Indicate the way in which you have been involved in the following activities or organizations this academic year: Academic group (e.g., math club, philosophy club) Advocacy association (e.g., Amnesty International, Living Wage Advocacy, Sierra Club) Campus sports club (e.g., rugby club, Kendo club) Campus varsity team (e.g., basketball, softball, soccer) Governing bodies (e.g., student government,, panhellenic, residence hall association) Greek fraternity or sorority Honor society Media (e.g., campus newspaper, radio station) Performing group (e.g., school band, dance team) Political (e.g., Young Republicans, College Democrats) Recreational (e.g., chess club, bike club, rock climbing club) Religious (e.g., Korean Campus Ministry, World Peace Buddhist Club) Community service club (e. g., Special Olympics Volunteers Club, Habitat for... Other campus-based club or organization Off-campus club or organization Participant or member Officer or leader Neither Total 186 25.8% 54 7.5% 481 66.7% 721 100.0% 76 10.7% 33 4.6% 607 84.7% 717 100.0% 115 16.1% 43 6.0% 559 77.9% 718 100.0% 30 4.2% 5 0.7% 683 95.1% 719 100.0% 57 7.9% 44 6.1% 618 86.0% 718 100.0% 105 14.6% 78 10.8% 537 74.5% 721 100.0% 110 15.4% 10 1.4% 596 83.2% 717 100.0% 40 5.6% 22 3.1% 652 91.3% 714 100.0% 65 9.1% 27 3.7% 626 87.2% 717 100.0% 59 8.2% 5 0.7% 655 91.1% 719 100.0% 135 18.9% 11 1.6% 571 79.6% 717 100.0% 146 20.3% 35 4.9% 536 74.8% 717 100.0% 227 31.5% 56 7.8% 438 60.8% 720 100.0% 168 23.7% 78 11.0% 463 65.3% 710 100.0% 246 34.1% 72 10.0% 402 55.8% 721 100.0% 1 of 10
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: 1 (Strongly disagree) 2 (Disagree) 3 (Somewhat disagree) 4 (Somewhat agree) 5 (Agree) 6 (Strongly agree) Opportunities to engage in community service while here are important to me Opportunities to develop my leadership skills while here are important to me Opportunities to connect my academic work with communitybased experience are important to me 4.44 721 4.73 721 4.54 720 During this academic year have you participated in community service: Scale from 0 (No) to 1 (Yes) On campus Off campus.48 714.54 710 2 of 10
Which of the following were significant reasons for getting involved in community service? : Scale from 0 (No) to 1 (Yes) Required as part of my academic program Required by my fraternity/sorority Unique or interesting opportunity arose to participate Encouragement from friends or family Encouragement from UVA faculty/staff Encouragement from other UVA students Belief in the particular cause Location of where the work was to be conducted Opportunity to learn new things Opportunity to enhance my academic achievement Opportunities to develop leadership skills Become a better citizen and community participant Change conditions in the community Opportunity to enhance my academic achievement Other.13 466.21 466.74 466.41 465.14 462.42 465.79 466.39 466.63 463.40 464.54 466.80 464.64 464.40 464.08 193 3 of 10
What was the focus of the organization where you did this community service? Agriculture/nutrition Animal welfare Arts, community/public arts (all disciplines) Child care Civil rights/human rights Disability issues Diversity/multiculturalism Economic development Education (pre-k - 12) Environment/sustainability issues Health Higher education (access to and success in) Housing/homelessness Hunger Immigrants/migrant worker rights International issues Mental health Mentoring Poverty Senior/elder services Sexual assault Social justice Substance abuse Tutoring Women s issues Other, please elaborate 31 6.7% 33 7.2% 41 8.9% 82 17.8% 38 8.1% 38 8.1% 46 10.0% 42 9.0% 140 30.3% 63 13.7% 118 25.6% 30 6.6% 77 16.6% 55 11.8% 11 2.3% 25 5.4% 27 5.9% 79 17.0% 85 18.5% 30 6.6% 30 6.5% 39 8.5% 7 1.6% 101 21.9% 35 7.5% 30 6.4% Percentages may add up to more than 100% because respondents could select more than one option. 4 of 10
Total hours of service Thinking about your participation in all forms of community service, which includes service through clubs, courses, and one-time events, please estimate how many total hours of service you completed this academic year: Service learning courses 0 (No) 1 (Yes) During this academic year, have you enrolled in a course that had a service-learning component? One to ten hours Eleven to twenty hours Twenty-one to fifty hours Fifty-one to one hundred hours More than one hundred hours Total.13 706 142 30.9% 104 22.5% 116 25.3% 68 14.7% 30 6.6% 461 100.0% Service learning courses How many times have your enrolled in a course that had a service-learning component? Once Twice Three times More than three times Total 55 73.1% 15 20.3% 2 2.8% 3 3.7% 76 100.0% Service-learning course hours In considering all of the service-learning courses you took, what was the average number of total service hours for the servicelearning courses you took? One to ten hours Eleven to twenty-five hours Twenty-six to fifty hours More than fifty hours Total 27 35.2% 36 47.4% 4 5.7% 9 11.7% 76 100.0% 5 of 10
