Summary Reports

Disability Resources is a department within the division of Student Affairs that supports students with disabilities. Disability Resources administered over 4,200 final exams during finals in the fall 2025 semester. Disability Resources staff members wanted to gather feedback from staff and faculty who volunteered during finals to better understand their experience, improve communication about proctoring roles and expectations, and enhance the overall volunteer experience in future exam periods. This was the first time Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) helped assess volunteers who helped administer finals through Disability Resources.

Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) offers dozens of intramural activities each semester for a wide range of skill levels. Each year, more than 13,000 students participate in the intramural program. Staff members with Intramural Sports wanted to assess students who participated in the intramural program during the fall 2025 semester to understand their experiences and how to improve the program for the future. This is the third year Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) has worked with Rec Sports to assess the intramural program.

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 ninth time Fish Camp has specifically sought feedback from non-participants.

Stand Out and Succeed (SOS) is a professional development series hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG). Graduate and professional students attend the series to develop the skills and knowledge they will need if their plans include going into industry, academia, or research after graduating. The Stand Out and Succeed (SOS) kick-off event took place on November 11, 2025, and served as an introduction to the SOS series, where attendees could learn more about future GPSG SOS offerings as well as upcoming events and opportunities offered to graduate and professional students across the university. GPSG wanted to assess attendee experiences and the barriers faced by those unable to attend. This is the second time that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) assisted GPSG in assessing the Stand Out and Succeed kick-off event.

The Career Center is a department in the Division of Student Affairs that offers a variety of programs,
services, and expert guidance to help students achieve their career goals. Advisors serve students who are
looking to pursue professional schools and publish an email listserv to engage with students. These
advisors wanted to evaluate the effectiveness of the resource and evaluate changes made to this
communication. This is the second year Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has partnered
with the Career Center on this assessment.

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.