Campus Security survey says ...

Feb. 7, 2019

Campus Security survey says ...

Most feel safe at U91��ɫ, but bike theft continues to affect our community and people want more information about what Campus Security does and how they do it

More than 80 per cent of Campus Security Survey respondents reported feeling either generally safe o

A lot of good news and good suggestions have already come out of the survey results. Just over 400 people completed the survey, which has been since Feb. 2018.

More than 80 per cent of survey respondents reported feeling either generally safe or very safe at U91��ɫ and approximately the same percentage rated the overall performance of Campus Security and the competency of Campus Security members as either good, very good or excellent.

Brian Sembo, chief of campus security, says he was pleased to see results reflecting the strong safety culture that he and his team help to promote at U91��ɫ.

“It was great to see positive responses to those reputational questions,” says Sembo. “We work directly with our community members and it’s important that people trust our team and feel comfortable reaching out to us.”

Campus Security Survey Results.

The power of suggestion

In addition to direct question responses, Sembo’s team has also been digging into the hundreds of comments that came in through the survey’s final question inviting suggestions about how Campus Security can better serve the campus community.

Comments ranged from glowing to critical, and tended towards some recurring themes such as video surveillance (most want more, but a couple of respondents want less), bicycle theft, and the desire for a greater Campus Security presence throughout the day and after hours.

“The comments have sparked some important questions, conversations and plans,” Sembo says. “It’s clear that our community wants more information about certain aspects of Campus Security, and we are looking at ways to provide more detail about our work on campus.”