Assessment Report Standard Format
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
PROGRAM(S) ASSESSED: Office of Student Activities
ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR: Rick Danals, Director
YEAR 1 of a 3 YEAR CYCLE
1. ASSESSMENT MEASURES EMPLOYED
Briefly describe the assessment measures employed during the year.
 What was done? –Academic Success for Fraternities & Sororities,
Involvement in Greek organizations, Program evaluation of Leadership
Programs.
 Who participated in the process? –Wright State undergraduate and
graduate students
What challenges (if any) were encountered? None
2. ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
List the objectives and outcomes assessed during the year, and briefly describe
the findings for each
ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES
Overall grade point averages were calculated for the men and women involved in
Fraternity & Sorority Life:
All
Undergrad
All
Greek
All
Men
All
Fraternity
All
Women
All
Sorority
Fall
2.827
2.884
2.833
2.694
2.999
2.959
Winter
2.930
2.856
2.853
2.696
2.995
2.986
Spring
2.942
2.862
2.868
2.702
3.002
2.999
INVOVLEMENT IN FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES
The overall number of students involved in Fraternity & Sorority Life is tracked each
year.
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Change in Involvement
From past year
Fall
433
393
387
(-5)
Winter
415
356
396
(+40)
Spring
384
372
377
(+5)
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
A quantitative assessment was completed by approximately 30 students who
attended the summer Take Flight Leadership Conference. Students rated 20
aspects of the conference on a scale of 1-5 (5=Excellent). All aspects of the
conference were rated with an overall score of 4.00 or higher out of 5 points.
One questioned asked the overall satisfaction of the conference and the overall
score was 4.57 out of 5 points. The conference continues to be well received
by student leaders.
CAS STANDARDS
An internal review of the Council for the Advancement of Standards was
conducted for student programs and activities. The staff has outlined several
initiatives including the development of learning outcomes as ways to improve
the overall student activities operation.
3. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS
List planned or actual changes (if any) to curriculum, teaching methods, facilities,
or services that are in response to the assessment findings.
Involvement in fraternities and sororities showed an increase in the second and
third quarters at WSU, while the national trend showed decreased involvement.
Initiatives are in place to show an overall increase in involvement for 2008-2009
by 5%. A series of discussions are taking place to improve the recruitment
process, which is intended to generate greater interest in Greek Life, and to
improve the academic performance of the new members.
We will continue to utilize the leadership conference format with a variety of
student populations due to the success and impact of this second attempt at a
summer conference.
4. ASSESSMENT PLAN COMPLIANCE
Explain deviations from the plan (if any).
5. NEW ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENTS
Describe developments (if any) regarding assessment measures,
communication, faculty or staff involvement, benchmarking, or other
assessment variables.
As part of the annual assessment plan, we have begun to track the number of
student sponsored events. There were 162 sponsored events in 2006-2007 and
223 in 2007-2008 representing a 38% increase during the past year.