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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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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 |
Sex in the Dark Workshop 2019-2020 (Health Promotions ODSL) | Sex in the Dark is a workshop conducted by Health Promotion (HP) to increase the knowledge of students in regards to their sexual health. Learning outcomes developed for Sex in the Dark workshop include participants reporting increased knowledge of healthy sexual behaviors, and able to recite the proper steps to apply a condom as a result of attending the workshop. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | Sex-in-the-Dark-2019-2020-Summary-Report.pdf | 05/12/2020 |
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 |
Disability Resources Faculty Survey - Spring 2020 | Every couple of years, Disability Resources gathers feedback from faculty members to understand how they can best work with faculty to serve students. Disability Resources wanted to understand faculty’s satisfaction in working with the department, level of being prepared for online instruction this summer, and preferred method for receiving information. | Disability Resources | Summary-Report-Faculty-Survey-2020.pdf | 05/29/2020 |
Parent/Guardian Satisfaction Survey - Spring 2020 | The Becky Gates Children’s Center (BGCC or the Center) conducts annual assessments of the parents/guardians of the children who attend the Center to evaluate and continue to provide high-quality services for those children and their parents/guardians. The assessment focuses on parents/guardians’ overall satisfaction, their experience with their child’s teacher and classroom, as well as the management of the Center. Additionally this year, the survey included some questions related to the online learning opportunities provided by the Center this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the ninth time that Student Life Studies has worked with Becky Gates Children’s Center in administering this assessment. | Becky Gates Children’s Center | Family-Survey-2020-Report.pdf | 06/23/2020 |
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 |
Sully Statue Survey Spring 2020 - Student Senate/SGA | The Student Senate wanted to collect input from the Texas A&M University student body regarding the statue of Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross that is located in the Academic Plaza and options surrounding its future presence on campus. Student Senators developed survey questions and contacted Student Life Studies to assist in survey editing, distribution, analysis and report of the survey results so the Senate can report the findings to Texas A&M administration and to the student body. The following summarizes the key findings and data resulting from the survey. | Student Organization | Summary_Report.2_7-3-2020.pdf | 07/02/2020 |
Parent and Family Assessment - Spring 2020 | New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) provides outreach to Aggie families because they understand how families contribute to students’ college success. According to its website (https://familyprograms.tamu.edu/), the Aggie Parent & Family Program collaborates with campus partners to “work with parents to help them understand the student experience, support student learning, and empower students to take personal responsibility for their social and academic choices.” New Student and Family Programs wanted to gather feedback about parents and family members’ communication with the university as well as to understand the experience parents and families receiving communication regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | Parent-Family-Summary-Report.pdf | 07/20/2020 |
Student Life Studies Client Satisfaction - 2019-2020 | Student Life Studies wanted to understand their clients' experience when doing assessment projects with the department. This survey was administered with clients who utilized services through Student Life Studies during the 2019-2020 academic year. | Student Life Studies | Summary-Report-Summer-2020.pdf | 09/03/2020 |
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 |
DoIT Customer Satisfaction Survey 2019-2020 | Results of the yearly Division of Student Affairs Department of Information Technology customer satisfaction survey are summarized and recommendations included in the report. | Information Technology | DoIT-CS-2020-Summary-Report.pdf | 09/20/2020 |
DSA Marketing & Communications Customer Satisfaction Survey 2019-2020 | Beginning in December 2019, Division of Student Affairs (DSA) staff members who used the DSA Marketing & Communication services during the 2019-2020 academic year were surveyed regarding their overall satisfaction with these services. The report summarizes those results and includes recommendations. This is the second time Student Life Studies has helped DSA Marketing & Communications assess customer satisfaction regarding the quality of their services. | Vice President for Student Affairs | Summary-Report-Mar-Comm-2019-2020-Customer-Satisfaction-survey.pdf | 10/01/2020 |
Grad Camp 2020 | Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) sponsored two virtual sessions of Grad Camp held on August 11th and 12th. GPSC has worked with Student Life Studies since 2001 to assess the experience of counselors and the campers who attend Grad Camp. Both groups of students were sent surveys after attending the virtual camp to obtain feedback about their camp experiences. | Student Organization | Grad-Camp-Survey-2020-Summary-Report-sff2.pdf | 10/09/2020 |
2020 Howdy Week Coordinators Assessment | Howdy Week, a series of events held just before the fall semester to welcome primarily new students to campus, is coordinated by New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) in the Offices of the Dean of Student Life. Howdy Week 2020 were a combination of virtual events, hybrid virtual and in-person events. Coordinators of the events were surveyed for their feedback regarding various components of their experience and attendance at the programs they sponsored during the week. The report summarizes the results of the survey and makes recommendations based on those results. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | Summary-Report-2020-Howdy-Week-Coordinators-Assessment.pdf | 10/23/2020 |
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 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |