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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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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 |
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 |
Disability Resources Student Survey - Spring 2020 | Disability Resources wanted to assess the overall satisfaction of the students registered with the department to understand their experience working with the department staff, as well as specific changes based on the university moving to a remote environment due to COVID-19. This is the sixth time Disability Resources worked with Student Life Studies to assess the students registered with their office. | Disability Resources | Summary-Report-Spring-2020.pdf | 05/08/2020 |
Mi Casa es Su Casa 2019-2020 | Mi Casa es Su Casa are a series of dinners hosted by faculty and staff for students throughout the academic year. Sponsored by MSC CAMAC, these dinners intend participants to network with other students and faculty and staff, and gain a better understanding of opportunities that can open in the future. This year three dinners were held - two in the fall semester and one in the spring. After the November and February dinners participating students were sent surveys in effort to better understand their experience. The hosts were sent a survey after the last dinner to also gain a better understanding of their experience with the student organizers and what improvements or changes they recommend for next year's events. The following report summarizes the results of both the surveys. | Memorial Student Center | Report_-_Mi_Casa_Program_19-20.pdf | 05/20/2020 |
2023 DMS LEAD Evaluation | Multicultural Services and student leaders from the Asian President’s Council contacted Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research to assist in developing an assessment for the 2023 Leadership Education for Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Development (LEAD) Conference. This year’s conference was held on April 15, 2023, and the theme of LEAD was Reflecting on our Past, Changing for our Future. The conference was open to students, staff, and faculty from Texas A&M University and from other educational institutions. Those registered were able to attend either in person or virtually. | Multicultural Services | 2023-LEAD-Summary-Report.pdf | 05/19/2023 |
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 |
SBSLC 2020: Igniting the Dream: I the Flame, We the Fire | On January 16 -18, 2020, the Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference (SBSLC) held its 32nd annual conference at Texas A&M University. A series of surveys were developed to assess the student participants’ experience attending the conference overall, the organizations at the Career and Graduate School fair, 16 participants’ experience at the Charles E. Williams II Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI), and the 72 attending advisors. The following report summarizes the results of those surveys, and recommendations based on the results. | Multicultural Services | SBSLC_2020_Summary_Report_Final.pdf | 04/06/2020 |
Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference SBSLC 2023: Next Stop: Reaching New Limits | On January 19-21, 2023, the Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference (SBSLC) held its 34th annual conference at Texas A&M University. A series of surveys were developed to assess the student and advisor participants’ experiences attending the conference overall, participants’ experience at the Charles E. Williams II Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI), the breakfast speaker, the Town Hall, the closing ceremony, and evaluations of individual workshops the conference hosted. | Multicultural Services | SBSLC_2023_Summary_Report_Final.pdf | 03/23/2023 |
Student Leader Inclusive Learning Outcomes 2021-2022 | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) and staff from the Department of Student Activities met with student leaders from multiple sponsored and affiliated Texas A&M University student organizations to gain input in developing student leader learning outcomes. These outcomes associated with the Texas A&M University undergraduate learning outcomes practice personal and social responsibility and demonstrate social, cultural and global competence. Then related learning outcomes were conceived and written in conjunction with student leaders to more closely relate to their experiences as a student leader within their organizations. In April, an assessment was created to gain insight from student organization leaders about experiences within their student organizations within the last academic year as they related to these learning outcomes. | Student Activities | Summary-Report-StuAct-Student-Leader-Inclusive-Learning-Outcome-project.pdf | 06/23/2022 |
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 |
Graduate and Professional Student Government International Graduate Student Assessment 2022 | The Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) wanted to assess the experience of international graduate and professional students at Texas A&M to identify areas in which GPSG could help improve their student experience and quality of life at Texas A&M. More specifically, GPSG wanted to understand international graduate students’ experiences as they encounter processes unique to international students, like the I-20 processes, using the Terra Dotta system, and processes in applying and participating in Optional Practical Training (OPT). GPSG leadership contacted Student Life Studies (SLS) in the fall of 2021 to assist them in creating and distributing the survey to international graduate students attending Texas A&M University in spring 2022; this is the second time SLS has assisted GPSG with this assessment. The following report summarizes those results. | Student Organization | 2022-International-Graduate-Student-Assessment-GPSG-summary-report.pdf | 04/19/2022 |
International Graduate Student Assessment 2020-2021 | The Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) wanted to assess the experience of international graduate students at Texas A&M to identify areas in which GPSG can help improve their student experience and quality of life at Texas A&M. More specifically GPSG wanted to understand international graduate students’ experiences as they encounter processes unique to international students, like the I-20 processes, using the Terra Dotta system, and processes in applying and participating in Optional Practical Training (OPT). GPSG leadership contacted Student Life Studies in the fall of 2020 to assist them in creating and distributing the survey to international graduate students attending Texas A&M University (College Station) in spring 2021. The report summarizes the results of that survey and recommendations to improve the experience of International Graduate Students. | Student Organization | International-Graduate-Student-Assessment-GPSG-summary-report.pdf | 05/19/2021 |
I-Week Attendees - 2023 | The International Festival, known as I-Week, is a weeklong festival and Texas A&M’s largest cultural celebration. It is designed to bring cultural awareness to those attending as well as to serve as a platform for cultural organizations and individuals to share their home cultures with the Texas A&M community. This year, I-Week took place on February 27-March 4, 2023, and consisted of a variety of events including I-Exhibit, I-Story, I-Dinner, I-Show, I-Art, and I-Awards. International Student Association (ISA) wanted to assess attendees of any activity during the weeklong event. This is the third year that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research worked with the International Student Association to assess this annual program. | Memorial Student Center | Summary-Report-I-Week-2023.pdf | 05/22/2023 |
I-Week 2022 | The International Festival, known as I-Week, is a weeklong festival and Texas A&M’s largest cultural celebration. It is designed to bring cultural awareness to those attending as well as to serve as a platform for cultural organizations and individuals to share their home cultures with the Texas A&M community. This year, I-Week took place on March 28-April 1, 2022, and consisted of a variety of events including I-Exhibit, I-Story, I-Dinner, I-Show, I-Art, and I-Awards. International Student Association (ISA) wanted to assess attendees for any activity during the weeklong event. This is the second year that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (formerly Student Life Studies) worked with the International Student Association to assess this annual program. | Memorial Student Center | Summary-Report-I-Week-2022.pdf | 08/30/2022 |
MSC - WBAC 15th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast | 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 was held on January 26, 2022; 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-2022.pdf | 03/11/2022 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |