USU Launches 2025 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct

Utah State University will launch its fifth biennial campus climate survey on sexual misconduct for students and its third for employees, starting March 31 and continuing through April 21 — right in the middle of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. All students and employees across USU campuses are encouraged to participate.

These confidential surveys aim to provide university administration with valuable insights into the community's knowledge, perspectives and experiences related to sex-based discrimination and sexual misconduct. According to USU policy, sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, relationship violence and sex-based stalking.

“Our campus climate survey has been, and continues to be, invaluable in helping the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX to develop an informed and comprehensive approach to sexual misconduct prevention & education,” said Cody Carmichael, USU’ s Title IX coordinator.

Since the inaugural student survey in 2017, USU has used the data to:

• Develop bystander intervention training and consent education campaigns.
• Tailor prevention education for student and employee groups.
• Identify areas requiring enhanced prevention training.
• Monitor the prevalence of sexual misconduct within the university community.

To follow best practices, this year's surveys will focus on experiences since the last survey in April 2023. Questions will also focus on experiences of retaliation related to sexual misconduct. “By participating in this survey, individuals contribute to our understanding of the campus climate at Utah State University,” Carmichael added.

The surveys will be available online from March 31 to April 21. Students can access the survey at survey.usu.edu, and employees can access it at survey.usu.edu/employees. Each survey takes approximately 15-30 minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous. As an incentive, participants can enter a drawing to win Amazon gift cards.

For those seeking mental or emotional support while completing the survey, USU offers resources such as counseling and advocacy services. For more information, visit USU’s confidential resources page.

To learn more about previous surveys and resulting university initiatives, visit usu.edu/sexual-respect/survey.