1. 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 1

2. 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. 2

3. 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. 3

4. 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. 4

5. 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). 5

6. 6 NumberPercentageSHC% Gender Men3925%40% Women11675%60% Race/Ethnicity White/European-American10870%66% Black/African-American2114%15% Hispanic/Latino96.5%9% Asian-American1.5%1% Other43%7% Mixed107%2% Additional Information Commuters2718%20% Transfer Students43% Students in Learning Communities6140% Year First-Year Student9134% Second-Year Student6926% Third-Year Student5620% Fourth-Year Student5420%

8. Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Related-Data 8

16. The coding for this question has 30 categories. I thought that would be too much to view for one slide.

20. Thank you 2013-2014 – 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 – 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 – Daniel Jesus Iglesias – Theresa McGonagle-Crider – Ramona Hill – Dan Sepion – Brian Studebaker 20

21. 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 jfrancozamudio@shc.edu 21