2013-2014 SHC Student Experiences Survey

April 1, 2014Prepared by

Jamie Franco-Zamudioand

Edwin Burgess, Lab Manager

Project funded by SHC Summer Research Grant, Faculty Development1

2014 SHC Student Experiences Survey

• Goal: To increase retention by examining the factors that affect Spring Hill College students’ satisfaction and commitment.

• Method: Franco-Zamudio solicited questions from faculty and staff at SHC in 2013.

• Once the online survey was revised to include new questions, the link was emailed to all SHC students enrolled in fall of 2013.

• Survey questions addressed – student expectations, – satisfaction with academics and social activities, – student recommendations for enhancing learning. 2

2013 SHC Student Experiences SurveyQuestionnaire Development Team

• Questionnaire development: Father Richard Salmi, President; Joe Deighton, Dean of Students, Student Affairs; Margarita Perez, Associate Dean of Students, Student Affairs; George Sims, Provost, Academic Affairs; Lynda Olen, Counselor, Wellness Center; Julie LaSalle, Director of Student Involvement, Student Affairs; Lisa Hager, Chair of Social Sciences; Jim Hall, Athletic Director; Kyle Trusgnich, Associate Director Italy Center; Maureen Bergen, Director of Campus Ministry; Tracey Childs, Director of CAE; Josetta Mulloy, Student Affairs; Daniel Jesus Iglesias, Psychology, Student Researcher; Student Affairs staff, Quality Enhancement Plan committee members including Chris Dodworth, Andrew Tumminia, Stephanie Girard, and Stuart Babbington.

• Research Assistants: Harrison McNab (lab trainer), Greg Overbeek, Hannah Yarbrough, Ashlea Wattenbe, Marguerite Devereux, Melvin Lang, Melin Portillo, Ann Babbington, and Kirstyn Cline. 3

Method• Method: In December of 2013, Franco-Zamudio

and Harrison McNab trained research assistants to code the open-ended questions for common responses. Burgess continued to the training in the spring semester. Burgess approved the coding schemes.

• In March, Burgess analyzed the data; the frequencies and descriptive statistics are outlined in this report.

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Participant Demographics

• Two hundred thirty-three SHC students completed one or more sections of the survey between October and November of 2013.

• The demographic representation is in line with the SHC Common Data Set (2013-2014).

• The average age of the participants was 20.32 years (range 17-49).

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Number Percentage SHC%

Gender Men 39 25% 40% Women 116 75% 60%Race/Ethnicity White/European-American 108 70% 66% Black/African-American 21 14% 15% Hispanic/Latino 9 6.5% 9% Asian-American 1 .5% 1% Other 4 3% 7% Mixed 10 7% 2%Additional Information

Commuters 27 18% 20% Transfer Students 4 3% Students in Learning Communities 61 40%Year First-Year Student 91 34%

Second-Year Student 69 26%Third-Year Student 56 20%Fourth-Year Student 54 20%

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100What made you choose to attend Spring Hill College?

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Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Related-Data

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What has helped you learn in and outside the classroom?

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Think of the 3 classes in which you learned the most. Why do you think you learned so much in those classes?

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ment

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Difficu

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ing Content

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enging

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lass

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of Effort

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Think of the 3 classes in which you learned the most. Why do you think you learned so much in those classes?

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Imagine that you are a new professor creating your first class, what types of assignments would you include in the

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broad

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g Servi

ces

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eakers

Career D

evelopment

Researc

h Opportu

nities

Internsh

ips

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Promotion/A

dverti

sement

Community Se

rvice

Greek Life

Theatre

Rec Center

Athletics

Commuter Acti

vities

Housing &

Intern

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ss LE

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10

15

20

25

30

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Thinking about all of the opportunities offered to SHC students, are there program(s) or service(s) that SHC offers now that could be improved or

expanded upon to achieve even greater student learning?

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y

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Are you involved in any clubs, groups or organizations on campus? If so, please list them.

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ulture

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ervice

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tatus

Experie

nce Gain

ed

Self-S

haping

Other

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10

15

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35

If you have participated in a service opportunity or an immersion trip, what did you take away from the experience?

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What are you least satisfied with at Spring Hill College? Please list at least three things that you are least satisfied with on campus.

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ce

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Have you ever thought of leaving Spring Hill College? Why or why not? Fr

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ncy

Opportunity

Relationsh

ips

Not Wan

ting Chan

ge

Investm

ent

Experie

nce

Independence

Finan

cial R

easons

Parental

Pressure

Other

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5

10

15

20

25

30

If yes, what made you choose to stay?Fr

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ncy

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What are you most satisfied with at Spring Hill College? Please list at least three things that you are most satisfied with on campus.

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Thank you• 2013-2014

– Harrison McNab– QEP Committee

• Chris Dodsworth• Andrew Tumminia• Bret Heim• Stephanie Girard• Stuart Babington• Carolyn Simmons• Colleen Lee• Elizabeth Bullock• George Sims• Hannah Gassie• James Love• Joe Deighton• Josh Wimberly• Lindsey Bosko-Dunbar• Margaret Davis• Mary Grace Pollet• Michael Kaffer

• 2012-2013– Fr. Salmi– Joe Deighton– Margarita Perez– George Sims– Lynda Olen– Julie LaSalle– Lisa Hager– Jim Hall– Kyle Trusgnich– Tracey Childs– Josetta Mulloy– Daniel Jesus Iglesias

• 2011-2012 – Daniel Jesus Iglesias– Theresa McGonagle-Crider– Ramona Hill– Dan Sepion– Brian Studebaker

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Invitation

• We will be revising the survey to reflect questions of interest during the 2014-15 academic year.

• If anyone is interested in being a member of the 2013-2014 Student Experiences Study Committee or would like to see questions added to the survey, please email jfrancozamudio@shc.edu

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