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.

The Student Government Association (SGA) wanted to gather feedback from Texas A&M University students on the College Station campus who lived off-campus to understand parking concerns at off-campus housing areas. SGA was seeking feedback to help advocate on behalf of students with the Cities of College Station and Bryan, particularly in light of recent legislative changes. Student Government Association has worked with Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research in the past; however, this was the first time for this assessment focus.

Through Student Life within the Division of Student Affairs, Green Dot provides two ways to educate interested people about bystander intervention strategies and violence prevention. Students, faculty, staff, and interested community members can either participate in an overview, which serves as an introduction to Green Dot concepts, or participate in the more in-depth intervention training. Participants of both groups were given a survey to assess the program and how it affected their understanding of related concepts. This is the ninth year that Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has worked with Student Life to help them assess the Green Dot programs.

One goal for Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) is to educate and develop staff within the Division of Student Affairs about assessment. To accomplish this goal, the department hosts training workshops on a variety of topics related to assessment. One training workshop the department held was Demystifying Assessment: Practical Tools for Everyday Use on September 11, 2025. This workshop started with breaking down some barriers about the common myths that keep staff back from doing assessment. After reframing some of the common mental roadblocks, the workshop covered how to plan and implement useful, doable assessments. The training ended with some common pitfalls to avoid and a review of some key takeaways. The learning outcomes for the workshop included:

• Staff will identify appropriate assessment methods to align with assessment goals.
• Staff will be confident in knowing the key considerations in planning assessment projects.

The presenters wanted to assess the participants’ learning at the workshop to understand if these intended learning outcomes were met. While SAPAR has assessed past training workshops, this is the first time this workshop has been presented, and thus the first time being assessed.

The Department of Student Activities, Extended Orientation, in collaboration with Texas A&M Athletics, hosted Traditions Night for incoming Texas A&M student-athletes. Traditions Night was held on August 22, 2025. Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research collaborated with the Department of Student Activities to assess the participating students’ experiences with Traditions Night. Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research has assisted in assessing this program since 2018.