PRELIMINARY SURVEY RESULTS Inter-cultural Inter-Religious Inter-racial Relations at Carleton

Methodology Questionnaire designed with OIRP and Equity Services Approved by the University Research Ethics Board Survey administered by OIRP Fielded Nov. 11th to Nov. 22nd Employees  Sent to 1,805 with 546 responses – 30% response rate Students  Sent to 12,939 with 1,495 responses – 12% response rate

Awareness of Human Rights Policy Question 1StudentsEmployees Were you aware that Carleton has a Human Rights policy Yes56%84% No44%16%

Perceptions of Climate (Q1 –Q10) Respect in class and on campus Question2StudentsEmployees Scale = Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree % Strongly Agree & Agree Mean Scores out of 5 % Strongly Agree & Agree Mean Scores out of 5 2a). During class, students generally demonstrate respect for the rights of other students 90% %1.85 b). During Classes, students generally demonstrate respect for the rights of their professors and instructors 87% %1.94 c). During classes, professors and instructors generally demonstrate respect for the rights of students. 91% %1.70 d). At campus events, students generally respect the rights of others 64% %2.32 e). During consultation or office hours, professors and instructors generally demonstrate respect for the rights of students 87% %1.71

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Relations on Campus among groups Question 3StudentsEmployees Scale = Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree% Strongly Agree & Agree Mean Scores out of 5 % Strongly Agree & Agree Mean Scores out of 5 3a) Relations among people of different religions on campus are respectful 71%2.2071%2.31 b) Relations among people of different cultures on campus are respectful 77%2.1277%2.19 c) Relations among people of different races on campus are respectful 79%2.0380%2.09

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Ethical treatment of students and count Question 4StudentsEmployees Scale = Always Never% Always and Usually Mean Scores out of 4 % Always and Usually Mean Scores out of 4 4a) How often are students treated ethically and fairly by other students on Carleton’s campus 90%1.8890%1.99 b). How often are students treated ethically and fairly by faculty and staff on Carleton’s campus 93%1.6694%1.79 Question 5StudentsEmployees Scale = A lot None % A lot & some Mean Scores out of 4 % A lot & some Mean Scores out of 4 5a) How many students are treated unethically and unfairly by other students on Carleton’s campus 24%2.9529%2.86 b). How many students are treated unethically and unfairly by faculty on Carleton’s campus 13%3.2815%3.13

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Treatment of faculty and staff Question 6StudentsEmployees Scale = Always Never % Always and Usually Mean Scores out of 4 % Always and Usually Mean Scores out of 4 6a).How often are faculty and staff treated ethically and fairly by students on campus 89%1.8988%2.04 b). And how often are faculty and staff treated ethically and fairly by other faculty and staff on Carleton’s campus 93%1.7088%1.96

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Overall rating of respect at Carleton and Program Question 7StudentsEmployees Scale = 1 very low respect_______11 very high respect % 8 or higher out of 11 Mean Scores out of 11 % 8 or higher out of 11 Mean Scores out of 11 7a). How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally 79%8.8677%8.51 b). How would you rate the climate of respect in your department or program 86%9.1882%9.13 Question 8StudentsEmployees Compared with other places I go in Ottawa, when I am on Carleton’s campus, I personally feel % As respected66%68% More respected27%25% Less respected7%

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Carleton Environment Questions 9, 10a and 10bStudentsEmployees Scale = Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree % Strongly Agree & Agree Mean Scores out of 5 % Strongly Agree & Agree Mean Scores out of 5 Q9)How much do you agree with the statement: Carleton is an environment where people are free to express their own ideas, beliefs and opinions 75%2.1773%2.25 Q10a) I think the university community understands the value of a diverse faculty and staff 74%2.1278%2.09 Q10b)I think the university makes a good effort to recruit and retain a diverse faculty and staff (employees only) NA 59%2.40

Highlights: Perception Many students are unaware of our Human Rights Policy Generally, there is respect during classes There is a little less respect perceived at campus events Religious relations are perceived to be a bit less respectful than those of culture and race Very little difference between employees and students on respect

Personal Experiences % Experience and Perceived Basis for treatment Question 11StudentsEmployees Within the past year, have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race, religion or culture N= 207N = 61 Yes14%11% No86%89% Question 12StudentsEmployees What specifically do you believe this disrespectful treatment was based on (recoded open ended first response) N= 142N= 54 Religion44%33% Culture17%20% Race33%20% Gender6%13% Age1%4% Other9%

Personal Experience Effect of the experience Question 13StudentsEmployees How much would you say this experience has interfered with your ability to work or study at Carleton A lot or some Race46%73% Religion40%59% Culture42%55%

