Survey FAQs FAQs

A customized link to the online survey will be emailed to all UH students 18 years and older at their hawaii.edu email address.

Students who prefer to respond to paper copies of the survey or surveys with key sections (Consent Form and Key Instructions) translated into Tagalog, Korean, Mandarin or Japanese, may call the OmniTrak survey hotline at: (808) 536-4880.

Translated sections are also available on the Taking the Survey & Translations page.

Hard copies of the survey (including translated sections) will be mailed to the student upon request. The student can complete a hard copy and return the survey via mail.

Students who want to receive assistance or information in a confidential, private setting on their campus or in their community can find the right resource for them by going to: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/confidential/

Students who are ready to make a formal report about their experience to the University should contact their campus Title IX Coordinator by going to: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/coordinators/

Data from the survey will be analyzed and presented in aggregate form in a report. The results will be compared against data collected in prior UH Student Sexual Harassment and Sex-based Violence Surveys, which will continue to be used to assess UH’s progress as it addresses these issues. The results will also serve as a resource to sustain the community’s commitment to working together to ensure safe campuses.

The aggregate data will also be incorporated in campus action plans, which will guide future programmatic, education and training initiatives as well as the development of policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment and sex-based violence.

The purpose of the survey is to gather information from students about:

  • Their campus environment related to sexual harassment and sex-based violence.
  • How well students believe the UH community responds to and addresses their concerns.
  • Their awareness of resource and reporting options for those experiencing sexual violence, sexual harassment, stalking, and interpersonal violence (domestic and dating violence).
  • Prevalence (e.g., how widespread) and incidence (e.g., how often) of sexual violence, sexual harassment, stalking, and interpersonal violence on our campuses.

The survey represents UH’s commitment to raising awareness about sexual harassment and sex-based violence, addressing students’ experiences and concerns about their personal safety, and ensuring a safe learning and working environment.

The survey also fulfills the requirements of a new Hawai‛i law, Act 208, which requires UH to conduct a survey of students by March 31, 2017 and to repeat the survey every two years.

A customized link to the online survey will be emailed to all UH students at their hawaii.edu email address.

Students who prefer to respond to paper copies of the survey or surveys with key sections (Consent Form and Key Instructions) translated into Tagalog, Korean, Mandarin or Japanese, may call the OmniTrak survey hotline at: (808)-538-6227.

Hard copies of the survey (including translated sections) will be mailed to the student upon request. The student can complete a hard copy and return the survey via mail.

The survey is being coordinated by UH’s Office of EEO/TIX and administered by OmniTrak Group, Inc. that works closely with the survey research team, which includes Drs. Sandra Martin and Bonnie Fisher.

An online research survey of UH students about sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and stalking. The survey is called the “UH Student Survey on Sexual Harassment & Sex-Based Violence”.

Participation in the survey is voluntary. Survey responses are confidential. A National Institutes for Health Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC) was obtained for this survey to protect the privacy of participants. For more info about the CoC and the protections provided, visit the NIH website at the link: https://humansubjects.nih.gov/coc/faqs.

The survey will be an IRB-approved, evidence-based, data-driven approach to addressing sexual harassment and sex-based violence on all UH campuses.