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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Quality of Life Executive Summary | The Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) has been administered to the Texas A&M University student body in College Station since the 2021-2022 academic year. Texas A&M University surveyed the student body to better understand students’ overall well-being, intermediate outcomes, educational outcomes, and student experiences that influence wellbeing. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding quality of life. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Flourishing-vs.-Struggling-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Sense of Belonging and Engagement Executive Summary | The Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) has been administered to the Texas A&M University student body in College Station since the 2021-2022 academic year. Texas A&M University surveyed the student body to better understand students’ overall well-being, intermediate outcomes, educational outcomes, and student experiences that influence wellbeing. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding a sense of belonging and engagement. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Sense-of-Belonging-and-Engagement-at-Texas-AM-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Sleep Executive Summary | The Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) has been administered to the Texas A&M University student body in College Station since the 2021-2022 academic year. Texas A&M University surveyed the student body to better understand students’ overall well-being, intermediate outcomes, educational outcomes, and student experiences that influence wellbeing. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding sleep. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Sleep-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Student Wellbeing Executive Summary | The Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) has been administered to the Texas A&M University student body in College Station since the 2021-2022 academic year. Texas A&M University surveyed the student body to better understand students’ overall well-being, intermediate outcomes, educational outcomes, and student experiences that influence wellbeing. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding student executive. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Student-Wellbeing-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
AMPLIFY |Women’s Mentoring Circle Spring 2021- Women's Resource Center | The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) wanted to assess the experiences of both the mentees and mentors who participated in its mentorship program, AMPLIFY |Women’s Mentoring Circle, during the spring 2021 semester. This was the first time Student Life Studies (SLS) has assisted in developing surveys for the participants of the program. The attached report summarizes the results and provides key findings and recommendations for improvement based on those findings. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | Sp-2021-AMPLIFY-Mentorship-Survey-summary-report.pdf | 12/17/2021 |
AMPLIFY |Women’s Mentoring Circle Fall 2021 - Women's Resource Center | The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) wanted to assess the experiences of both the mentees and mentors who participated in its mentorship program, AMPLIFY |Women’s Mentoring Circle, during the fall 2021 semester. The attached report summarizes results of a survey sent to participants early in the spring 2022 semester. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | FA-2021-AMPLIFY-Mentorship-Survey-summary-report.pdf | 03/21/2022 |
Assessment Basic Courses Training Series Assessment - 2022-2023 | One goal for Student Affairs Strategic Planning was to educate and develop staff within the Division of Student Affairs about assessment. To accomplish this goal, the department coordinated an Assessment Basic Courses (ABCs) training series throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. Five workshops were presented for the 2022-2023 academic year over the following topics: Assessment Planning Student Affairs Strategic Planning wanted to assess the participants’ learning at each workshop to understand if the intended learning outcomes for each one was met. This is the fourth time Student Affairs Strategic Planning assessed sessions of a year-long training series. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Summary-Report-ABC-Training-Series-22-23.pdf | 07/19/2023 |
ATC Howdy Camp 2020 Counselor/Teamer/CoChair & Camper Surveys | Howdy Camp, sponsored by Aggie Transition Camps (ATC) is an extended optional orientation camp held immediately prior to the spring semester for students transferring to or first time attending Texas A&M University in the spring semester. This year Howdy Camp was held January 3-5, 2020. This report summarizes the results of surveys sent to co-chairs, counselors and teamers who work at the camp, as well as the participants (campers) who attend. Both measure the students' experiences with camp and ascertain what improvements are needed to improve the camp in the future. | Student Organization | Howdy_Camp_2020_Summary_Report-final.pdf | 03/26/2019 |
ATC T Camp 2020 | The purpose of this assessment was to understand the experience of students who participated in T Camp. T Camp, sponsored by Aggie Transition Camps (ATC), is an extended (three-day) optional orientation camp for students who previously attended another institution and are transferring to Texas A&M University. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, this fall two sessions of T Camp were held virtually; session one was held August 3 through August 5, and session two was held August 7 through August 9. One survey was sent to co-chairs, counselors, and teamers a few weeks into the semester, and T Camp participants (campers) were sent a different survey to measure their camp experience. The attached report summarizes the results of both surveys, with corresponding recommendations based on the results. | Student Organization | T-Camp_2020_Summary_Report.pdf | 12/18/2020 |
ATC T-Camp 2023 Counselor/Teamer/Cochair & Camper Surveys | The purpose of this assessment was to understand the experiences of students who participated in T-Camp, sponsored by Aggie Transition Camps (ATC). T-Camp is an extended (three-day) optional orientation camp for students who are transferring to Texas A&M University. There was one session held from August 9th through August 11th. A few weeks into the semester, survey evaluations were sent to co-chairs, counselors, and teamers, and another survey was sent to participants (campers) to assess their camp experiences. The attached report summarizes the results of both surveys and provides recommendations based on those results | Student Organization | T-Camp-2023-Summary-Report.pdf | 11/08/2023 |
Block Party and Volunteer Opportunity Fair - August 2020 | Each year during Howdy Week, the Department of Student Activities hosts Block Party, a large-scale program for students to learn about getting involved in student organizations. This year the department combined Block Party with the Volunteer Opportunity Fair, which helps students learn more about volunteering with local agencies. The virtual event was held on August 13, 2020, and included live interviews, videos, music, giveaways, question and answer sessions, and local agencies. Additionally, local food vendors collaborated with Student Activities to offer coupons for free or discounted food items. The Department of Student Activities wanted to understand students’ experiences during the event. While Student Activities has worked with Student Life Studies on past assessment projects, including Volunteer Opportunity Fair, this was the first time to assess Block Party. | Student Activities | Summary-Report-2020-BP-and-VOF.pdf | 10/27/2020 |
Business Relationship Management Model Survey 2021 | Division of Student Affairs (DSA) department directors and staff who are members of the DSA Department of Information Technology (DoIT) Liaison committee during the 2020-2021 academic year were surveyed for feedback regarding their relationship with DoIT services, as defined by four core discipline components of the Business Relationship Management (BRM) model. This is the first time Student Life Studies helped DoIT assess departmental feedback regarding progress towards an optimum relationship with each DSA departments using the BRM model. The report summarizes the results of the survey. | Information Technology | Summary-Report-DoIT-BRM-2021.pdf | 10/08/2021 |
Client Focus Groups | One goal for Student Life Studies is to provide quality assessment services to facilitate client planning and decision-making. To measure this goal and associated outcomes, the department conducted focus groups with clients to understand the effectiveness and quality of the services offered. Student Life Studies conducts focus groups approximately every three years to learn about clients’ experiences working with the department. Student Life Studies staff will use the data collected to improve services provided for Division of Student Affairs staff. | Student Life Studies | Report-2019-Focus-Groups.pdf | 03/19/2020 |
Client Follow-Up Feedback | Starting in summer 2020, Student Life Studies staff members began 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 were beneficial or if the department could do something to make them more helpful. This is the third time this assessment was administered; the first was in fall 2020. | Student Life Studies | Client-Follow-Up-Summary-Report.pdf | 01/26/2022 |
Client Follow-Up Meeting Feedback | Starting in the summer of 2020, Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) staff members began 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 Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research could provide. The department wanted to gather feedback from clients to know if these short follow-up meetings were beneficial or if the department could do something to make them more helpful. This is the fourth time this assessment was administered since the fall of 2020. | Student Life Studies | Client-Follow-Up-Summary-Report.pdf | 08/24/2022 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |