My Report
Last Modified: 03/06/2015
1. Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the
following statements regarding various options UNI could
use to increase access to the institution. UNI should
increase access by recruiting more
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international
students
students of
color
distance
education
students
nontraditional
students
out of state
students
first
generation
students
students
from
community
colleges
veterans
and active
military
personnel
other
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neither
Agree
nor
Disagree
4
1
15
37
10
67
3.72
3
0
9
33
22
67
4.06
5
6
17
24
15
67
3.57
2
1
15
30
17
65
3.91
4
2
9
29
22
66
3.95
3
0
6
28
30
67
4.22
2
2
5
30
27
66
4.18
2
2
8
31
24
67
4.09
0
0
2
3
2
7
4.00
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Total
Responses
Mean
2. I believe that increasing the number/percentage of
undergraduate students who come from socio-economically
disadvantaged backgrounds is very important.
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Answer
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neither Agree
nor Disagree
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Total
Response
%
3
4%
0
0%
11
16%
35
52%
18
27%
67
100%
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
Value
1
5
3.97
0.85
0.92
67
3. I believe that increasing the number/percentage of
undergraduate students who come from diverse ethnic or
cultural backgrounds is very important.
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4
5
Answer
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Neither Agree
nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Total
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
Response
%
27
40%
28
42%
9
13%
1
1%
2
3%
67
100%
Value
1
5
1.85
0.86
0.93
67
4. The current level of diversity of the UNI student body is
adequate to meet the mission of the university.
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3
4
5
Answer
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Neither Agree
nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Total
Response
%
5
7%
13
19%
18
27%
27
40%
4
6%
67
100%
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
Value
1
5
3.18
1.12
1.06
67
5. I believe that increasing the number/percentage of
undergraduate students who are among the best in their
class or chosen areas of study is very important.
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4
5
Answer
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neither Agree
nor Disagree
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Total
Response
%
0
0%
2
3%
13
19%
35
52%
17
25%
67
100%
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
6. Considering the best educational experience for our
students and the role we should play within the regent
Value
2
5
4.00
0.58
0.76
67
system, what do you believe is UNI's optimal undergraduate
student body size?
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Answer
Min Value
Max Value
Average
Value
Standard
Deviation
Responses
1
Optimal
Size for
UNI
5,000.00
17,655.00
13,761.39
1,851.44
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7. Currently the number of full time graduate students at UNI
is approximately 600, and the number of part time graduate
students is approximately 1200. In the future, which do you
think UNI should seek to do?
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Answer
reduce the
number of
graduate
students
maintain this
level of
graduate
student
enrollment
increase the
number of
graduate
students
Total
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
Response
%
0
0%
23
35%
43
65%
66
100%
Value
2
3
2.65
0.23
0.48
66
8. UNI should look to expand
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undergraduate
programs
graduate
programs
Disagree
Neither
Agree
nor
Disagree
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Total
Responses
Mean
1
4
16
20
22
63
3.92
1
5
12
21
21
60
3.93
Strongly
Disagree
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
undergraduate programs
1
5
3.92
1.01
1.00
63
graduate programs
1
5
3.93
1.05
1.02
60
Statistic
Total Responses
Value
13
9. I believe that UNI should devote resources and pursue
policies that would distinguish it as a highly selective public
university even if it means becoming
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less
accessible to
diverse
groups of
students.
a much
smaller
university like
Truman State
(with 5700
undergraduate
and 290
graduate
students).
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neither
Agree
nor
Disagree
15
35
10
6
1
67
2.15
28
27
8
4
0
67
1.82
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Total
Responses
Mean
less accessible to diverse
groups of students.
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
1
5
2.15
0.86
0.93
67
a much smaller university like
Truman State (with 5700
undergraduate and 290
graduate students).
