2013-2014
SHC Student Experiences Survey
April 1, 2014
Prepared by
Jamie Franco-Zamudio
and
Edwin Burgess, Lab Manager
Project funded by SHC Summer Research Grant, Faculty Development
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2014 SHC Student Experiences Survey
• Goal: To increase retention by examining the
factors that affect Spring Hill College students’
satisfaction and commitment.
• Method: Franco-Zamudio solicited questions from
faculty and staff at SHC in 2013.
• Once the online survey was revised to include new
questions, the link was emailed to all SHC students
enrolled in fall of 2013.
• Survey questions addressed
– student expectations,
– satisfaction with academics and social activities,
– student recommendations for enhancing learning.
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2013 SHC Student Experiences Survey
Questionnaire Development Team
• Questionnaire development: Father Richard Salmi, President; Joe
Deighton, Dean of Students, Student Affairs; Margarita Perez,
Associate Dean of Students, Student Affairs; George Sims, Provost,
Academic Affairs; Lynda Olen, Counselor, Wellness Center; Julie
LaSalle, Director of Student Involvement, Student Affairs; Lisa Hager,
Chair of Social Sciences; Jim Hall, Athletic Director; Kyle Trusgnich,
Associate Director Italy Center; Maureen Bergen, Director of Campus
Ministry; Tracey Childs, Director of CAE; Josetta Mulloy, Student
Affairs; Daniel Jesus Iglesias, Psychology, Student Researcher;
Student Affairs staff, Quality Enhancement Plan committee members
including Chris Dodworth, Andrew Tumminia, Stephanie Girard, and
Stuart Babbington.
• Research Assistants: Harrison McNab (lab trainer), Greg Overbeek,
Hannah Yarbrough, Ashlea Wattenbe, Marguerite Devereux, Melvin
Lang, Melin Portillo, Ann Babbington, and Kirstyn Cline.
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Method
• Method: In December of 2013, Franco-Zamudio
and Harrison McNab trained research
assistants to code the open-ended questions
for common responses. Burgess continued to
the training in the spring semester. Burgess
approved the coding schemes.
• In March, Burgess analyzed the data; the
frequencies and descriptive statistics are
outlined in this report.
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Participant Demographics
• Two hundred thirty-three SHC students
completed one or more sections of the survey
between October and November of 2013.
• The demographic representation is in line with
the SHC Common Data Set (2013-2014).
• The average age of the participants was 20.32
years (range 17-49).
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Number
Percentage
SHC%
Men
Women
39
116
25%
75%
40%
60%
White/European-American
Black/African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Asian-American
Other
Mixed
108
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9
1
4
10
70%
14%
6.5%
.5%
3%
7%
66%
15%
9%
1%
7%
2%
Commuters
Transfer Students
Students in Learning Communities
First-Year Student
Second-Year Student
27
4
61
91
69
18%
3%
40%
34%
26%
20%
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
Additional
Information
Year
6
Frequency
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
What made you choose to attend Spring Hill College?
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Related-Data
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What has helped you learn in and outside the
classroom?
80
Frequency
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Think of the 3 classes in which you learned the most. Why do you
think you learned so much in those classes?
120
Frequency
100
80
60
40
20
0
Think of the 3 classes in which you learned the most. Why do you
think you learned so much in those classes?
Frequency
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
Guest Speakers
Reading
Extra Credit
Outside Class
Tech in Class
Tech Assignments
Other Individual…
Other group assignments
Reflection Papers
Short Papers
Papers
Tests/Quizzes
Group Projects
Individual Projects
Other
In Class Work
Relevent/"Real Life" Work
Engaging
Organization &…
Creativite Assignments
Frequency
Imagine that you are a new professor creating your first class,
what types of assignments would you include in the class?
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
CSI
Other
LEAP
Housing & Internet Access
Commuter Activities
Athletics
Rec Center
Theatre
Greek Life
Community Service
Promotion/Advertisement
Clubs
Library
Internships
Research Opportunities
Career Development
Outside Speakers
Tutoring Services
Study Abroad
Academics
Frequency
35
Thinking about all of the opportunities offered to SHC students, are there
program(s) or service(s) that SHC offers now that could be improved or
expanded upon to achieve even greater student learning?
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Are you involved in any clubs, groups or organizations on campus? If so,
please list them.
35
Frequency
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
If you have participated in a service opportunity or an immersion trip,
what did you take away from the experience?
35
Frequency
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
What are you least satisfied with at Spring Hill College? Please list at least
three things that you are least satisfied with on campus.
1.2
Frequency
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
The coding for this question has 30
categories. I thought that would be
too much to view for one slide.
Frequency
Have you ever thought of leaving Spring Hill College? Why or why not?
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
If yes, what made you choose to stay?
30
Frequency
25
20
15
10
5
0
Frequency
What are you most satisfied with at Spring Hill College? Please list at least
three things that you are most satisfied with on campus.
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
• 2013-2014
Thank you
– Harrison McNab
– QEP Committee
• Chris Dodsworth
• Andrew Tumminia
• Bret Heim
• Stephanie Girard
• Stuart Babington
• Carolyn Simmons
• Colleen Lee
• Elizabeth Bullock
• George Sims
• Hannah Gassie
• James Love
• Joe Deighton
• Josh Wimberly
• Lindsey Bosko-Dunbar
• Margaret Davis
• Mary Grace Pollet
• Michael Kaffer
• 2012-2013
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–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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Fr. Salmi
Joe Deighton
Margarita Perez
George Sims
Lynda Olen
Julie LaSalle
Lisa Hager
Jim Hall
Kyle Trusgnich
Tracey Childs
Josetta Mulloy
Daniel Jesus Iglesias
• 2011-2012
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–
–
–
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Daniel Jesus Iglesias
Theresa McGonagle-Crider
Ramona Hill
Dan Sepion
Brian Studebaker
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Invitation
• We will be revising the survey to reflect questions of
interest during the 2014-15 academic year.
• If anyone is interested in being a member of
the 2013-2014 Student Experiences Study
Committee or would like to see questions
added to the survey, please email
jfrancozamudio@shc.edu
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