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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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I-Week 2024 | 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 February 26-March 1, 2024, 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 fourth 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-2024.pdf | 04/25/2024 |
MSC SCONA 69 - Spring 2024 | Each spring the Memorial Student Center (MSC) Student Conference on National Affairs (SCONA) hosts a conference to provide “programs for students across Texas, the nation, and the world to exchange ideas and discuss the role of the United States in the global community.” The theme for SCONA 69 was “American Grand Strategy: Winning the Decisive Decade,” and was held on February 15-17, 2024. SCONA 69 utilized speakers and team facilitators with first-hand experiences in the topics to guide delegates in the creation of a policy paper. MSC SCONA has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research to assess various aspects of the conference most years since 2008. | Memorial Student Center | MSC-SCONA-69-Report-Spring-2024.pdf | 04/19/2024 |
The Big Event - Spring 2024 | According to its website (http://bigevent.tamu.edu/), “The Big Event is the largest, one-day, student-run service project in the nation where students of Texas A&M University come together to say ‘Thank You’ to the residents of Bryan and College Station.” The Big Event leaders worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research to understand how Bryan/College Station community members and volunteers reacted to their experience with The Big Event (TBE). This was the 19th time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) helped The Big Event in assessing community members’ or volunteers’ experiences. | Student Organization | The-Big-Event-2024-Summary-Report.pdf | 04/18/2024 |
Res Life Aggieland Saturday Spring 2024 Summary Report | Texas A&M University hosted Aggieland Saturday on February 10, 2024. Aggieland Saturday is an annual campus-wide event aimed at recruiting prospective students to Texas A&M University. This open house event offers prospective students and their families the opportunity to explore Texas A&M University’s campus and everything Texas A&M has to offer, including information on academics, admissions, financial aid and scholarships, student organizations, and on-campus housing. The Department of Residence Life participated in Aggieland Saturday by providing tours of Residence Life facilities and information about Residence Life offerings. This survey was created to assess the experiences of Department of Residence Life staff, including student, graduate, and full-time staff, who worked at the event. This is the first time that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has partnered with the Department of Residence Life to assess Aggieland Saturday since 2012 and the first time assessing the staff’s perspective of the day. | Residence Life | Res-Life-Aggieland-Saturday-Spring-2024-Summary-Report.pdf | 04/03/2024 |
SGA Diversity and Inclusion Committee Student Feedback | The Student Government Association (SGA) Diversity and Inclusion Committee wanted to gather feedback from the Texas A&M University student body to gain insight into what issues or initiatives were essential to the student body and how their committee could better meet the needs of the students at Texas A&M. The survey focused on potential issues students could be facing in the current environment regarding diversity and inclusion and how it impacts students’ success at Texas A&M. Student Government Association has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) on numerous projects in the past; however, this was the first time for this assessment focus. | Student Organization | Summary-Report-Diversity-Inclusion.pdf | 04/05/2024 |
SGA Diversity Commission Student Feedback on Student Success | The Student Government Association (SGA) Diversity Commission wanted to gather feedback from the Texas A&M University student body to gain insight into what issues or initiatives were essential to the student body and how their organization could better meet the needs of the students at Texas A&M. The survey focused on student success within the context of students’ colleges or schools. Student Government Association has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) on numerous projects in the past; however, this was the first time for this assessment focus. | Student Organization | Summary-Report-Diversity-Commission.pdf | 04/05/2024 |
SGA Academic Affairs Future Initiatives | The Student Government Association (SGA) Academic Affairs Committee wanted to gather feedback from the Texas A&M University student body to gain insight into what issues or initiatives were essential to the student body and how their committee could better meet the needs of the students at Texas A&M. The survey focused on academic resources, additional costs students incur for classes they take, professors, and classroom management system. Student Government Association has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) on numerous projects in the past; however, this was the first time for this assessment focus. | Student Organization | Summary-Report-Academic-Affairs.pdf | 04/05/2024 |
