Assessment Team Minutes

December 10, 2015

Assessment Project Presentation: Dan Roberts, Orientation

Dan presented on Orientation’s Fall 2014 NASPA Consortium Benchmarking Survey. They found the survey tool very easy to use, customizable, and the Campus Labs staff to be very helpful. The assessment identified areas that could be improved upon, and the results will drive programmatic responses. Orientation plans on using the NASPA Consortium Assessment very 2-3 years going forward.

Assessment Team: Kathy Evans

Middle States Periodic Review Report (PRR)

  • College Periodic Review is due 2017; work underway to begin gathering information
  • Previous report indicated Student Affairs conducting lots of assessment, but not utilizing the data
  • Need to share results of assessment across the division and be more transparent
  • Make our continued efforts for ‘continuous improvement’ critically important

NASPA Consortium Benchmarking

  • Benchmarks are free to use as Campus Labs partner, are standardized, and are being administered on other campuses
  • Divisional priority – remaining benchmarks will be administered to include: Campus Activities, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Mental Health & Counseling, Recreation & Wellness, Student Union Programming. Student Conduct scheduled for Jan/Feb 2016. Orientation and Career/Professional Aspirations administered in 2015.
  • Schedule will be created by Assessment Steering in consultation with department(s)

Training Development Subcommittee

  • Divisional Assessment Showcase – Poster Presentation: Tuesday, January 19th from 9-11:00am
  • 3 events (webinar/brown bag/workshop) being developed for spring semester (Feb, Mar & April)
  • Weekly digest will be distributed to studaffairs listserv (importantdates, tips about assessment, etc)

Marketing & Communication Subcommittee

  • SAEM Assessment webpage needs revision as a result of conversion to Droople – JJ O’Connell volunteered to assist with editing
  • “We Heard Your Voice” campaigns will be deployed through digital signage & flyers. A different department will be featured each month, specifically addressing:
  • What did you find out?
  • What did you do/change as a result of that information?

Spring 2016:

January: Walker Health Center

February: Athletics

March: Residence Life

April: Campus Recreation

May: Auxiliary Services

Fall 2016:

September: Lifestyles Center

October: Disability Support Services

November: Counseling Services Center

December: Career Services

2017 & Beyond

Student Conduct, Student Involvement, Campus Life, Financial Aid, Admissions, Community Services

  • Annual Report on Divisional Assessment Activities
  • Still in development
  • What are we doing on assessment?
  • Will need to provide a final report
  • Summary of divisional assessment activities on website

Progress Updates

  • Residence Life: Reviewing data from fall survey and student rubrics
  • Campus Recreation:Tracking user #’s in facilities, administering survey’s after programs & events
  • Financial Aid: Informal assessments through government agencies. Concerns about measuring ‘satisfaction’ and responses linked to financial award; will explore Campus Labs & St. Cloud University assessments
  • Walker Health Center: Re-do user/non-user survey; benchmarking on STD’s versus Nat’l data
  • Counseling Services: Working on mid-academic year goals – served close to 400 students this semester, depression & anxiety scales, reviewing data from adventure-based program done in the Fall
  • Career Services: Conducting end of semester review to determine programmatic changes for the Spring; still reviewing Benchmarking data from Spring 2015
  • Student Conduct: NASPA consortium benchmark to be deployed in January; developing 10 local questions
  • Athletics: Tracking competitiveness in athletes; compiling student feedback surveys
  • Admissions: Utilizing paper surveys for individual appointments & electronic surveys for events; utilizing tool for those who attended programs but have not yet applied in order to follow up with those people; working with external vendors for reporting purposes on website
  • Orientation: Initiating post-program evaluations for winter orientation – if successful, will be utilized in summer too

Reminder for department representatives to also report out on ‘units’ within their areas: Lifestyles, Community Service, Student Involvement, etc.

Three -Year Assessment Plan

  • Begin thinking purposely about the next three years
  • Benchmarking
  • Program Evaluations
  • Rubrics
  • The idea of a three-year plan will be revisited in the spring

Next Assessment Team Meeting: Thursday, February 11th, 1:00-2:00pm, 133 Marano CC