RACE RELATIONS PROJECT

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RACE RELATIONS PROJECT

• Project Assessment Summary
• Spring 2005

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Each student who attends an RRP program
completes a seven question assessment form.The
following are the summary results from the first
1233 students who attended programs during the
first eight weeks of the Spring 2005 semester.
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Background of participants(1233 students -
Spring 2005)
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When I heard about the Race Relations Project
program, I looked forward to attending.

• Predictably few students looked forward to
  attending.
• Many neutral responses are likely to be
  disagreesbut students may not admit this.

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Overall, the conversation was worthwhile.

• 85.1 percent agree with this statement.
• A positive response of 50 percent for diversity
  program-ming initiatives is generally accepted as
  outstanding.

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The facilitators made me feel as though I could
express my views.

• We carefully select and coach the facilitators.
  This is the foundation of the Race Relations
  Project.
• These results are noteworthy because RRP
  conversations are challenging and often
  uncomfortable.

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The conversation gave me some new insights on
race relations.

• This is a positive by-product of our primary
  goalto allow the students to express their
  views.
• Fostering new insight is the foundation of every
  educational endeavor.

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If I had the opportunity, I would consider
continuing this conversation further.

• Compared to the 32.9 percent who looked forward
  to the conversation, 71.4 percent wanted to
  continue.

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I would recommend a conversation with the Race
Relations Project to my peers.

• Only 6.4 percent stated that they would not
  recommend the RRP to their peers.
• Recall that most of these students left the
  comfort of their apartments/dorms to attend this
  night program.