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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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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 |
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 |
Parent and Family Assessment 2021 -New Student & Family Programs | New Student & Family Programs (NSFP) wanted to gather feedback from parents and family members of first year and third year students regarding communication with the university, as well as to understand their experiences receiving communication regarding the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year. This is the second time Student Life Studies has worked with New Student and Family Programs conducting a parent and family assessment. The attached report summarizes the results of the survey, along with key findings and recommendations for future improvements. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | 2021-Parent-Family-Summary-Report.pdf | 11/21/2021 |
Live@Noon: A Summer Series 2020 | New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) in the Offices of the Dean of Student Life sponsored Live@Noon: A Summer Series, a summer series of virtual book discussions with faculty and fellow students, open to all new students. This program replaced previous years’ in-person Summer Reading programs held during Howdy Week. Live@Noon: A Summer Series outcomes were to help new students acclimate themselves to the virtual college classroom experience, learn to interact with professors and meet fellow freshmen about to attend Texas A&M University. Participants were surveyed in early September to assess their experiences and gain their feedback regarding the value of the program to them. The attached report summarizes the results of the survey. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | [email protected] | 03/02/2021 |
Out-of-State Family Focus Groups | New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) is a unit within the Offices of the Dean of Student Life and work with families for all Texas A&M students. NSFP wanted to understand the needs of out-of-state Aggie families. Specifically, they wanted to learn how they could provide better programs and services to this family population and beneficial resources. In addition, New Student and Family Programs wanted to learn about these families’ experiences with New Student Conferences and Family Weekend. Student Life Studies conducted virtual focus groups with out-of-state family members to gather the desired information for New Student and Family Programs. This was the first time Student Life Studies worked with NSFP to conduct focus groups and focus on the specific population. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | Summary-Report-Out-of-State-Family-Focus-Groups.pdf | 01/22/2021 |
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 |
Off Campus Student Services Community Luncheon - Spring 2024 | Off Campus Student Services (OCSS) supports students living off-campus in the Bryan/College Station area, including helping students understand leases and find housing. Off Campus Student Services hosted a community luncheon on February 1, 2024, to educate local citizens on events, neighborhood codes, and being good neighbors. OCSS will use this information to inform future programs and student support. While Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research worked with OCSS on other assessments, this was its first time assessing the community luncheon. | Offices of the Dean of Student Life | OCSS-Community-Luncheon-Summary-Report.pdf | 02/16/2024 |
Off Campus Student Services Property Managers F23 | Off Campus Student Services (OCSS) supports students living off-campus in the Bryan/College Station area, including helping students understand leases and find housing. OCSS surveyed property managers in the Bryan/College Station area to learn more about their leases, their marketing timeline, and the type of housing they oversee. OCSS will use this information to inform future programs and student support. | Student LIfe | Property-Manager-Fall-2023-Summary-Report.pdf | 01/26/2024 |
SLS Assessment Questionnaire Feedback - Fall 2020 | On August 1, 2020, Student Life Studies launched a new Assessment Questionnaire (AQ) form. The changes for updating the department’s intake form was based on frustrations clients expressed during the focus groups held in May 2019 on Student Life Studies’ services. The department wanted to gather feedback from clients who completed the new AQ form since it was launched to know if the changes improved clients’ experience completing this form. This is the first time this particular assessment was administered. | Student Life Studies | AQ-Form-Summary-Report.pdf | 12/21/2020 |
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 |
SAPAR Client Focus Groups - Summer 2022 | One goal for Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) 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 Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research conducts focus groups approximately every three years to learn about clients’ experiences working with the department. Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research will use the data collected to improve services provided to the Division of Student Affairs (DSA). The department has been conducting focus groups every three years since the summer of 2009. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Report-2022-Focus-Groups.pdf | 02/01/2023 |
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 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |