Summary Reports

According to its website (http://fishcamp.tamu.edu/mission/), Fish Camp strives to “welcome freshmen into the Aggie Family by sharing the traditions and values of Texas A&M University and building long-term relationships that embody the Aggie spirit.” Fish Camp is a three-day camp at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center in Palestine, TX. Seven sessions were held from July 21st through August 10th, 2025. Fish Camp leaders and advisors wanted to understand the participants’ camp experiences and how Fish Camp affected the start of the fall semester for those who attended. Fish Camp has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research to assess participants’ camp experiences since 2000.

Multicultural Services hosted the second Level-Up 2 Lead Summit (L2L Summit) on October 18, 2025. The summit was open to students from Texas A&M University. The students who attended the summit were given a post-survey to better understand how they perceived their leadership skills and to obtain feedback about their summit experiences. This is the second year Multicultural Services worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) to assess the summit.

The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (OVPSA) partnered with Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness (HROE) to facilitate a one-day supervisor training, held on October 15, 2025, for staff members within the Division of Student Affairs who supervise staff and were nominated by their departments to attend. The training included topics such as communication, conflict resolution, Texas A&M University’s Human Resources policies, and leadership development. This is the first time that the supervisor training has been offered and the first time that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) helped with assessing it.

The Individual Development Plan (IDP) Career Exploration series is an eight (8)-week flipped classroom career exploration program for masters’ and doctoral students aiming to provide career clarity and a structured framework toward successfully launching into a career at the conclusion of participants’ academic programs. Participants engage with program material through a series of videos that introduce applied and theoretical concepts, supplemental materials such as handouts, and then complete learning activities informed by the IDP series’ learning objectives to reinforce each session’s concepts. The Career Center reached out to Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) to assist in assessing IDP series participants’ experiences through pre-series and post-series assessments. The attached report summarizes the results of the assessments and provides key findings and recommendations from SAPAR.

The Student Government Association (SGA) wanted to gather feedback from Texas A&M University students on the College Station campus to understand views on campus traditions. SGA was seeking feedback to advocate on behalf of students in working with the campus administration to improve or possibly make changes to the campus traditions. Student Government Association has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research in the past; however, this was the first time for this assessment focus.

The Off Campus Student Services (OCSS) unit in Student Life hosted the Off Campus Student Carnival to connect students with community vendors and services. OCSS wanted to assess the students and vendors at the carnival to gauge their overall satisfaction with the event. This is the second time Off Campus Student Services has hosted this event, and it is the first time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has assisted with evaluating this event.

The 73rd annual Fall Leadership Conference (FLC) was held August 19 – 21, 2025 highlighting the theme: “Redefining Leadership, creating leaders from followers.” Student delegates were surveyed to gain insights into their engagement and learning outcomes during the conference. This assessment encompassed keynote presentations, active participation in structured group discussions, and exposure to networking activities with fellow student leaders, former students, faculty, and staff. The attached reports the results and provides key findings and recommendations of SAPAR to MSF Fall Leadership Conference staff.