To what extent have you been involved in the following community-focused experiences during this academic year: Not at all One term or less More than one term Study abroad or other internationally-based experience Community-based capstone experience Internship or clinical practicum Academic field study Community-based research Business apprenticeship Other 621 88.3% 69 9.9% 13 1.9% 653 93.2% 28 4.0% 19 2.8% 622 89.0% 44 6.3% 33 4.7% 638 91.1% 37 5.3% 25 3.6% 651 92.9% 33 4.6% 17 2.4% 674 95.9% 19 2.7% 9 1.3% 317 95.6% 9 2.7% 6 1.7% Which of the following best characterizes the nature of your community-focused experiences during this academic year? Charity (providing help to individuals) Empowering Others Public or Collective Action Participatory democracy (changing laws) Social Action (rally, sit in) Social Change (changing societal conditions or views) Social Justice Other 100 56.8% 74 42.0% 34 19.4% 10 5.7% 19 10.5% 39 21.9% 12 6.5% 19 10.7% Percentages may add up to more than 100% because respondents could select more than one option. Influence of community-focused experiences 1 (Not at all) 2 (To some extent) 3 (To a great extent) To what extent has participation in community-focused activities at this University influenced your desire to continue community-focused activities after you graduate? Mean N 1.79 196 6 of 10
In the classroom, how often have you been asked to: 1 (Never) 2 (Rarely) 3 (Occasionally) 4 (Somewhat often) 5 (Often) 6 (Very often) Acknowledge personal differences Appreciate the world from someone else's perspective Interact with someone with views that are different from your own Discuss and navigate controversial issues Define an issue or challenge and identify possible solutions Implement a solution to an issue or challenge Reflect upon the solution of an issue or challenge Reflect on community or social issues as a shared responsibility Reflect on your responsibility for community or social issues Act on community or social issues 3.47 703 3.94 703 4.24 702 4.06 702 4.28 702 3.87 699 4.15 701 3.82 702 3.70 701 2.98 702 Outside the classroom, how often have you been asked to: 1 (Never) 2 (Rarely) 3 (Occasionally) 4 (Somewhat often) 5 (Often) 6 (Very often) Acknowledge personal differences Appreciate the world from someone else's perspective Interact with someone with views that are different from your own Discuss and navigate controversial issues Define an issue or challenge and identify possible solutions Implement a solution to an issue or challenge Reflect upon the solution of an issue or challenge Reflect on community or social issues as a shared responsibility Reflect on your individual responsibility for community or social issues Act on community or social issues 4.53 700 4.56 701 4.72 701 4.32 699 4.25 697 3.89 698 4.18 697 4.04 701 4.16 700 3.56 700 Voting No Yes During the 2012 national election did you vote for President? 157 22.3% 549 77.7% 7 of 10
Presidential candidate Which candidate did you vote for? Barack Obama Democrat Mitt Romney Republican Gary Johnson Libertarian Jill Stein Green Virgil Goode Constitutional Decline to state Other, please explain Total Did not vote - why? 325 59.2% 157 28.5% 12 2.1% 2 0.4% 0 0.0% 51 9.4% 2 0.4% 549 100.0% Why did you not vote? I was not 18 at the time of the election I am not a US citizen I was not registered I was registered but not where I go to school I was eligible and intended to vote but ran out of time I was eligible to vote but chose not to vote Total 4 2.4% 47 29.9% 19 12.2% 25 16.2% 24 15.7% 36 23.4% 155 100.0% During the last national political election did you: 0 (No) 1 (Yes) Work on a political campaign? Wear a campaign button, put a sticker on your car, or place a sign at your residence? Give money to a political candidate or cause? Try to influence someone else's vote?.09 705.25 706.08 705.32 705 8 of 10
Please select if you agree or disagree with the following statements: 1 (Strongly disagree) 2 (Disagree) 3 (Somewhat disagree) 4 (Somewhat agree) 5 (Agree) 6 (Strongly agree) I feel like I have a good understanding of political issues facing this country I believe I have a role to play in the political process When policy issues are being discussed, I usually have something to say I think I am better informed about politics and government than most people I consider myself well qualified to participate in the political process 4.29 701 4.36 700 4.14 698 3.89 698 4.23 700 Which of the following were the most important for you in the presidential election? Abortion Climate change Defense/National security Education Equal rights/pay/opportunity Environment Federal budget deficit/balanced budget Foreign policy/international affairs Government regulation Healthcare Honesty/Integrity Jobs Medicare/Care for the elderly Social security The economy Taxes 128 18.5% 51 7.4% 62 8.9% 209 30.1% 140 20.2% 75 10.8% 230 33.1% 121 17.4% 71 10.3% 222 31.9% 94 13.5% 149 21.5% 16 2.4% 30 4.4% 315 45.4% 96 13.9% Percentages may add up to more than 100% because respondents could select more than one option. 9 of 10
Political Orientation Democrat Republican Independent Other Do you consider yourself to be a 288 41.0% 162 23.1% 180 25.6% 73 10.3% Political Orientation (if yes to Democrat or Republican) (cont.) No Yes Do you consider yourself to be a strong Democrat? Do you consider yourself to be a strong Republican? 151 52.4% 137 47.6% 113 69.8% 49 30.2% Political Orientation (if yes to Independent) (cont.) Democratic Republican Other, please explain Do you lean more toward the Democratic Party or Republican Party? 100 56.6% 57 32.2% 20 11.2% 10 of 10