• CAMPUS SECURITY AUDIT

  • Student Survey

  • University of St. Michael's College
    For current USMC students, including residence and non-residence students.

  • DOCUMENT Student Survey
    PREPARED FOR University of St. Michael's College (USMC)
    PREPARED BY Kirsch Group Inc.
    STATUS Final Survey
    DATE November 9, 2026
  • PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL  ·  Prepared by Kirsch Group Inc. for the University of St. Michael's College

  • About this survey

  • The University of St. Michael’s College (USMC) has engaged Kirsch Group to conduct an independent security audit. Your feedback on safety, current security services, strengths, and areas for improvement will help shape recommendations and inform future campus security requirements.

    Please focus your responses on USMC spaces and activities. Comment on the wider University of Toronto campus only where it directly affects your experience at USMC. 

  • ABOUT CAMPUS SECURITY USMC contracts its own security team to patrol the USMC campus and respond to incidents. In this survey, "Campus Security" means this USMC security team. It is not the same as U of T Campus Safety, which serves the wider University of Toronto campus. Unless a question says otherwise, please answer about the USMC security team.

  • Please complete only one survey, from your main perspective. Do not include names, student or employee numbers, contact details, exact incident dates, room numbers or access credentials.

  • IMPORTANT This survey is not an incident-reporting service and is not monitored in real time. For an emergency, call 911. For non-urgent reporting, accessibility support, privacy questions or personal support, use the official USMC contact information provided with the survey invitation.

  • If you would like to be entered into our draw to win one of three $50 Uber Eats gift cards, please provide your name and email address below

    Your contact information will be collected solely for the purpose of administering the draw and will not be linked to your survey responses. All survey responses will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate form.

  • 01 Your connection to campus

  • S01 How long have you been studying at USMC or regularly using its campus as a student? Select one.
  • S02 Which statement best describes your residence status?Select one.
  • S03 How often do you attend the USMC campus in person? Select one.
  • S04 When are you usually on the USMC campus? Select all that apply. Select I have not attended or Prefer not to answer on its own.
  • S05 In which type of USMC space do you spend the most time? Choose one main area. Do not name a department, office or residence room.

  • 02 Safety perceptions and campus use

  • C01 How safe do you currently feel in each of the following settings at USMC? Base your answers on your own experience. Select one response for each setting.
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  • C02 During the past 12 months, how often have safety concerns caused you to avoid a USMC location or activity, or to avoid being on campus at certain times of day? Select one.

  • Using the campus map, in which zones, if any, do you feel least safe?

  • Select up to 3.
    Select up to three zones or one of the following options: I feel reasonably safe in all zones, Not sure or Prefer not to answer.

  • USMC CAMPUS ZONES
    1) Zone 1: Loretto College (north of St. Mary St)
    2) Zone 2: Elmsley Hall, Brennan Hall & Orientation Field
    3) Zone 3: Queen's Park Quad (PIMS, More, Fisher, Teefy, Carr Hall)
    4) Zone 4: Elmsley Place Houses (Gilson to Founders House)
    5) Zone 5: East Campus (St. Basil's, Odette, Sam Sorbara, Clover Hill)
    6) Zone 6: South Campus (Kelly Library, Alumni Hall, TST, Regis)
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  • Select zones or option:
  • P02 When do you feel least safe in the zone(s) you selected? Select all that apply. Select Not sure or Prefer not to answer on its own.
  • P03    What makes you feel less safe in those areas? Select all that apply. Select Not sure or Prefer not to answer on its own.

  • 03 Security awareness and service experience

  • C04 Before this survey, were you aware that USMC contracts its own security team to patrol the USMC campus and respond to incidents? Select one. This refers to the USMC security team, not U of T Campus Safety.
  • C05 When you are on the USMC campus, how often do you notice Campus Security personnel? Select one. This asks about visibility, not whether a particular staffing level is adequate.
  • C06 Thinking about your knowledge and views before opening this survey, how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
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  • C07 In the past 12 months, have you personally tried to contact, or interacted with, a security team about assistance or a safety concern on the USMC campus? Select one. Include an unsuccessful attempt to reach someone. Do not count simply seeing a security officer.
  • C08 Thinking about your most recent attempt or interaction, which team were you seeking help from?

  •  C09 How would you rate the following aspects of that most recent attempt or interaction?

    Select one response for each statement / setting.

    Rate only what you personally experienced. If you could not reach anyone, rate ease of contact and use Not applicable / unable to assess for aspects you could not observe.

  • C09 How would you rate the following aspects of that most recent attempt or interaction?
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  • 04 Incidents and reporting

  • C10 In the past 12 months, have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following on the USMC campus?
    Select one response for each statement / setting.
    This section is optional. Do not report something only heard about from others. No incident description is required; you may skip any row.
  • 04 Incidents and reporting
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  • L01 Thinking about the most recent situation you personally experienced or witnessed, what type of situation was it? Select one. If more than one applies, choose the most serious.
  • L02 Using the campus map, in which zone did that situation happen? Select one. Choose the general zone only.
  • L03   What type of place was it? Select one. Do not name a room, office or residence room.
  • L04 At what time of day did it happen? Select one.
  • C11 Thinking about the most recent situation you personally experienced or witnessed, do you know whether it was reported? Select one.
  • C12 What influenced the decision not to report that situation? Select all that apply. Select I do not know or Prefer not to answer on its own.

  • 05 Residence and non-residence experience

  • Only the questions relevant to your earlier answers will appear in the online survey.
  • R01 In total, how long have you lived in a USMC residence? Select one. Include your current period of residence, if applicable. Count time actually lived in residence, rather than elapsed time since you first moved in.
  • R02 Thinking about your current residence, how much do you agree or disagree with the following? Select one response for each statement/setting.
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  • Select one response for each statement / setting.
  • N01 As a student who does not currently live in a USMC residence, how much do you agree or disagree with the following?
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  • 06 Priorities and anything we have missed

  • C13 Which areas should be the highest priorities for improving security at USMC?Select up to three. Select No changes needed, Not sure or Prefer not to answer on its own.

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  • THANK YOU This completes the survey. Your responses will be reviewed in aggregate by Kirsch Group as part of the campus security audit. For urgent assistance or to report an incident, use the reporting contacts listed at the start of the survey, not this form.

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