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Question
|
Response(s) |
Faculty
n=414 |
Other UND
Employees
n=1,072 |
American Indian
Students
n=233 |
Other Minority
Students
n=210 |
|
1. How informed would you consider
yourself about what goes on at the
University of North Dakota? |
Very Informed |
45% |
37% |
25% |
20% |
|
Somewhat Informed |
46 |
51 |
52 |
52 |
|
A Little Informed |
8 |
11 |
19 |
21 |
|
Not At All Informed |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
|
No Opinion |
* |
* |
1 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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2. Where do you get most of your
information about what goes on at
UND. |
Univ./Alumni Letter |
28 |
30 |
10 |
8 |
|
Dakota Student |
3 |
5 |
35 |
36 |
|
Administration |
7 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
|
Faculty/Staff |
40 |
32 |
9 |
9 |
|
Committees |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Family/Friends |
2 |
2 |
22 |
21 |
|
News Media |
11 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
|
Other Sources |
na |
na |
9 |
9 |
|
No Opinion |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. What is the nickname of the athletic
teams of the University of North
Dakota? |
Fighting Sioux |
93 |
90 |
71 |
65 |
|
Sioux |
5 |
9 |
22 |
27 |
|
Other Name Mentioned |
na |
na |
1 |
3 |
|
Don't Know |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
1 |
1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
4. Overall, I am proud to (work at, have an
affiliation with) the University of North
Dakota. |
Strongly Agree |
59 |
67 |
na |
na |
|
Mildly Agree |
28 |
22 |
na |
na |
|
Neutral |
8 |
8 |
na |
na |
|
Mildly Disagree |
3 |
2 |
na |
na |
|
Strongly Disagree |
2 |
1 |
na |
na |
|
No Opinion |
1 |
* |
na |
na |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. UND does a good job supporting
American Indian programs. |
Strongly Agree |
49 |
68 |
45 |
41 |
|
Mildly Agree |
29 |
15 |
24 |
19 |
|
Neutral |
7 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
7 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
3 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
|
No Opinion/DK |
5 |
6 |
6 |
28 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. UND should be doing more to support
American Indian programs.
|
Strongly Agree |
25 |
10 |
49 |
27 |
|
Mildly Agree |
23 |
14 |
22 |
12 |
|
Neutral |
26 |
32 |
9 |
13 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
12 |
19 |
10 |
14 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
9 |
18 |
3 |
5 |
|
No Opinion |
6 |
7 |
8 |
30 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
0 |
1 |
|
|
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Question
|
Response(s) |
Faculty
n=414 |
Other UND
Employees
n=1,072 |
American Indian
Students
n=233 |
Other Minority
Students
n=210 |
|
7. UND's use of the athletic teams
nickname "Fighting Sioux" honors the
University of North Dakota.
|
Strongly Agree |
33% |
58% |
25% |
52% |
|
Mildly Agree |
11 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
|
Neutral |
12 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
8 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
35 |
12 |
36 |
11 |
|
No Opinion |
1 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. UND's use of the athletic teams nickname
"Fighting Sioux" honors the Sioux
people.
Minority Survey
… honors the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota
Nations.
|
Strongly Agree |
32 |
52 |
16 |
37 |
|
Mildly Agree |
11 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
|
Neutral |
11 |
11 |
6 |
11 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
6 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
39 |
15 |
50 |
15 |
|
No Opinion |
2 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. UND uses the athletic teams nickname in
a respectful way.
|
Strongly Agree |
43 |
68 |
30 |
55 |
|
Mildly Agree |
16 |
14 |
17 |
20 |
|
Neutral |
10 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
12 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
20 |
6 |
36 |
11 |
|
No Opinion |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. UND should change its athletic teams
nickname if it offends American
Indians.
|
Strongly Agree |
46 |
21 |
47 |
37 |
|
Mildly Agree |
10 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
|
Neutral |
11 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
10 |
20 |
12 |
15 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
21 |
35 |
17 |
21 |
|
No Opinion |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11. Generally speaking, the athletic teams
nickname issue at UND is not that
important.
|
Strongly Agree |
11 |
14 |
16 |
21 |
|
Mildly Agree |
15 |
20 |
16 |
19 |
|
Neutral |
7 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
21 |
22 |
15 |
19 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
46 |
33 |
48 |
28 |
|
No Opinion |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12. American Indians at UND consider the
athletic teams nickname "Fighting
Sioux" to be a major issue.
|
Strongly Agree |
45 |
39 |
65 |
55 |
|
Mildly Agree |
23 |
27 |
13 |
16 |
|
Neutral |
9 |
13 |
4 |
7 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
12 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
3 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
|
No Opinion |
8 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
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Question
|
Response(s) |
Faculty
n=414 |
Other UND
Employees
n=1,072 |
American Indian
Students
n=233 |
Other Minority
Students
n=210 |
|
13. UND's athletic opponents use the
athletic teams nickname "Fighting
Sioux" nickname in a respectful manner. |
Strongly Agree |
16% |
26% |
16% |
34% |
|
Mildly Agree |
12 |
22 |
8 |
13 |
|
Neutral |
13 |
15 |
4 |
7 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
14 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
35 |
14 |
48 |
19 |
|
No Opinion/DK |
10 |
7 |
14 |
18 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14. UND should abide by Sioux tribal
councils' requests and change the
athletic teams nickname.
