TU hosted a community discussion on the survey’s results, revealing the statistics for those affected by sexual assualt on campus. The Student Union was pleasantly packed with people this past Friday during lunch time, all gathered to discuss the results of the Campus Climate survey. Dr. Joanna Davis, a professor of psychology, and the co-founder and codirector of the University of Tulsa Institute for Trauma, Adversity and Injustice (TITAN), lead the crowd through the results of the campus wide survey results — and why the data matters. The key findings from the 2017 – 18 survey, Dr. Davis noted, were taken from the answers of the 652 students who filled out the survey during the time frame given; Dr. Davis was quick to mention that only so much can be inferred from the data, given it’s small response base. The Campus Climate survey, which began in 2013 and is an ongoing compilation of data, stands as one of the most important campus-wide surveys. Every year, twice a semester, the university sends out a campus wide email, encouraging students to respond. These
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answers are all compiled into an executive summary, which is then published to the University’s website. The survey found this past year, from the sample group, that rape and interpersonal violence continues to be a problem for TU students. 19 percent of women and 13 percent of men reported at least one instance of physical assault in a relationship during their time at TU. 9.8 percent of students said they experience a forced or drug induced sexual assault during their time at TU, (11.6 percent, if including attempted sexual assault). 68 percent of reported sexual assaults occurred on campus, with 52 percent of sexual assaults taking place at fraternities. 71 percent of survivors were acquaintances or friends with the perpetrator, and the most reported sexual assaults occurred during the fall semester of freshman year. See Campus Climate, pg. 6