On Friday, Oct 30, 2009 the Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and the Mol Cell Dev Bio departments had a joint meeting from 5:30-7:30 in the Bass foyer on science hill. In the conjunction with the meeting, an online survey was sent to the students; it was designed to assess the general satisfaction of the students with some of the major factors that affect student life, as well as a few specific questions about current GSA initiatives. The details and survey results are below.

Twenty-eight students signed the attendance sheet at the meeting. Specific concerns raised in person included the desire for dental insurance and for more bike lanes on campus. The morning of the 30th an email was sent to the students to remind them about the meeting, and to give a link to an online survey. The following are the results of that survey:

1. Which department are you in?
Department Response Percent Response Count
MB&B 42.40% 14
MCDB 57.60% 19

2. What year are you?
Year
1 9.10% 3
2 12.10% 4
3 15.20% 5
4 21.20% 7
5 27.30% 9
6 12.10% 4
7+ 3.00% 1

3. Please rate your satisfaction for each of the following:
Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied N/A

Yale shuttle service 4.0% (1) 20.0% (5) 20.0% (5) 48.0% (12) 8.0% (2) 0.0% (0)
Primary health care 4.0% (1) 4.0% (1) 12.0% (3) 40.0% (10) 32.0% (8) 8.0% (2)
Specialist health care 8.0% (2) 12.0% (3) 12.0% (3) 28.0% (7) 20.0% (5) 20.0% (5)
Mental health care 0.0% (0) 16.0% (4) 16.0% (4) 12.0% (3) 12.0% (3) 44.0% (11)
Prescription 4.0% (1) 20.0% (5) 24.0% (6) 16.0% (4) 4.0% (1) 32.0% (8)
Stipend amount 0.0% (0) 12.0% (3) 16.0% (4) 52.0% (13) 20.0% (5) 0.0% (0)
Building Security 8.0% (2) 32.0% (8) 24.0% (6) 32.0% (8) 4.0% (1) 0.0% (0)
Outside building security 12.0% (3) 28.0% (7) 24.0% (6) 36.0% (9) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0)
On-campus housing 4.0% (1) 8.0% (2) 16.0% (4) 4.0% (1) 0.0% (0) 68.0% (17)
Off-campus housing 4.0% (1) 12.0% (3) 28.0% (7) 16.0% (4) 12.0% (3) 28.0% (7)

4. The GSA transit committee is considering starting a bike cooperative, which would offer a workspace with tools to maintain bicycles, as well as storage for Yale's abandoned bikes,
freely available for anyone to refurbish. Would you use such a cooperative?
Yes 48.50% 16
No 51.50% 17

5. Did you know there are bike tools, a stand and a pump freely available at the McDougal Center to check out with your ID?
Yes 18.20% 6
No 81.80% 27

6. The GSA Security Committee is considering asking that emergency and escorted walk service phone numbers be placed at most commonly trafficked entrances and exits
(they are already on the blue call boxes). Would you favor such an idea?
Yes 72.70% 24
No 0.00% 0
Neutral 27.30% 9