UK Officials to Unveil Results From Campus-wide Survey

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 31, 2015) — At 10 a.m. today, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto and Diane Follingstad, director of the UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women, will unveil preliminary results from the Campus Attitudes Toward Safety survey, or CATS. UK officials believe the university is among the first in the country to undertake a mandatory, campus-wide survey regarding sexual assault and campus climate.
 
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The data represents year one of President Capilouto's five-year initiative to assess student perceptions and experiences regarding personal safety while attending UK. 
 
All UK students (undergraduate, graduate and professional) completed CATS last semester as part of their class registration process. The confidential survey consisted of several sections that asked questions about students' beliefs, opinions, and knowledge of various topics concerning personal safety and the social environments of the university.
 
More information about the preliminary results will be available at 10 a.m. on UKNow.
 
 
MEDIA CONTACT: Jenny Wells, 859-257-5343; jenny.wells@uky.edu