When a first-year student says they’re going to enroll for their sophomore year, I would believe them. As the figure below shows, intentions are more…
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An article in Inside Higher Ed cited a study indicating that 92% of faculty members were asked for career advice in the past year. My…
An article in Inside Higher Ed highlighted research showing college students are increasingly uncomfortable sharing political opinions. I don’t know about comfort levels, but we…
Improving college student retention and persistence requires an empirical foundation and framework for translating research into action. That’s where assessment comes into play. This study…
Disconnects in general education are common in higher education. One disconnect is between the value many students place on general education outcomes (which is high)…
Benchmarking is comparing and evaluating survey results. We recently created a visualization for NSSE data comparing 1) ISU to peer institutions and 2) first-year to…
My colleague in student affairs, Dr. Erin Thomas, and myself were invited to present about student engagement at the monthly RSO and student affairs executive…
by Dr. Kevin Ahlgrim & Dr. Joan Brehm Dr. Ahlgrim, Chair, Finance, Insurance and Law The reason I participated in this session is to help…
Assessment planning and program review planning are part of a process of continuous improvement. It’s just a process of continually evaluating and improving a program…
By Amanda N. Fisher, Graduate Student, Department of Psychology; Maria K. Anchacles, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology; and Dr. Dakesa Piña, Staff Counselor, Student Counseling Services It is…