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Students
get chance to rate school in new survey
University
officials hope a student survey will show them how students
view the university.
By
Marco
Lopez
Staff Reporter
Students have an opportunity to grade TCU today and influence
the school’s future through a national survey that
will land in the hands of school officials, said Angela
Taylor, associate dean of student development.
The assessment department will send an e-mail today to
all freshmen and senior students asking them to complete
a Web-based version of the College Student Report, said
Melissa Canady, director of assessment.
Taylor said the survey measures how challenged students
feel by their classes, how involved students are within
different campus organizations and how supportive students
feel the campus environment is.
It is important for students to participate in the survey
because school officials are interested in seeing the
results to put school resources where they are truly needed
and work on areas students think that need improvement,
she said.
“Let us know about your college experience, whether
it’s positive or negative so that we can address
the issues,” Taylor said. “If you want your
voice to be heard, this is your opportunity.”
Taylor said the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff members
are looking forward to review the survey results to know
how students feel about their college experience.
Chancellor Victor Boschini said the survey is a way for
officials to see if TCU is offering students what they
want in terms of an overall college experience.
“I think it is a good way for students to stop for
a moment and just take a break to really reflect on what
they are accomplishing at TCU,” Boschini said.
He said TCU results will be compared with a large number
of other college students who take the survey across the
country.
According to the National Survey of Student Engagement
Web site, more than 400 colleges and universities are
expected to participate this year.
Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the
survey measures levels of involvement and provides the
school with a picture of what happens during a student’s
career at TCU.
“Research shows that students who have a strong interaction
with faculty and staff tend to show greater intellectual
growth in college,” Mills said. “So TCU is able
to use the information to better plan programs that will
effect students positively.”
Canady said one out of every three students that come
to TCU is not graduating.
Ten students who complete the survey will be randomly
selected to receive a $50 American Express gift card,
Canady said. The more students who respond to the survey,
the more valid the survey results will be, Canady said.
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