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 2022 Adelphi University administered its fourth Title IX Campus Climate Survey, to approximately 7,081 students. The web-based surveys were sent to all undergraduate and graduate students with valid email addresses, and 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 2022 and compared results from the Climate Survey administered in 2020.

2022 Result Highlights

Campus Resources

  • Overall, there was a moderate increase in student awareness of the role of Title IX Coordinator in handling cases involving; Dating violence, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Assault. With 91% of students identifying Dating Violence as a category of incidents handled by the Title IX Coordinator, compared to 84% in 2020. Increased education on different forms of abuse and misconduct help inform students identify and report it.
  • In 2022, survey results showed that 98% of responding students were aware of counseling resources available on and off-campus.
  • When asked if campus counseling services were offered to participants who reported to the university, 66% of responding students “strongly agreed” compared to 60% reported in 2020.

Student Safety

  • Overall, in 2022, responding students identified Public Safety most frequently as the resource they reported incidents they experienced or witnessed. Adelphi students demonstrated an understanding of Public Safety’s purpose and readiness to report to Public Safety.

Affirmative Consent

  • In 2022, 99% of responding students understood the University’s Policy on affirmative consent, with 85% of students reporting they understood that consent could not be given by someone who is incapacitated. This result continues to inform our training curriculum around the meaning of incapacitation and how it informs consent.

Bystander Intervention

  • In 2022, 51% of students responded  “Stepped in to help” when witnessing an incident of sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence, or dating violence. This is an increase from the recorded results in 2020 in which 40% of students reported intervening in an incident. This response illustrates Adelphi Student’s ability to engage in bystander intervention.
  • In 2022, when asked if responding students who witnessed an incident of sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence or dating violence did not help because they did not know what to do, 18% of students selected this response. This is a slight increase from 2020 with only 15% of students not responding to an incident because they did not know what to do. This helps inform our training curriculum, incorporating Bystander Intervention principles into all general training.

Looking Ahead

The 2022 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.

See full report for 2022 below

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.

  1. 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%
  2. 97% of students acknowledged that Information about University policies and procedures regarding sexual assault can be found on the University website.
  3. 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%
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 99% of the students who responded indicated that they understood the definition of Affirmative Consent.
  8. 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
  9. 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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%).
  3. 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.
  4. 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)
  5. Of the students who indicated that they had been victimized, 66% did not report this to someone at the University.
  6. 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%)
  7. 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
  8. 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).
  9. 87% of the students know that reporting a case of sexual assault can lead to University sanctions and criminal proceedings.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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).
  14. 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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. Of the students who stated that they had been victimized, 67% did not report this to someone at the University and 33% did report.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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%).
  9. 87% of the students knew the difference between criminal and University proceedings.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 86-87% of the students knew the difference between criminal and University proceedings.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Almost 99% of the responding students understood the definition of Affirmative Consent.
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