Summary Reports

The Student Leadership Exchange Program (SLEP) was an international exchange between Texas A&M University – College Station and Texas A&M University – Qatar. The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (OVPSA) wanted to gather information from the TAMU – College Station student leaders who traveled to Doha, Qatar over their spring break on March 7-14, 2025, to understand their experiences and what they learned through this exchange program. Additionally, the OVPSA wanted to find out how to improve this for the future. The Student Leadership Exchange Program had been facilitated for many years through the Department of Student Activities; however, it had not occurred since the Covid-19 pandemic. This was the first time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) helped assess the Student Leadership Exchange Program since 2017.

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 partnered with various campus departments and resources to host a Party Smart event on February 27, 2025. The purpose of this event was to teach students how to safely host parties and have a safe and fun spring break. This is the first time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has worked with OCSS to assess their Party Smart event.

The Texas A&M University Student Senate is the representative voice of the student body. Functioning as the legislative branch of the Student Government Association, the Senate works to identify and advocate student opinion on issues affecting the Aggie Experience to faculty, administration, governmental bodies, and other student organizations. The Diversity and Inclusion Committee, under Student Senate, wanted to gather student feedback related to the accessibility on campus and how they could advocate for improvements. Student Senate, and specifically the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) on projects in the past; however, this was the first time for this assessment focus.

The Department of Residence Life manages approximately 11,300 bed spaces across 37 residence halls and apartment buildings on campus. The housing application for new applicants to live in on-campus housing for the following academic year opens in early fall and runs through late spring. The Department of Residence Life wanted to assess the September 2023 – May 2024 application process to get feedback on the overall process. This assessment focused on new housing applicants, including current students who did not live on campus and admitted students who would start enrollment in fall 2024. This was the first time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research assisted with this project.

Fish Camp is an optional extended orientation camp that provides a transition from high school to college for approximately 6,000 incoming freshmen. Fish Camp has assessed different aspects of the program since 2000. Fish Camp wanted to assess incoming freshmen who did not attend Fish Camp to understand their first semester at Texas A&M University and learn what Fish Camp could do in their marketing and programming for more students to attend. Additionally, Fish Camp wanted to compare the experiences of students who attended Fish Camp with students who did not attend Fish Camp. This is the eighth time Fish Camp has specifically sought feedback from non-participants.

T-Camp, sponsored by Aggie Transition Camps (ATC), is an extended (three-day) optional orientation camp for students transferring to Texas A&M University. T-Camp wanted to assess the transfer students who did not attend T-Camp to understand their first semester at Texas A&M, the reasons why they did not attend T-Camp, and find out if there are things T-Camp can do in their marketing and programming for more students to attend. This is the first time T-Camp has specifically sought feedback from non-participants. The attached report summarizes the results of the survey and provides recommendations to ATC staff based on the data from those results .

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 October 24, 2024, to educate local citizens on events, neighborhood codes, and being good neighbors. Off Campus Student Services staff will use this information to inform future programs and student support. This is the third time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research worked with OCSS to assess their community luncheons.

Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) hosts Rec-A-Palooza annually as a part of Texas A&M’s Howdy Week programming, welcoming new and returning students to campus each fall. Rec-A-Palooza is hosted at the Student Rec Center as a means to introduce attendees to both the Student Rec Center and to all that Rec Sports as a department has to offer, including Intramural Sports, workout equipment, Outdoor Adventures, Aquatics, and employment opportunities. Rec-A-Palooza took place on August 18, 2024. This is the first time that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research worked with Rec Sports to assess this event.