Personal Experience Student Assistance Question 14Students When you had the experience who did you seek assistance from on campus (multiple response) N =195 responses No one75% Professor9% Teaching Assistant4% Health and Counselling2% Residence Fellow2% Ombudsman2% Don’t remember2% International Student Support Services1% University Safety1% Equity Services<1%

Personal Experience Employee Assistance and Satisfaction Question 15StudentsEmployees How satisfied were you with the assistance you received by reason for treatment Very satisfied and satisfied Race64%33% Religion64%63% Culture67%80% Question 14Employees When you had the experience who did you seek assistance from on campus (multiple response) N = 66 responses No one50% Supervisor23% University Safety11% Equity Services8% Human Resources5% Health and Counselling services3% Don’t remember2%

Highlights: Personal Experience Religion appears to be the most likely conflict point Employees who felt racial discrimination were the most affected by it Students did not seek assistance very often Half of the employees who were treated disrespectfully sought assistance Employees who felt racial discrimination were least likely to be satisfied with the assistance they sought

Gender differences and Perceptions Overall climateStudentsEmployees MalesFemalesMalesFemales Scale = 1 very low respect….11 very high respect Mean Score How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally How would you rate the climate of respect in your department

Gender differences and experience Personal experienceStudentsEmployees MalesFemalesMalesFemales Within the past year, have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race religion or culture %% Yes15%12% 11% No85%88% 89% Personal experienceStudentsEmployees MalesFemalesMalesFemales What specifically do you believe this disrespectful treatment was based on %% Race39%27%33%10% Culture14%17% 23% Religion40%51%33% Gender6% 0%23% Age2%0%4%3% Other0% 13%7%

Religious differences and Perceptions Overall climateStudents Scale = 1 very low respect….11 very high respect How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally How would you rate the climate of respect in your department Catholic Protestant Jewish Muslim Christian Other Christian Hinduism Buddhism Sikh Agnostic Atheist Non-practicing Other Non-classified

Religious Differences and Perceptions Overall climateEmployees Scale = 1 very low respect….11 very high respect How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally How would you rate the climate of respect in your department Catholic Protestant Jewish Muslim Christian Other Christian Hinduism Buddhism Sikh00 Agnostic Atheist Non-practicing Other Non-classified

Religious Difference and Perception Personal ExperienceEmployeesStudents Within the past year have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race, religion or culture. %Yes Muslim33%27% Jewish24%46% Hinduism17%22% Sikh0%33% Buddhism11%13% Other Christian14%10% Christian11%15% Catholic11%12% Protestant4%8% Atheist13%11% Agnostic17%10% Non-practicing0%18% Other Non-classified16%15%

Religious Difference and Personal Experience Personal experienceEmployees What specifically do you believe was this disrespectful treatment based on RaceCulture ReligionGenderAgeOther Catholic29%43%0%14% 0% Protestant50%0% 50%0% Jewish0%14%86%0% Muslim50%0%50%0% Christian27%0%46%9%0%18% Other Christian0% 100%0% Hinduism0%100%0% Buddhism0% 100%0% Sikh0% Agnostic50%0% 50%0% Atheist0% 50%0%50%0% Other Non-classified0%50% 0%

Religious Difference and Personal Experience Personal experienceStudents What specifically do you believe was this disrespectful treatment based on RaceCulture ReligionGenderAge Catholic44%13%38%6%0% Protestant0% 100%0% Jewish0% 100%0% Muslim29%12%59%0% Christian29%5%62%5%0% Other Christian50%0%50%0% Hinduism25% 50%0% Buddhism100%0% Sikh50% 0% Agnostic50% 0% Atheist20% 50%0%10% Non-practicing0% 100%0% Other Non-classified50%33%0%17%0%

Racial Difference: Overall Climate Overall ClimateStudentsN= How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally Mean Score (1-11) West Asian (Iranian, Afghan, etc.) Japanese8.138 Chinese Latin American Black First Nations8.658 Arab White South East Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian) South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani,etc.) Filipino Korean9.138

Racial Differences and Personal Experience Personal ExperienceStudentsN= Within the past year have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race, religion or culture. %Yes Korean38%8 West Asian (Iranian, Afghan,etc.)33%30 Chinese30%73 Arab27%59 Japanese25%8 First Nations23%8 South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani,etc.)21%83 South East Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian)21%19 Latin American17%41 Black15%65 Filipino14%14 White9%1062

Highlights: Gender and Religion differences Male employees and students were more likely than females to say race was the basis of disrespectful treatment Female students were more likely than males to say religion was the basis of disrespectful treatment Jewish students and employees rated the climate at Carleton lower than other religious groups Muslim students rated the climate of their department lower than other religious groups Muslim employees were more likely to say they had been treated disrespectfully Jewish students were more likely to say they had been treated disrespectfully