1
4
1.82
0.76
0.87
67
10. I believe that UNI should devote resources and pursue
policies that would distinguish it as an accessible and highly
diverse public university, even if it means
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becoming less
selective in its
admissions
criteria (e.g.,
lower ACT
scores).
that
student/faculty
ratios would
increase.
Statistic
Min Value
Max Value
Mean
Variance
Standard Deviation
Total Responses
Disagree
Neither
Agree
nor
Disagree
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Total
Responses
Mean
7
35
7
14
4
67
2.60
7
20
14
24
2
67
2.91
Strongly
Disagree
becoming less selective in its
admissions criteria (e.g.,
lower ACT scores).
1
5
2.60
1.24
1.12
67
that student/faculty ratios
would increase.
1
5
2.91
1.20
1.10
67
11. If trade-offs are required, UNI should devote resources
and pursue policies that seek to
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Answer
increase
accessibility
maintain
balance
between
selectivity &
accessibility
increase
selectivity
Total
Response
%
13
19%
51
76%
3
4%
67
100%
12. For each of the following items, indicate your level of
agreement for including it as a distinctive part of UNI’s
mission in the future.
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Question
Two-Year
Degrees
Interdisciplin
ary Research
Clusters
Training
Ground for
Teachers
Study Abroad
Opportunities
Honors
Programs
Distance
Education
Five-Year
Degrees
(Bachelors
plus Masters)
Graduate &
Professional
Programs
Scholarship
of Teaching
& Learning
Diverse
Student Body
Remedial
Coursework
Disagre
e
Neither
Agree
nor
Disagre
e
Agre
e
Strongl
y Agree
Total
Response
s
Mea
n
14
19
16
12
3
64
2.55
0
3
25
30
5
63
3.59
0
2
6
32
24
64
4.22
2
4
11
34
13
64
3.81
0
3
15
36
10
64
3.83
1
12
19
26
6
64
3.38
1
4
15
30
13
63
3.79
0
4
12
35
13
64
3.89
0
1
17
35
10
63
3.86
1
1
9
36
17
64
4.05
2
17
20
22
3
64
3.11
Strongly
Disagre
e
13. For each of the following items, indicate your level of
agreement for including it as a distinctive part of UNI’s
mission in the future.
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Service &
Community
Based Learning
Writing Intensive
Courses
Senior Project
Experiences in
Majors
Required
Experiential
Learning for all
Undergraduates
Interdisciplinary
Majors or
Programs
Academic
Learning
Communities
(e.g.,
Cornerstone or
First-Year Only
Classes with
Peer Mentors)
Living &
Learning
Communities
(involves
residence halls
with topic- or
major-based
programming)
Undergraduate
Research/Creati
ve Activity
Disagre
e
Neither
Agree
nor
Disagre
e
Agre
e
Strongl
y
Agree
Total
Response
s
Mea
n
0
4
10
33
17
64
3.98
0
4
25
24
11
64
3.66
1
7
24
20
11
63
3.52
1
3
20
25
15
64
3.78
0
1
15
36
12
64
3.92
1
2
9
34
18
64
4.03
0
6
9
38
11
64
3.84
0
3
21
28
12
64
3.77
Strongly
Disagre
e
14. Employment group
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Answer
Merit
P&S
Administration
(P&S annual
appointment)
Other
Total
Response
22
34
%
34%
53%
4
6%
4
64
6%
100%
Response
7
%
12%
2
3%
6
10%
6
10%
4
7%
5
8%
1
2%
15
6
25%
10%
0
0%
3
5%
4
59
7%
100%
15. Primary Unit
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Answer
Admissions
Career
Services
Dean of
Students
Financial Aid
Maucker
Union
Student Health
Clinic
Multicultural
Education
Residence
Registrar
Student
Counseling
Services
Student
Recreation
Services
Other
Total
16. How long have you been employed at UNI?
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Answer
Less than 5
years
6-10 years
11-15 years
More than 15
years
Total
Response
%
26
42%
7
10
11%
16%
19
31%
62
100%