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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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Fish Camp 2020 Participant Evaluation | According to its website (http://fishcamp.tamu.edu/), Fish Camp “welcomes the freshmen class to Texas A&M each year with the purpose of giving them an opportunity to have fun, make friends, and learn more about life at Texas A&M.” Furthermore, Fish Camp “is led by A&M students who are passionate about making the first year of college a success for freshmen!” This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, seven sessions were held virtually from July 19th through August 2nd, 2020. Fish Camp wanted to understand the participants’ camp experience and how Fish Camp affected if at all, the start of the fall semester for those who attended. Fish Camp has worked with Student Life Studies to assess participants’ camp experience since 2000. | Student Activities | Summary-Report-Fish-Camp-2020-Participant-Survey.pdf | 03/29/2021 |
Student Assistance Services Student Experience - 2019-2020 | Student Assistance Services is one of the units in the Offices of the Dean of Student Life. According to its website (https://studentlife.tamu.edu/sas/), Student Assistance Services (SAS) “seeks to connect Texas A&M University students with the appropriate guidance, resources, and support to address a variety of personal and academic matters.” Students are often referred to Student Assistance Services for a variety of reasons such as concerning behavior, student death, sexual violence, withdrawal from school, student welfare checks, and general consultation. Student Assistance Services wanted to gather feedback on the experience of students who meet with staff in their office. This is the second time this assessment project has been conducted. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | Summary-Report-SAS-Student-Survey-19-20.pdf | 06/25/2020 |
Aggie Pregnant and Parenting Student Organization Student Needs Focus Groups | The Aggie Pregnant and Parenting student organization, in conjunction with the Texas A&M University Women’s Resource Center (WRC) contacted Student Life Studies to assist in assessing the needs of pregnant and parenting students on the Texas A&M College Station campus. Early in the spring 2020 semester, all students on the College Station campus were surveyed about their parenting status, as well as interest in participating in subsequent focus groups. The purpose of these focus groups was to inquire about the experiences and needs of Aggies who are parents, or becoming parents while attending the university. The following report summarizes the results of those focus groups. | Student Organization | Aggie_Pregnant__Parenting_Summary-Report-Final.pdf | 09/09/2020 |
New Aggies Student Survey: Success in the First Year | All new undergraduate students (First Time in College [FTIC] and transfer), including branch campuses, were invited to complete the New Aggies Student Survey September 8-27, 2020. The survey gathered feedback on a variety of topics including pre-college experiences, sense of belonging, campus climate, potential obstacles, and campus resources. A total of 7,288 students responded to the survey. This report will address the question, “What do you want to accomplish during your first year at TAMU to consider the year a success?” Overall, 5,580 students made 10,091 unique comments. | Student Life Studies | Success-in-the-First-Year-Report.pdf | 05/14/2021 |
Leadership Education for APIDA Development (LEAD) Conference Spring 2021 | Multicultural Services and student leaders from the Asian President’s Council contacted Student Life Studies to assist in developing an assessment for the 2021 Leadership Education for Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American (APIDA) Development (LEAD) Conference. This year’s conference was held virtually the evening of April 9 and the morning of April 10, 2021 and the theme of LEAD was "Stronger when Together, Together while Apart." The conference was open to students, staff and faculty from Texas A&M University and from other educational institutions. The following report summarizes the results of evaluation completed by respondents near the end of the conference. | Multicultural Services | 2021-LEAD-Summary-Report.pdf | 05/27/2021 |
Memorial Student Center (MSC) Spencer Leadership Conference Evaluation Spring 2021 | The MSC Spencer Leadership Conference focuses on leadership development through the exploration of three pillars: Self-Aware Leadership, Innovative Leadership, and Selfless Leadership. Approximately 27 student delegates participated in preconference programs, primarily virtual, and attended the conference in-person held in College Station in early March 2021. The conference includes programs and small group discussions featuring leaders in business, industry, education and public service. Delegates were surveyed to assess their experiences and learning during the conference as well as during preconference events. The attached report summarizes the results of that survey. | Memorial Student Center | 2021-MSC-Spencer-Summary-Report.pdf | 04/20/2021 |
MSC Abbott Family Leadership Conference San Antonio and Houston Spring 2021 | Memorial Student Center (MSC) Abbott Family Leadership Conference (AFLC) sponsored two separate conferences in spring 2021, which prior to the COVID 19 pandemic traveling restrictions would have been held in San Antonio and Houston. MSC AFLC also sponsored additional pre-conference events that included all delegates. Different students attended each conference. MSC AFLC addresses four “pillars” in their pre-conference events and at both conferences: ethics, the importance of family, service, and values. Survey evaluations include an assessment of the delegates’ experiences at each conference and surrounding pre-conference events. Although both conferences were held on the Texas A&M campus, each was referenced by their traditional conference locations (San Antonio and Houston). The San Antonio conference was held on January 28-30, 2021 and the Houston conference on February 25-27, 2021. The attached report summarizes the results of conference evaluations taken by delegates attending each conference. | Memorial Student Center | AFLC-2021-Summary-Report.pdf | 05/26/2021 |
Memorial Student Center Student Diversity Focus Groups Fall 2020 | At the beginning of fall of 2020, the Memorial Student Center (MSC) Diversity contacted Student Life Studies (SLS) to help facilitate focus groups as outlined in their diversity plan that would enable them gain insight regarding the current climate with the MSC. Student Life Studies has worked with the MSC before in their assessment of diversity within the MSC, and this is the second time SLS assisted the MSC in conducting focus groups regarding MSC student perceptions surrounding diversity and inclusion. The attached report summarizes the qualitative analysis completed in the spring of 2021 from the transcripts of these four focus groups. | Memorial Student Center | Final-Report-Focus-Group-fall-2020.pdf | 05/14/2021 |
Memorial Student Center Carter G. Woodson Black Awareness Committee 14th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast January 2021 | The Memorial Student Center (MSC) Carter G. Woodson Black Awareness Committee (WBAC) annually sponsors The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Breakfast. This year’s program, offered virtually, was held on January 21, 2021; attendees were surveyed to help MSC WBAC better understand their experience, and to improve future programs. The attached report summarizes the results of that survey. | Memorial Student Center | Summary-Report-MLK-2021-DR-KC.pdf | 03/12/2021 |
MSC Department-Wide 2021 Summative Assessment | The outgoing Executive Vice President of Business, and newly elected Memorial Student Center (MSC) President reached out to Student Life Studies for feedback on survey questions in spring 2021. Because of that conversation, Student Life Studies continued to support the MSC Executive Team as it gathered feedback on how the MSC organization can continue to support its members and grow toward fulfilling its mission/vision. These findings are each tied to the mission priorities of the department. While Student Life Studies has worked with the MSC on numerous projects in the past, this was the first time for this assessment. | Memorial Student Center | MSC-Department-wide-end-of-the-year-assessment-report.pdf | 06/15/2021 |
Department of Recreational Sports 2021 High Impact Practice Participants | The Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) wanted to capture and understand the impact of student leadership roles in the department. An electronic survey was sent to student employees in certain positions that have been identified as being High Impact Practice positions late the in spring 2021 semester. This is the second time Department of Recreational Sports student employees completed this survey with Student Life Studies. | Recreational Sports | Rec-Sports-Spring-2021-HIP-Report.pdf | 07/15/2021 |
Student Life Studies Client Follow-Up - Spring/Summer 2021 | Starting in summer 2020, Student Life Studies staff members started scheduling meetings with clients several weeks after assessment projects were completed. The purpose of these follow-up meetings was to find out what information from the report stood out to clients, how clients might use or share the results, or if there was any additional analysis Student Life Studies could provide. The department wanted to gather feedback from clients to know if these short follow-up meetings are beneficial or if the department could do something to make them more helpful. This is the second time this particular assessment was administered; the first was in fall 2020. | Student Life Studies | Client-Follow-Up-Summary-Report.pdf | 09/03/2021 |
Student Conduct Conferences - 2020-2021 | The Student Conduct Office (SCO) wanted to assess students’ experience with and the learning from their conduct conferences to continue to improve how their office works with students in the future. The Student Conduct Office previously used a national survey to assess students’ experience, but the questions did not focus on the priorities identified by the unit. While Student Conduct has assessed students’ experience with their office in the past, this is the first year Student Life Studies has assisted SCO in assessing the conduct conferences. | Vice President for Student Affairs | Conference-Survey-2020-2021-Summary-Report.pdf | 09/06/2021 |
New Aggies Student Survey: Co-curricular Experiences | All new undergraduate students (First Time in College [FTIC] and transfer), including branch campuses, were invited to complete the New Aggies Student Survey September 8-27, 2020. The survey gathered feedback on a variety of topics including pre-college experiences, sense of belonging, campus climate, potential obstacles, and campus resources. A total of 7,288 students responded to the survey. This report will address co-curricular experiences disaggregated by ethnicity. | Student Life Studies | New-Aggies-Survey-Co-curricular-by-Ethnicity-Report.pdf | 05/10/2021 |
Staff Assessment Needs and Training | To meet the needs of staff members, Student Life Studies conducts a survey every three years to understand division staff members’ experiences and needs related to assessment. Student Life Studies uses this information to develop resources and training programs for the Division of Student Affairs. This is the fifth year Student Life Studies has conducted this survey; the previous surveys were completed in the summers of 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018. | Student Life Studies | Summary-Report-2021-Needs-Assessment.pdf | 05/17/2021 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |