Framing, Awareness, and Communication Satisfaction of Safety Concerns at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Date
2018-04Author
Fay, Martha J.
White, Holly
North, Kim
Klein, Sara
Germain, Heidi
Bugel, Allison
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As an institution, the University of Wisconsin-
Eau Claire has demonstrated concern for the
safety of students. One way it has done this is
through the Bias Incident Report Team (BIRT)
reports, a specific process available to students
that allows them to report safety concerns.
Such processes are important because of the
rising number of incidents on campuses across
the nation. While safety and reporting efforts
are important, if students are unaware of these
processes then they are ineffective.
Furthermore, whether students choose to
report may be aligned with other factors such
as general perceived campus culture and
students’ satisfaction with communication from
campus administrators. Using a survey that
includes an adapted version of Downs and
Hazen’s (1977) communication satisfaction
questionnaire and an adapted Organizational
Culture Survey from Glaser, Zamanou, and
Hacker (1987), this study examines whether
students’ perceptions of perceived campus
culture and administrative communication are
associated with awareness and utilization of
safety resources, and analyzes the way that
formal organizational messaging is framed as it
relates to reporting sensitive safety concerns.
Findings should generate discussion
surrounding safety resources, while improving
awareness and use of safety processes.
Subject
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Racial bias
Campus safety
Campus violence
Bias Incident Report Team (BIRT)
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/79869Description
Color poster with text, images, and charts.