Wake Forest Student Government passed legislation S.R. X – Campus Climate Evaluation Executive Advisory Committee (EAC), which established a group to assist with the rollout of the sexual misconduct campus climate survey on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The resolution was unanimously passed in the senate.

“While we’re creating this task force for implementation of the survey, we’re also creating a culture of care, where we care about harms that have been done,” said Inaugural Interpersonal Violence Prevention Assistant Eli Leadham.

In the spring of 2022, Wake Forest conducted its first campus climate survey on sexual misconduct. This survey provided critical insights into the prevalence of sexual misconduct at Wake Forest and the effectiveness of current prevention education and training, student outreach and awareness-raising efforts. It also detailed Title IX policies and procedures and survivor support services.

According to the legislation, “the student government recognizes that acts of sexual misconduct and sexual violence on our campus and in the broader society are prevalent and acknowledges the need for the University to support survivors of sexual misconduct and sexual violence.”

The survey is repeated every 4 years. Due to the legislation passed by student government, the survey will be distributed to students in January 2026. 

“The Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey only happens every four years, and it’s one of the few chances students have to honestly shape how the University responds to issues of safety, belonging, and wellbeing,” said Student Body President Amaya Williams. “If students don’t feel informed or represented in the process, the survey results won’t reflect the real experiences happening on campus.”

The Sexual Misconduct Student Task Force is directly under the Office of Wellbeing and in collaboration with the student government. Eli Leadham and Sienna Sferrazza are the co-chairs of this committee. 

Leadham and Sferrazza, alongside Hannah Dean, assistant director of wellbeing in the Office of Wellbeing, planned this legislation for a year, but it was formally introduced to the student government in Tuesday’s senate. 

“The fact that we had that community safety advisory email this morning was a reminder of the importance of doing this work,” Leadham said. “I think this is a pretty good step in the right direction toward creating a culture where students feel comfortable raising concerns.”