvest 2015 Summary Overview: Haunted Harvest was held on October 23, 2015 in conjunction with several Oglesby Union events, including the FSU High Flying Circus Halloween show, Paint-a-Pot, Pumpkin Carving, Friday Night Bites, films at the Student Life Cinema and cosmic bowling. The event was free to FSU students with a valid gold FSU ID. While many specific events had individual event times, the majority of events occurred between 7:00pm-2:00am.

Campus Partners and Planning Committee: This event is planned by a committee consisting of staff members from the Student Activities Center, the Art Center, Crenshaw Lanes, the Student Life Center, Flying High Circus, Union Marketing, and Union Administration. Student leaders on Union Productions also serve on the committee. Invitations have also been extended to Greek Life, Residence Life, Aramark, and Campus Recreation in an attempt to bring other campus partners in on the planning. The committee was chaired by the Graduate Intern for Alcohol-Free Programming.

Event List: • Movie: Trainwreck – Student Life Cinema, 6pm & 9pm • Halloween Circus Show – Circus Big Top o Doors open @ 6:00pm o Event @ 7:00pm • Psychic – Moore Auditorium, 7pm-12am • Wax Hands – Union Courtyard, 7pm-12am • Face Painters – Union Courtyard, 7pm12am • Black Light Photo Booth – Union Courtyard, 7pm-12am • Raley’s Confectionary Candy-Making Demonstration and Sweet Treats – Union Courtyard, 7pm-12am • Friday Night Bites – Union Food Court, 11pm-2am • Trick ORG Treat – Integration Statue, 7pm9pm • Costume Contest – Moore Auditorium, 9pm

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Paint-a-Pot – Union Courtyard, 7pm, 8:30pm, 10:00pm Black Light Chalk Art Competition – Union Courtyard, 9:00pm Pumpkin Carving – Union Courtyard, 7pm Cosmic Bowling – Crenshaw Lanes, 9pm2am o $10/per lane + $1.50 shoe rental with FSU ID “Rocky Horror Picture Show” – Askew Student Life Center o Doors open @ 11:30pm o Event @ 12:00pm Food/Concessions o Candy Apples Demonstration o Street Chefs o Raley’s Confectionary o ASLC Concessions (popcorn and cotton candy) o Aramark Dessert

Event Attendance: Attendance was calculated by tracking the amount of wristbands that were distributed to faculty, staff, students, and non-students (members of the community), as well as other activities. The total attendance at Haunted Harvest was 1,240.

Survey Results: Online surveys were emailed to participants who completed a waiver and provided their FSUID. Individualized links were emailed to 1,005 participants. The link to the survey was also publicized via social

media, the Haunted Harvest website, and survey cards that were distributed during the event. The emails and promotions resulted in 346 respondents, a 34% response rate. Below are highlights from the survey:  The majority of respondents were freshman (41%), female (80%), Caucasian/ White (58%), and residing on campus (54%).  Of the respondents that attended Haunted Harvest activities and completed the survey, 96% of them enjoyed Haunted Harvest overall.  Friends/word of mouth (52%), flyers/ posters in residence halls (33%), and Facebook (27%) were the most common ways that respondents heard about Haunted Harvest (Respondents were allowed to select more than one method).  The top two reasons respondents chose to attend Haunted Harvest were because they wanted to enjoy the activities (88%) and were hungry/wanted free food (75%) (Respondents were allowed to select multiple reasons).  The activities that gained the most interest included the Carnivals/Special Events (23%), Paint-a-Pot (21%), and Movies at the ASLC (15%).  Respondents were asked if they thought participation in Haunted Harvest reduced student drinking of alcoholic beverages. The majority (79%) of respondents responded yes or maybe, while 20% responded no.  The FSU S.A.F.E and/or Night Nole Bus had been used by 46% of respondents since their arrival at FSU.  Overall students felt safe walking to and from the various Haunted Harvest event locations (96%).

Those that did not feel safe (4%) attributed it mostly to being dark outside.  The events that most respondents attended were the Food Vendors (75%) and Paint-a-pot (43%).

Other events and activities that most respondents attended were Black Light Painting (41%), Friday Night Bites (39%), and Apple Dipping Station (32%).  When asked which event was the respondent’s favorite, the most common responses were Paint-aPot, Pumpkin Carving, The Monster Slide, and the Circus Halloween Show.  Next year, 56% of students will definitely attend Haunted harvest and 34% of respondents might attend.  The majority of respondents (62%) said it was their first time attending Haunted Harvest, while 38% of respondents have attended the event more than once.  The majority of students (83%) said they would eat at the food vendors again and rated Street Chefs (74%) as the most popular. (Respondents were allowed to select more than one option). Their feedback showed that they would prefer more options for food like corndogs.  Students rated the overall cleanliness of the areas at Haunted Harvest good and excellent (97%)  When asked what other Oglesby Union events they have attended, respondents’ top three events were Free Movies at the ASLC (72%), Market Wednesdays (66%), and Seminole Sensation Week (40%)  For next year’s Haunted Harvest, students suggested more food vendors, more rides/entertainment activities, longer duration time of event, shorter lines for activities, and increased publicity for the event.

Student Online Survey Feedback:  Majority of the respondents proposed the idea of adding more activities or just more booths of already existing activities in order to cut down the extensive line and long wait time.  Respondents would have liked if the event had more themed rides, music, and food.  Overall respondents, would have liked more information about the event through e-mails and advertisement.