MSC Aggie Cinema Streaming and Screening Fall 2023 Report | The Memorial Student Center (MSC) Aggie Cinema committee is responsible for organizing both in-person movie screenings and the online streaming site for the Texas A&M University student population. This assessment aimed to survey students who attended an in-person screening during Fall 2023 and/or who utilized the online streaming site, AggieCinema.tamu.edu to determine users’ satisfaction and future interest in Aggie Cinema offerings. This is not the first time that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research worked with Aggie Cinema; however, these surveys were new instruments that had not been used prior to this project. | Memorial Student Center | MSC-Aggie-Cinema-Streaming-and-Screening-Fall-2023-Report.pdf | 03/25/2024 |
SAPAR - Division Staff Assessment Needs and Training | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) conducts a survey every three years to understand division staff members’ experiences and needs related to assessment. Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research staff use this information to develop resources and training programs for the Division of Student Affairs and adjust their assessment services to meet staff members’ needs. This is the sixth year Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has conducted this survey; the previous surveys were completed in the summers of 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, and January 2021. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | SAPAR-Needs-Assessment-2024-Summary-Report.pdf | 03/20/2024 |
De-Stress Fest 2024 | Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) partnered with various offices across campus to host De-Stress Fest. This program was held on March 6, 2024, and the program was designed to teach participants the importance of self-care, participate in activities to lower stress, and learn about campus resources. Rec Sports had the following two outcomes for De-Stress Fest: 1. Participants will identify at least two resources that could help increase their wellness. Participants were assessed at the event after engaging in the activities to gauge what students learned about self-care and if the two outcomes were accomplished. Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) worked with Rec Sports since 2018 to assess De-Stress Fest either through providing demographics of student attendees or administering a survey. | Recreational Sports | Summary-Report-De-Stress-Fest-March-2024.pdf | 03/18/2024 |
MSC Student Programs Diversity Climate Survey | The Memorial Student Center (MSC) Student Programs Office provides leadership development opportunities for students through its 18 programming committees and resource areas. MSC Diversity leadership wanted to assess how MSC committee members and executive teams perceived the diversity initiatives instituted toward creating an inclusive student union. Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research worked with the MSC starting in 2011 to assess the diversity and inclusion efforts and its effects on its membership. | Memorial Student Center | MSC-Diversity-23-24-Climate-Summary-Report.pdf | 03/19/2024 |
MSC Program Assembly and Program Approval Process - Spring 2024 | The Memorial Student Center (MSC) Student Programs Office has three Program Assemblies, which are groups of student leaders and advisors who meet weekly to approve programs and speakers for upcoming events put on by one of the 18 MSC committees. Each Program Assembly is led by a student leader who serves as the Vice President of Programs. Additionally, each Program Assembly consists of student leaders who serve as committee chairs and full-time staff members who serve as advisors to the 18 committees. The MSC wanted to review its program planning process and Program Assemblies (PAs) to find out how it could be streamlined and work more effectively for these four primary stakeholders. To gather data from all stakeholders, three different surveys were developed, and one focus group was conducted. While Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has worked with the Memorial Student Center before, this was the first time for this project. | Memorial Student Center | MSC-Program-Assembly-Report.pdf | 03/07/2024 |
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Breakfast 2024 | The following summary report highlights the results of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Breakfast 2024. 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 18, 2024; attendees were surveyed to help MSC WBAC better understand their experience and to improve future programs. | Memorial Student Center | Summary-Report-MLK-2024.pdf | 02/02/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment - Sense of Belonging Across Time | 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. This report focuses on how sense of belonging changes from year to year among students who have taken the survey in multiple years. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Student-Experience-Sense-of-Belonging-Across-Time.pdf | 03/05/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment - Psychological Distress Across Time | 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. This report focuses on how psychological distress changes from year to year and how it is affected by mental health treatment among students who have taken the survey in multiple years. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Student-Experience-Psych-Distress-Across-Time.pdf | 03/05/2024 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |