From Data to Information: Linking Institutional Research Data to Student Activities MPA/ Capstone Project Spring 2008 Presented by: Amadou Ba “I coordinate the Evergreen Queer Alliance, and that has also taught me a lot in terms of running a club and facilitating meeting and working with people… that’s definitely brought out a lot of my need to be assertive and leadership skills.” ( Transfer Student Project respondent )

____________Methodology__________ Evergreen Institutional Research and Assessment  National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE)  Evergreen New Student Survey (ENSS)  Evergreen Student Experience Survey (ESES)  Enrollment Statistics Student Activities  Student groups ( Child Care Center, SESAME, Evergreen Bike Shop, KAOS, CPJ, Chemistry Club, Umoja, MeCHA, Queer Alliance…..)

_____________Findings_________________  Evergreen Students' participation in Co-curricular activities  Support students need to thrive socially  Cope with non-academic responsibilities

Utilization of the Child Care Services

How do Evergreen students studying on the Olympia campus commute?

Demographics  Do you identify as a minority in terms of sexual or gender orientation?  How do you identify racially/ethnically?  Patterns Associated with Race, Ethnicity, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

__Limitation/ Future Research__  Addressing specific questions  Student coordinators have a vague idea about IR and what the office can provide  Some questions are out of the IR research scope  Tacoma campus data  Student groups research