Minority Survey
… abide by Lakota, Dakota, Nakota
Nations and change … |
Strongly Agree |
46 |
20 |
55 |
30 |
|
Mildly Agree |
11 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
|
Neutral |
8 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
10 |
18 |
5 |
13 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
22 |
40 |
14 |
22 |
|
No Opinion |
3 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15. If UND changes its athletic teams
nickname I would reduce my financial
contribution to support UND.
|
Strongly Agree |
14 |
19 |
na |
na |
|
Mildly Agree |
4 |
8 |
na |
na |
|
Neutral |
13 |
22 |
na |
na |
|
Mildly Disagree |
3 |
4 |
na |
na |
|
Strongly Disagree |
58 |
29 |
na |
na |
|
No Opinion |
8 |
19 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16. The athletic teams nickname should be
changed because it can be viewed as a
human rights issue.
|
Strongly Agree |
36 |
14 |
52 |
27 |
|
Mildly Agree |
11 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
|
Neutral |
8 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
13 |
17 |
12 |
15 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
29 |
45 |
13 |
27 |
|
No Opinion |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17. It really doesn't matter one way or
another to me what UND calls its
athletic teams. |
Strongly Agree |
8 |
9 |
18 |
27 |
|
Mildly Agree |
9 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
|
Neutral |
6 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
22 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
54 |
48 |
49 |
35 |
|
No Opinion |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18. Dropping the athletic teams "Fighting
Sioux" nickname will have an overall
positive effect on how UND is
perceived nationally.
|
Strongly Agree |
33 |
15 |
43 |
24 |
|
Mildly Agree |
13 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
|
Neutral |
12 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
12 |
22 |
12 |
19 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
27 |
39 |
18 |
28 |
|
No Opinion |
3 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
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Question
|
Response(s) |
Faculty
n=414 |
Other UND
Employees
n=1,072 |
American Indian
Students
n=233 |
Other Minority
Students
n=210 |
|
19. The use of the athletic teams nickname
"Fighting Sioux" perpetuates
discrimination against American
Indians.
|
Strongly Agree |
32% |
13% |
43% |
18% |
|
Mildly Agree |
13 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
|
Neutral |
7 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
12 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
35 |
58 |
19 |
39 |
|
No Opinion |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20. The decision to keep or change the
athletic teams "Fighting Sioux"
nickname should be made independent
of anticipated gains or loses in alumni
contributions.
|
Strongly Agree |
53 |
33 |
61 |
50 |
|
Mildly Agree |
11 |
17 |
12 |
12 |
|
Neutral |
9 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
12 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
16 |
20 |
10 |
12 |
|
No Opinion |
1 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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21. President Kupchella should find a
solution to the controversy without
changing the athletic teams nickname
"Fighting Sioux".
|
Strongly Agree |
25 |
48 |
27 |
44 |
|
Mildly Agree |
11 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
|
Neutral |
12 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
11 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
38 |
15 |
41 |
15 |
|
No Opinion |
3 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
* |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22. If UND changes its nickname I would
be more inclined to support UND
financially.
|
Strongly Agree |
20 |
8 |
na |
na |
|
Mildly Agree |
12 |
5 |
na |
na |
|
Neutral |
22 |
17 |
na |
na |
|
Mildly Disagree |
6 |
10 |
na |
na |
|
Strongly Disagree |
32 |
48 |
na |
na |
|
No Opinion |
8 |
12 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23. There will be some hard feelings against
American Indians if the athletic teams
nickname is changed.
|
Strongly Agree |
24 |
29 |
42 |
30 |
|
Mildly Agree |
38 |
35 |
25 |
25 |
|
Neutral |
11 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
13 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
10 |
8 |
15 |
17 |
|
No Opinion |
4 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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24. There will be some hard feelings against
President Kupchella if the athletic teams
nickname is not changed.
|
Strongly Agree |
31 |
16 |
48 |
31 |
|
Mildly Agree |
36 |
31 |
25 |
31 |
|
Neutral |
9 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
|
Mildly Disagree |
10 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
11 |
21 |
9 |
7 |
|
No Opinion |
3 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
|
Refused |
na |
na |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
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