Most of the respondents live off-campus and about half spend only an hour or less on campus outside of classes. About half of the respondents rate the campus environment as conducive to making new friends and to relaxing or taking a break and about two thirds find the environment conducive to reading, individual study and reflection. The Student Pulse continues to provide data by which SFSU can assess how well it is moving, as perceived by students, in the directions articulated in its strategic plan. Two thirds of the respondents indicated having met with an academic advisor at least once a year. About three fourths of the respondents are very satisfied or satisfied with general education advising and advising in their majors.
Students are satisfied with the quality of the teaching of their faculty.
The respondents to the Spring 2000 Student Pulse provide important insights into SFSU s dedication to diversity. There was a significant difference according to ethnicity with White Non Hispanic, Hispanic and Latino, and Filipino and Pacific Island and African American respondents being more likely to rate this item as excellent or good than Asian respondents. Most of the respondents have never or rarely observed mistreatment based on any discriminatory factor. SFSU s commitment to create as user-friendly an environment as possible. A little over half of the respondents spend less than an hour on campus while not in class, and over three fourths of the respondents spend less than two hours on campus while not in class.