Community Standards Survey Report

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Community Standards Survey Report

• UNCW Orientation 2008

Dr. Nathan Lindsay Dr. Michael Walker Rachele
Caputo Deanna Leake
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Survey Overview

• Administered in the last two weeks of August,
  2008
• Completed by 252 Freshmen
• 245 of these students attended the Community
  Standards presentation

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Critical Findings of the Community Standards
Presentation

• I am responsible for my behavioral decisions
  while a student, including on campus, in the
  classroom, and in Wilmington. (90)
• Complying with the UNCW Honor Code means doing my
  own academic work and properly citing the work of
  others. (89)
• Movies such as ''Animal House'' aren't an
  accurate portrayal of the American college
  experience. UNCW encourages its students to
  define their experience for themselves, not as
  defined by the popular media. (87)

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Critical Findings of the Community Standards
Presentation

• Facebook and other virtual social networks (VSNs)
  are okay to use, but are public therefore, UNCW
  students should be careful about what they place
  on VSNs. (87)
• UNCW is a community with high standards and
  behavioral expectations for its students. (87)
• Complying with Community Standards in Wilmington
  means making good behavioral choices when off
  campus. (78)

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Critical Findings of the Community Standards
Presentation

• In general, community standards are about being
  conscious of how my behavior affects others.
  (73)
• For students who live on campus, community
  standards is about contributing their ideas
  toward creating standards which will make the
  residence halls most conducive to living and
  learning. (66)
• For students living off campus, community
  standards means being considerate of their
  neighbors, including those with lifestyles
  different from their own. (43)

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Honor Code Reasons UNCW students receive an F
in a Course

• According to the Honor Code, for which reasons
  can UNCW students receive an F in a course?

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Accurate Points of the UNCW Honor Code

• Which of the following points relative to the
  UNCW Honor Code do you believe are accurate?

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Reasons for Suspension Awareness

• Which of the following behaviors are causes for
  suspension from UNCW?

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Behavioral Decision Making

• I believe having attended the Community
  Standards presentation at orientation will impact
  my behavioral decision making at UNCW.

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Top Reasons for Desire to Participate in
Community Standards Program

• For which of the following reasons are you
  looking forward to participating in the Community
  Standards Program in your Residence hall?

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Seahawk Conduct Impact

• Having attended the Community Standards
  presentation at orientation will affect how I
  conduct myself as a Seahawk, both on and off
  campus.

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Behavioral Decision Making

• What I learned during the Community Standards
  session at orientation will impact my behavioral
  decision-making this year.

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UNCW Policy Violation

• I will not be documented for a UNCW policy
  violation this year.

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Behavioral Suspensions

• I will not be suspended for behavioral reasons
  from UNCW.

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Wilmington Arrest

• I will not be arrested in or around Wilmington
  this year.

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Completion of First Year

• I will complete my first year at UNCW.

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UNCW Graduation

• I will graduate from UNCW with a bachelors
  degree.

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Communicating UNCW Expectations with Guardians

• After orientation, did you discuss UNCW community
  standards/behavioral expectations of UNCW with
  your parent(s)/guardian(s)?

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The following slides represent open-ended
questions that were addressed in the survey. We
have listed the most common themes that were
found within the student responses.
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Impact of Community Standards Presentation

• What are some examples of how your behavior will
  be impacted by the Community Standards
  presentation?
• I will remember that I am a Seahawk wherever I
  go. (35 responses)
• I am more familiar with UNCW expectations and
  will abide by them. (26 responses)
• I will treat others with respect. (23 responses)
• I will think before I act. (20 responses)

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Impact of Community Standards Presentation

• What are the main elements of the community
  standards session that stand out in your mind?
• Be Respectful of Self and Others (27 responses)
• UNCW Students Represent the UNCW Community, On
  and Off Campus (25 responses)
• Consequences of Alcohol/Drug Use/Cheating (22
  responses)
• Enjoyable/Informative Skits (20 responses)

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Areas for Improvement

• How can UNCW improve this session?
• This was an informative session/unable to think
  of any suggestions (63 responses)
• Make the Sessions more Interactive for the
  Students (23 responses)
• Provide More Skits (15 responses)

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Additional Comments

• Please share any other comments you have related
  to this session or Community Standards
• Good presentation (14 responses)
• Informative presentation (10 responses)
• Helpful presentation (5 responses)

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Follow Up Actions

• Keep same focus on behavior on campus, in the
  classroom and off campus
• Keep multiple presenters, including peer
  presenters
• Add more clickers so all/most students can
  interact
• Make clicker questions more challenging
• May need to add information on new Honor Code
• Emphasize what Cornerstone Pledge is