Thank You for Participating in the NSSE Survey

Simone, Alex, Haley, Megan and Joshua wish to thank all freshmen and seniors who spent some of their valuable time taking the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).

“This semester I have been finishing up my research projects to complete my bachelor’s degree in marketing,” says Megan Reid, one of our NSSE student representatives. “I’ve come to realize firsthand how important it is to collect good data—and how difficult it is to get people to participate. I was glad to help promote a culture of assessment on our campus because I know it can lead to improvements in effectiveness. And I’m proud for the participation improvement we had this year with the NSSE Survey.”

To further promote participation in the NSSE Survey, the University’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness entered students who took the survey into a drawing for gift cards. Lynn Merklin, director, recently announced the winners: Jasmine Griggs, Jae-Hyun Joo, Brian Shockey, Tim McGuire, Amanda Phillips, Lindy Elloway, Jesse Snelling, Whitney Watson.

Our NSSE survey response increased nearly five percent over the last survey, with 34.8 percent of freshmen and seniors participating. Survey results will be delivered sometime in August. When those results are available they will be posted at andrews.edu/effectiveness.