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2011 STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY (SERU): THE ULTIMATE STUDENT SURVEY
A project sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, and the Division of Student Affairs
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BACKGROUND
Developed by UC-Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education
Administered online in the UC from 2002-present
Focused on understanding student experience at large research universities
Designed as longitudinal study using census of all undergraduates
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RECENT HISTORY
Research institutions outside UC began participation in 2008
Other institutions include: Rutgers, U Florida, U Michigan, U Minnesota, U Oregon, U Pittsburgh
UT Austin first participated in 2010
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SERU AT UT AUSTIN
Sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, and the Division of Student Affairs
UT joined the project late in 2009 Did not have as much time to prepare as we
would have liked
UT signed a 3-year contract with UC-Berkeley AY 2010-2011 is Year 2
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SPRING 2010 SERU PILOT RESULTS
21% of students answered initial questions (n=7,365), however only 15% of students persisted through the entire instrument
Representativeness Good representation by ethnicity and
college Over-representation of females Under-representation of Freshmen
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SPRING 2010 SERU PILOT RESULTS
Website for results: www.utexas.edu/seru
Areas covered include: Time allocation Academic and Personal Development Academic Engagement Evaluation of the Major Cost of Education Background Information Campus Climate for Diversity Family Education Levels
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SPRING 2010 SERU SAMPLEFINDINGS
83% were satisfied* with the variety of courses available in their major
92% were satisfied* with the quality of upper division courses in their major
91% were satisfied* with their access to faculty outside of class
Most important factors in deciding on their major: (1) Interest in subject area (2) Intellectual curiosity (3) Preparation for a fulfilling career
*Satisfied = somewhat satisfied + satisfied + very satisfied
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SPRING 2010 SERU SAMPLEFINDINGS
91% agree* that they feel they belong at this campus
90% are satisfied** with their overall academic experience
86% are satisfied** with the value of the education for the price they’re paying
86% say that faculty provide prompt and useful feedback on student work (% “yes”)
*Agree = somewhat agree + agree + strongly agree**Satisfied = somewhat satisfied + satisfied + very satisfied
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PLANS FOR 2011
Launch date was Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Over 35,000 undergraduate students will be invited to participate via email
Non-respondents will be re-contacted weekly Some by contacts within Colleges/Schools
Response rates will be updated regularly and posted online College Competitions planned
We hope to end data collection after Spring Break
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RESPONSE RATE
Getting a much higher response rate is critical
Higher response allows us to drill down to the academic program level
Higher response allows us to follow individual students longitudinally through their UT careers
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MARKETING Kick-off planned the first week of February Banners and tables scheduled periodically
throughout the first six weeks Student support via SG and Senate Articles in Daily Texan Facebook and Twitter Videos on TV monitors Incentives: iPad, $250 toward books x 4,
and tickets to basketball, baseball games
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YOUR HELP IS IMPORTANT Encourage your students to complete the survey
Enlist student participation via your department’s newsletter and/or email system
Tell your colleagues about the survey
Talk about the college competition – keep track of college response rates (www.utexas.edu/seru/responses.html)
Talk it up!
Contact us for results or for more information
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Website for 2010 results:www.utexas.edu/seru
Lauren Ratliff, Research Associate, Office of the [email protected](512)232-8280
Gale Stuart, Ph.D., Director of Assessment, Division of Student [email protected](512)232-9608
Thank you!
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