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Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |
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Client Focus Groups | One goal for Student Life Studies is to provide quality assessment services to facilitate client planning and decision-making. To measure this goal and associated outcomes, the department conducted focus groups with clients to understand the effectiveness and quality of the services offered. Student Life Studies conducts focus groups approximately every three years to learn about clients’ experiences working with the department. Student Life Studies staff will use the data collected to improve services provided for Division of Student Affairs staff. | Student Life Studies | Report-2019-Focus-Groups.pdf | 03/19/2020 |
13thAnnual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast January 2020 | 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 14th, 2020; attendees were surveyed at the breakfast to help MSC WBAC better understand their experience, and to improve future programs. The following report summarizes those survey results. | Memorial Student Center | Summary-Report-2020-MLK-Breakfast.pdf | 01/31/2020 |
Fish Camp 2019 Participant Evaluation | According to its website (http://fishcamp.tamu.edu/), Fish Camp “welcomes the freshmen class to Texas A&M each year with the purpose of giving them an opportunity to have fun, make friends, and learn more about life at Texas A&M.” Furthermore, Fish Camp “is led by A&M students who are passionate about making the first year of college a success for freshmen!” This year, seven sessions ran from July 27th through August 17th, 2019. Fish Camp wanted to understand the participants’ camp experience and how Fish Camp affected, if at all, the start of the fall semester for those who attended. Fish Camp has worked with Student Life Studies to assess participants’ camp experience since 2000. | Student Organization | Summary-Report-Fish-Camp-2019-Participant-Survey.pdf | 01/15/2020 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Student Wellbeing Executive Summary | 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. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding student executive. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Student-Wellbeing-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Sleep Executive Summary | 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. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding sleep. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Sleep-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Sense of Belonging and Engagement Executive Summary | 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. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding a sense of belonging and engagement. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Sense-of-Belonging-and-Engagement-at-Texas-AM-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Quality of Life Executive Summary | 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. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding quality of life. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Flourishing-vs.-Struggling-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Aggie Wellbeing Assessment/Discrimination Executive Summary | 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. The following report summarizes the results of the reported student's experience regarding discrimination. | Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research | Executive-Summary-Discrimination-March-2024.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
Report Title | Brief Description | Sponsoring Department | Summary Report | Completed |