Who are Our
Students?
Mission Congruence: Student
Growth and Development While
Enrolled in College
St. Norbert College Mission Statement
St. Norbert College, a Catholic liberal arts college
embracing the Norbertine ideal
of communio, provides an educational
environment that fosters intellectual, spiritual and
personal development.
Our three core traditions promote student learning
outcomes that include skill development in critical
and analytical thought, quantification, synthesis,
problem solving and communication. Our
students learn to apply these skills as responsible
citizens of a diverse, interdependent and
changing world. In all aspects of campus life,
students are encouraged to identify, test and
strengthen their moral convictions; act with
personal integrity; develop meaningful personal
goals; and build relationships based on mutual
respect.
Synthesize Knowledge from Various Sources
2009 Current Student Survey (N=835)
60%
50%
Percent Respondents
40%
FR
30%
SO
JR
SR
20%
10%
0%
Not At All
Not Too Much
To Some Extent
Extent SNC Has Helped
To a Great Extent
Synthesize Knowledge from Various Sources
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
100%
96%
95%
95%
90%
90%
88%
85%
85%
92%
90%
89%
88%
87%
1995 Freshmen
1996 Freshmen
91%
90%
89%
1997 Freshmen
1998 Freshmen
1999 Freshmen
82%
80%
75%
2000 Freshmen
81%
79%
78%
77%
76%
75%
72%
70%
As Freshmen As Sophmores
1994 Freshmen
As Juniors
As Seniors
As Alumni
Synthesize Knowledge from Various Sources
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
100%
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
95%
90%
85%
89%
88%
86%
93%
91%
90%
94%
93%
92%
87%
84%
86%
95%
95%
89%
2001 Freshmen
2002 Freshmen
2003 Freshmen
85%
2004 Freshmen
2005 Freshmen
92%
2006 Freshmen
2007 Freshmen
83%
80%
78%
77%
75%
74%
70%
As Freshmen
As Sophmores
As Juniors
As Seniors
As Alumni
Ability to Think Logically, Test Assumptions, and Solve Problems
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
*Note - Gen Ed outcomes changed in 2007*
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
100%
97%
95%
90%
94%
91%
88%
92%
88%
87%
2001 Freshmen
2002 Freshmen
2003 Freshmen
95%
93%
91%
89%
88%
92%
2004 Freshmen
2005 Freshmen
90%
2006 Freshmen
85%
80%
79%
77%
75%
As Freshmen
As Sophmores
As Juniors
As Seniors
As Alumni
Use Quantitative Skills
90%
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
89%
86%
85%
2001 Freshmen
2002 Freshmen
2003 Freshmen
83%
82%
82%
2004 Freshmen
2005 Freshmen
80%
80%
75%
80%
79%
80%
76%
75%
74%
79%
2006 Freshmen
2007 Freshmen
79%
78%
76%
70%
As Freshmen
As Sophmores
As Juniors
As Seniors
As Alumni
Enhanced Ability to Write Effectively
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
100%
2001 Freshmen
95%
95%
93%
90%
89%
94%
93%
91%
90%
89%
96%
95%
2002 Freshmen
2003 Freshmen
93%
92%
89%
88%
92%
2006 Freshmen
2007 Freshmen
89%
87%
86%
85%
80%
82%
81%
As Freshmen
As Sophmores
As Juniors
As Seniors
2004 Freshmen
2005 Freshmen
As Alumni
Enhanced Ability to Speak Effectively
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
95%
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
91%
90%
89%
92%
93%
91%
2001 Freshmen
89%
2002 Freshmen
2003 Freshmen
2004 Freshmen
87%
85%
84%
85%
84%
86%
85%
80%
80%
2005 Freshmen
2006 Freshmen
2007 Freshmen
82%
81%
79%
78%
75%
75%
74%
73%
71%
70%
As Freshmen
As Sophmores
As Juniors
As Seniors
As Alumni
Knowledged and Skills to Live in a Complex World
Percent reporting SNC helped "some/great" extent (data from SNC Current Student Survey )
*Note - Gen Ed outcomes changed in 2007*
Percent Reporting "some/great" extent
95%
94%
92%
91%
90%
86%
93%
91%
89%
88%
88%
85%
92%
2001 Freshmen
88%
86%
84%
81%
80%
2005 Freshmen
2006 Freshmen
82%
75%
73%
72%
71%
70%
As Freshmen
As Sophmores
2002 Freshmen
2003 Freshmen
2004 Freshmen
As Juniors
As Seniors
Figure 39: SNC Helped Me Exhibit Leadership
Percent Responding "To some extent"
or "To a great extent"
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
2003
2004
2005
2006
as freshmen
69.5%
77.4%
69.5%
76.0%
as sophomores
82.0%
86.5%
87.2%
85.0%
as juniors
85.6%
87.0%
90.9%
84.6%
as seniors
86.7%
85.9%
94.1%
87.9%
Percent Responding "To a Great Extent"
SNC Helped Me Exhibit Leadership
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
Freshmen
2006-09 X-sectional (N=1361)
2006 Longitudinal (N=392)
34.5%
33.8%
Sophomore
s
37.0%
36.8%
Juniors
Seniors
42.6%
42.7%
43.8%
45.0%
Percent Responding
"To some extent" or "To a great extent"
SNC Helped Me Exhibit Leadership
60%
40%
20%
0%
2007 Senior (N=156)
2007 as Alum (N=46)
To some extent
44.2%
36.2%
To a great extent
42.9%
48.9%
Figure 47: SNC Helped Me Identify and Evaluate My Moral
and Religious Convictions
Percent Responding "To some extent"
or "To a great extent"
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
2003
2004
2005
2006
as freshmen
76.6%
65.0%
71.4%
as sophomores
75.7%
77.3%
75.0%
81.6%
as juniors
72.7%
79.3%
81.3%
78.9%
as seniors
78.8%
87.1%
84.0%
85.4%
Intellectual & Practical Skills
N = 658 2006-2009 SNC Seniors on the Current Student Survey
Think critically
Synthesize information from multiple sources
Build relationships based on mutual respect
Write Effectively
Communicate Orally
Draw from diverse disciplines to address sig. questions, issues and
themes
Appreciate value of multidisciplinary, integrative approach to
solving probs.
Represent quant. information symbolically, visually, verbally, and
numerically
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
Percent SNC Seniors reporting College "Helped some/great exte
Individual and Social Responsibility
N = 658 2006-09 SNC Seniors on the Current Student Survey
Act with personal integrity
Develop meaningful personal goals
Exhibit leadership
Describe important historical or cultural events, trends or
practices in a region of the world other than your own
Analyze how the Western tradition influences contemporary
thought or action
Identify and analyze examples of interrelationships between
countries and peoples
Analyze issues of international importance from multiple
perspectives
Identify and evaluate your moral and religious convictions
Understand relations between the developed and developing
world.
Understand U.S. heritage and how that heritage informs
contemporary issues
Grow spiritually
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
Percent Seniors reporting College helped "To some/great extent."
Gs 1 - Religious Studies
Criteria
Sample Size
Terminology
Function
Rel Texts
Application
Follow-Up
Fall, 2004
280
73%
68%
71%
70%
9/14/2007
Spring, 2005
229
84%
77%
85%
89%
10/26/2007
Fall, 2008
269
80%
75%
80%
82%
9/30/2008
Spring, 2009
168
92%
87%
92%
84%
81%
76%
81%
80%
Average
Gs 2 - Philosophy of Human Nature
Criteria
Sample Size
Exposition
Analysis
Comp/Con
Critical Eval
Follow-Up
Fall, 2004
194
77%
66%
68%
44%
9/19/2007
Spring, 2005
209
73%
61%
62%
51%
10/9/2008
Fall, 2008
163
98%
63%
72%
33%
Spring, 2009
148
79%
69%
68%
54%
81%
64%
67%
46%
Average
Gs 3 - Human Relationships
Criteria
Describe
Describe Theories Methods
Sample Size
Apply Theories Apply Methods
Follow-Up
Fall, 2003
185
88%
80%
84%
89%
3/14/2007
Spring, 2004
138
64%
47%
62%
100%
4/4/2007
Fall, 2007
138
76%
67%
79%
NA
4/26/2007
Spring, 2008
140
71%
80%
NA
NA
76%
69%
76%
94%
Average