Perhaps as a result, BSU students were less likely than their counterparts nationally to be involved in college clubs and organizations or to attend college-sponsored events. More hours on the job was related to less growth, while more hours in course activities and clubs was related to more growth. These findings may help explain why BSU students were less likely to see the college as contributing to their personal growth. Taken as a whole, these findings indicate that the entire college experience is important in order to foster growth in both academic and non-academic areas. Students who are disengaged from campus life due to jobs and family responsibilities will generally see the college as less important to their growth, especially in personal and social areas.
Many more details are available in the full report.
Alumni Survey Offers Opportunity for Departments to Query Graduates Check with your department. Now is the time to gather those questions to be included in the biennial survey of recent graduates. Every other year at the end of the spring semester, the Office of Institutional Assessment surveys all recent graduates. Academic departments can include questions for their own group of graduates simply by informing the Office. The departmental survey items will then be added to the envelope for that group.