What is the Blue Hen Poll?
• Blue Hen Poll
▫ A public opinion survey of students
▫ An Opportunity to Voice Opinions
▫ An Applied Learning Experience
▫ Research
▫ History (trends and evidence)
• The research team
▫ Independent Study (366/466)
▫ Undergraduate Research (468)
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Acknowledgements
• Special guests in the audience
▫
Patricia Wilson, Chief of Staff
Office of the President
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Havidan Rodriguez, Deputy Provost
University of Delaware
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David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt
Center for Political Communication (CPC) Fellows
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Mark Blumenthal, Editor and Publisher
Pollster.com
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Laura Coogan
2008 Blue Hen Poll Research Team
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Thanks
• The event would not be possible without support from:
▫ Gretchen Bauer, Chair
The Department of Political Science and International Relations
▫ Joe Pika, Associate Dean
The College of Arts and Science (Social Sciences Division)
▫ Lynette Overby, Director
Undergraduate Research and Service Learning Programs
▫ Ralph Begleiter, Director
Center for Political Communications
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Methodology
• Web Survey of 2,500 randomly selected
undergraduate UD students
• Data collected from 3/15 – 4/14
• N=1,117 (average time = 14 – 18 minutes)
• Response rate = 43%
• Margin of error = + 3%
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Post-Grad Plans and Confidence in UD
Degree
• Confidence in UD Degree is high
• Students planning on grad/professional school
received faculty encouragement.
• Satisfaction with Professors impacts confidence in
UD degree
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Confidence in UD Degree
Today how
confident do
you feel that
your education
at the
University of
Delaware has
prepared you
for your life
after
graduation?
5%
25%
30%
40%
Not at all Confident
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Somewhat Confident
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Fairly Confident
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Do Professors affect Confidence in
Degree?
Satisfaction With UD Professors split between confidence in UD degree.
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
95%
85%
Confidence UD
education has
prepared you for
life.
60%
Confident
Not confident
40%
15%
5%
Very
Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
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2%
Very
Satisfied
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Confidence in UD Degree sorted by Post-Grad
plans
Today how confident do you feel that your education at the University of Delaware
has prepared you for your life after graduation?
Part-Time Employment
100%
Full-time Employment
98%
94%
Graduate/Professional School
93%
Undecided
88%
Take time of from School and Work
78%
Military or Public Service
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Enjoying the weather outside the Trabant University Center
Photographer: Lane McLaughlin © 2008 University of Delaware
Sean Burke
Looking at Student Satisfaction
Facilities and Services
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•
•
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Quality of Health Services
Quality of Public Transportation
Gym Hours
Library Hours
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People
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•
•
•
Public Safety
Diversity
Friends at UD
Professors
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Satisfaction Rating of
Facilities and Services
100%
90%
80%
90%
79%
80%
Health Services
Transportation
73%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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Gym Hours
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Satisfaction Rating of People
100
90
80
76%
78%
Public Safety
Diversity
93%
94%
Friends at UD
Professors
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
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Photographer: Kathy F. Atkinson © 2009 University of Delaware
How Satisfied or Dissatisfied are you with the
overall job performance of UD President Harker?
10%
Satisfied/Very Satisfied
Dissatisfied/Very Dissatisfied
90%
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A closer Look with non-opinions
Dr. Harker’s Satisfaction Rating
Satisfied/Very Satisfied
45%
50%
Dissatisfied/Very Dissatisfied
Don’t know enough to say
5%
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President Harker’s Satisfaction by Year
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
62%
Freshmen
39%
39%
Sophomores
Juniors
31%
Seniors
Year
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Winter Session at Other Institutions
• A new phenomena, within past 10 years
• 3 weeks long
• Only 3-4 credits taken
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What did UD Students do over Winter Session?
•53%
Worked
• Who Worked More?
▫ Freshmen 38.9%
▫ Sophomores 40.1%
•47%
Did not work
▫ Juniors 49.6%
▫ Seniors 62.8%
Where did they work?
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Connection to Academics over Winter
Session
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What was the academic connection for UD Students who
worked compared to those who did not?
Percent of those who worked, or did not work.
Winter Session employment
In-State vs. Out-of-State
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Does employment play a role…
Results
The lack of employment
may contribute to their
desire for Spring Semester
to begin earlier.
Should Spring Semester Start
Earlier
Mykeah Parker
Percent who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statement
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Percent “agree” Spring Semester should start earlier
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Students Academic Participation Over Winter Break
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Marissa Hall
“A larger and larger fraction of the students just had their
heads buried in their laptops as I lectured.”
Alan Rubin, Professor at Princeton University
Schools that Have Banned Laptops:
•Georgetown Law
•Princeton University
•College of William and Mary
•University of Virginia
•Harvard
Stanford Lecture Hall
Allowing Students to use Laptops
during Classroom Lectures…
Students Agree that Laptops :
Can be a distraction for other students
Is necessary to take good notes
Can be a distraction for faculty
Will lead to better overall performance
by students
Just leads to students playing on their
computers
37%
41%
43%
45%
64%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
“Laptop use is really at the discretion of the student…”
What might be the bigger issue:
•Cell Phones and Texting
•Faculty are more likely to have an active cell
phone policy then a laptop one.
Rebecca Riley
Academic Advisement Questions
• Overall, how important is advisement to YOUR
academic success at the University of Delaware?
• To what extent do you agree with the following
statement: After my meeting(s) with my advisor,
I feel like ALL of my questions are answered.
• If you had to choose where would you say you
got the BEST advisement guidance from?
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Advisement: Basic Statistics
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
63%
Advisement is
Important or
Extremely
Important
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69%
56%
Advisor Answers Advisor/Professor
All Questions is Best Advisement
Source
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Advisor Helpfulness and Best
Advisement Source
Where do you get your best advisement guidance from?
80%
70%
59%
60%
41%
40%
30%
20%
0%
Assigned Advisor/Other
Professor
Other Source
Advisor Answers All Questions
Advisor Doesn't Answer All Questions
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Advisor Helpfulness and Stress Level
On a scale of 1 – 5, how much stress do you have?
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
48%
39%
15%
6%
Advisor Answers All
Questions
Low Stress: 1 - 2
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All Questions
High Stress: 4 - 5
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Advisor Helpfulness and PostGraduation Confidence
Fairly
Confident/Confident
How confident do you feel that your education at UD
has prepared you for life after graduation?
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
71%
59%
Advisor Answers All
Questions
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Answer All Questions
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Intellectual and Community
Development at UD
• Since being at UD, how much have you …
▫
▫
▫
▫
Become more intellectually curious?
Developed a passion for learning?
Been transformed into a more global citizen?
Become more connected to communities beyond
the University?
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Intellectual and Communal
Development at UD
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
88%
76%
63%
Intellectually
Curious
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Since I’ve been at UD, I have become/developed:
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Learning
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Global Citizen
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58%
Connected to
Communities
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Satisfaction and Development
100%
90%
80%
Taking everything into account, how
satisfied are you with the
UNIVERSITY
OF DELAWARE?
89%
78%
70%
64%
60%
59%
50%
Intellectually Curious
Passion for Learning
40%
30%
Global Citizen
20%
Connected to
Communities
10%
0%
Satisfied with UD
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Satisfaction with Professors and
Development
100%
90%
80%
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you
with: The professors you have at UD?
90%
79%
66%
70%
60%
60%
Intellectually Curious
50%
Passion for Learning
40%
30%
Global Citizen
20%
Connected to
Communities
10%
0%
Satisfied with Professors
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Advisement and Development
100%
90%
80%
After my meeting(s) with
my advisor, I feel like ALL
of my questions are answered.
90%
78%
68%
70%
60%
62%
Intellectually Curious
50%
40%
Passion for Learning
30%
Global Citizen
20%
Connected to
Communities
10%
0%
Advisor DOES answer all questions
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Safety Concerns
• Student Comment: “I think UD’s public safety is a
HUGE problem…”
• Public Safety Comment: “We’re actually down in
every crime category”
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Student Safety on Campus
Overall, how would you rate the University of Delaware's
EFFORTS to keep its students safe and secure.
100%
92%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
8%
10%
0%
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
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Student Safety on Campus
How safe do YOU personally feel from physical harm or
violence on and around the UD campus?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
91%
9%
Safe
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Attitudes toward Public Safety
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the Office of Public Safety?
100 %
90 %
80 %
70 %
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0%
76 %
24 %
Satisfied
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Public Safety at UD
• Feelings of safety, no differences across
▫ Males 91% ; Females 92%
▫ On- campus residents 94% ; Off-campus 87%
▫ Classification
 Freshmen 95%
 Sophomores 97%
 Juniors 87%
 Seniors 86%
▫ In-state 90% ; Out-of-state resident 92%
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Student Attention to SGA Activities
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
%
42%
47%
“Since coming to the University of
Delaware, how much attention
have you paid to the activities of
UD’s SGA?”
11%
1%
None at All
Very Little
Fair Amount
Great Deal
Do students feel SGA is responsive?
“How responsive do you think SGA is to the
concerns YOU have as a student?”
46%
50%
40%
34%
30%
20%
17%
10%
3%
%
Very
Somewhat
Unresponsive Unresponsive
Somewhat
Responsive
Very
Responsive
Do students feel SGA responds?
How responsive do you think SGA is to the concerns
YOU have as a student?
Responsive
Unresponsive
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
%
86%
44%
14%
"Great Deal" to "fair"
amount of attention to
SGA
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"Little" to "no"
attention to SGA
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Do students feel efficacious?
“I don’t have ANY say in what the University of Delaware does.”
60%
54%
46%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
Agree
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Attention to SGA vs. Student Say in
University Activities
I don’t have any say about what the
University of Delaware does.
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
59%
56%
45%
42%
"Great deal" to "fair" amount
of attention to SGA
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Agree
Disagree
"Little" to "no" attention to
SGA
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Kathryn Rimpfel & Michelle Ingari
How often are students using
campus media?
Use
90%
Non-Use
79%
80%
74%
70%
72%
71%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
26%
28%
29%
21%
10%
0%
WVUD
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Print media vs. Broadcast media
Use Both
70%
Use Neither
62%
60%
58%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
15%
9%
0%
Broadcast
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Media Consumption by Grade
Use 1 or less
90%
Use 2 or more
80%
80%
74%
68%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
32%
30%
26%
20%
20%
10%
0%
Freshmen
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Media Use On and Off Campus
On Campus
90%
Off Campus
80%
82%
76%
67%
70%
64%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
32%
21%
21%
18%
10%
0%
WVUD
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To what extent has UD made you competent to
address “Economic Issues?”
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
56%
44%
33%
Not at all
Only a little
Use less than 2 media
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71%
71%
67%
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29%
29%
A fair amount
A great deal
Use 2 or more media
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To what extent has UD made you competent to
address “Environmental Issues?”
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
63%
50%
50%
37%
26%
Not at all
Only a little
Use less than 2 media
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74%
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A fair amount
22%
A great deal
Use 2 or more media
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To what extent has UD made you competent to
address “Political/Social Issues?”
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
72%
49%
52%
35%
33%
28%
Not at all
Only a little
Use less than 2 media
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67%
65%
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A fair amount
A great deal
Use 2 or more media
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To what extent has UD made you competent to
address “Cultural Issues?”
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
62%
50%
51%
38%
28%
Not at all
Only a little
Use less than 2 media
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73%
72%
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A fair amount
27%
A great deal
Use 2 or more media
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Does on-campus media consumption relate to
student knowledge about President Harker?
80%
74%
70%
58%
60%
50%
42%
40%
30%
26%
20%
10%
%
No Opinion
Use less than 2 media
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Use 2 or more media
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Does on-campus media consumption relate to student
knowledge about the Office of Public Safety?
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
72%
48%
52%
28%
No Opinion
Have Opinion
Use less than 2 media
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Students and Cheating
Allison Landry
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• If you had to say, HOW OFTEN do you believe [cheating]
occur[s] among University of Delaware students?
▫ Most of the time, Sometimes, Hardly Ever
• In your opinion, HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM [is
cheating] among University of Delaware students?
▫ Not at all, Small, Medium, Large, “The” big problem
How Often Does Cheating Occur?
70%
62%
60%
50%
40%
30%
If you had to say, HOW
OFTEN do you believe
[cheating] occur[s]
among University of
Delaware students?
24%
20%
15%
10%
0%
Hardly Ever
Sometimes
Most of the time
How Much of a Problem is Cheating?
40%
36%
35%
31%
30%
25%
18%
20%
15%
10%
In your opinion, HOW
MUCH OF A
PROBLEM [is cheating]
among University of
Delaware students?
10%
4%
5%
0%
Not at all a
problem
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problem
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problem
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Large
problem
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"The" major
problem
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Satisfaction and Cheating
Overall satisfaction with UD compared with how often
cheating is believed to occur
30%
24%
25%
20%
24%
19%
14%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Unsatisfied
Hardly ever
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Most of the time
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How Year Affects Perception of
Cheating Prevalence
How often students believe cheating occurs at UD based on year
35%
33%
30%
26%
25%
21%
18% 19%
20%
15%
12%
11%
14%
Hardly ever
Most of the time
10%
5%
0%
Freshman
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Recommending UD
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Would you recommend UD to an
associate and how often do you
think cheating occurs at UD
31%
25%
12%
Very
Unlikely/Unlikely
13%
Likely/Very Likely
Hardly ever
Most of the time
Greg Dwyer
Background: Medical Amnesty/Good
Samaritan Policy
• Student Government Association Initiative, Fall 2007
• Adopted by UD Administration, Fall 2009
• Students seeking medical attention due to dangerous level of
intoxication may apply for Medical Amnesty
• Students that receive amnesty are not subject to disciplinary
sanctions for violations of the Alcohol Policy of the Code of
Conduct
• More information available at www.udel.edu/amnesty/
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Familiarity with the Medical Amnesty Policy
“How familiar are you with the University of Delaware’s new Medical
Amnesty/Good Samaritan policy?”
60%
54%
50%
46%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
Slightly familiar/Very familiar
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Familiarity with the Medical Amnesty Policy
60%
50%
56%
53%
45%
48%
Slightly
familiar/Very
familiar
40%
30%
20%
Not at all
familiar/Not
very familiar
10%
%
Consume 2 or more media sources
Consume less than 2 media sources
Consumption of UD media sources
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Familiarity with the Medical Amnesty Policy
60%
Percentage of
Respondents
who answered
“Slightly
Familiar” or
“Very
Familiar” with
the Good
Samaritan
Policy
56%
54%
52%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
Not at all a
problem/Small problem
Medium Problem
Large problem/"The"
major problem
Size of Underage Alcohol Consumption Problem
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Familiarity with the Medical Amnesty Policy
70%
61%
60%
Percentage of
Respondents
who answered
“Slightly
Familiar” or
“Very
Familiar” with
the Good
Samaritan
Policy
48%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
A fair amount/A great deal
No attention
Amount of Attention paid to SGA
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Underage Consumption of Alcohol 16%
Unprotected Sex 6%
Academic cheating 4%
Use of Marijuana 4%
Use of Adderall without a prescription 3%
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Underage Consumption of Alcohol 88%
Unprotected Sex 30%
Academic cheating 15%
Use of Marijuana 53%
Use of Adderall without a prescription 31%
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• Lehigh University
• Northeastern University
• University of Maryland
• James Madison University
• University of Connecticut
• University of Virginia
• University of Maine
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45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
50%
2%
Very Unwilling
46%
2%
Hesitant, but
unwililng
Hesitant, but
willing
Very willing
Very willing
70%
63%
58%
60%
50%
Hesitant, but willing
42%
40%
54%
46%
54%
46%
37%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Very familiar
Slightly familiar
Not very familiar
Not famililar
Seniors
42%
Juniors
49%
Sophmores
64%
Freshmen
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Nedu Nweze
Measuring Beliefs about Equality
• One of the big problems in this country is that we don't give everyone an
equal chance. Agree (Egalitarian)
• Our society should do whatever is necessary to make sure that everyone has
an equal opportunity to succeed. Agree (Egalitarian)
• I feel we have gone too far in pursuing equal rights for everyone in this
country. Disagree (Egalitarian)
• I resent when some in society get special considerations in the name of
equality. Disagree (Egalitarian)
• Equality is something that must be earned not given. Disagree (Egalitarian)
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Cultural Issues
“Has UD made you competent to address cultural Issues?”
Egalitarian Score
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.60
2.55
Not At All
Only A Little
2.50
2.85
2.67
Mean
2.00
1.50
1.00
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A Fair Amount
A Great Deal
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Political Issues
“Has UD made you competent to address political Issues?”
Egalitarian Score
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.59
2.59
Not At All
Only A Little
2.71
2.78
A Fair Amount
A Great Deal
Mean
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
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Diversity
“How satisfied are you with diversity among students?”
Egalitarian Score
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.96
2.89
2.62
2.50
2.56 Mean
2.00
1.50
1.00
Very Dissatisfied
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Stress Amount
100%
80%
60%
47%
40%
20%
0%
2%
1- No
Stress
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11%
2
8%
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amount of
Stress
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Gender and Stress Levels
100%
High Level of Stress
80%
60%
40%
43%
37%
20%
0%
Male
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Break-ups
Had a Break-up
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
29%
23%
Male
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Break-up and High Stress Levels
100%
80%
60%
40%
36%
41%
39%
46%
male
female
20%
0%
No Break-up
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Argument with Parent(s)
Had an Argument with Parent(s)
100%
80%
60%
40%
36%
29%
20%
0%
Male
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Stress Levels
100%
80%
60%
40%
31%
44% 46%
37%
male
female
20%
0%
No Argument
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Attended a Sporting Event
100%
78%
77%
Male
Female
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
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Sporting Event and High Stress Levels
100%
80%
60%
49% 48%
34%
40%
41%
20%
male
female
0%
Did not Attend
Sporting Event
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Event
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Amount of “High Stress” on a Daily Basis
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Rate 1-5, where 1 means no stress at all and 5 means an extreme amount of
stress. These students answered with a 4 or 5.
43%
44%
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
35%
Freshman
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Experiences at UD vs. Stress
60%
Percentage of students who rated their stress with a score of 4 or 5.
53%
50%
42%
45%
46%
47%
56%
49%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
Fallen Asleep Lost your
Had a
Been
Wished you
Been
Were Sick
During Class Keys, Wallet,
Serious
Involved in a Attended Embarassed and Missed
or Phone
Argument Car Accident Another
by a
At Least 1
with your
University
Professor
Week of
Parents
Classes
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Experienced a Stressful Problem Due
to Personal Finances
Percentage of students who rated their stress with a score of 4 or 5.
60%
50%
53%
42%
42%
43%
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
40%
30%
20%
10%
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Post-Graduate Plans vs. Stress
Percentage of students who rated their stress with a score of 4 or 5.
50%
44%
45%
40%
40%
37%
35%
30%
27%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Work Part time
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Work Full Time
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School
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Student/Faculty Interaction
• Are students taking advantage of opportunities
with faculty?
• Students are generally offered more
opportunities than they seek
• Students who have become more intellectually
curious and increased their passion for learning
are most likely to seek opportunities
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Student Interaction/offers
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
%
87%
96%
69%
50% 45%
49%
17% 24%
Discuss
Coursework
Letter of
Recommendation
Emotional
Support
What students seek
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61%
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Passion for learning and seeking out
opportunities
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
89%
82%
54%
54%
39%
50%
37%
35%
18%
Discuss
Coursework
Letter of
Recommendation
Emotional
Support
Graduate Study
13%
Publish Work
More passionate about learning
Not more passionate about learning
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Intellectual curiosity and seeking out
opportunities
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
%
88% 83%
52%
38%
51%
48%
43%
35%
17% 18%
Discuss
Coursework
Letter of
Recommendation
Emotional
Support
Graduate Study
Publish Work
More intellectually curious
Not more intellectually curious
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Editor and Publisher
Laura Coogan
2008 Blue Hen Poll Researcher
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