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Decision Making and Student Engagement

Decision Making and Student Engagement. Presented by: Barry Bram, Sr. Associate Director, Union and Student Activities bqb7@psu.edu Darcy Rameker, Associate Director, Student Activities dar29@psu.edu. Overview of Presentation. Student Activities Pulse Survey Student Panel Resources.

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Decision Making and Student Engagement

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  1. Decision Making and Student Engagement Presented by: Barry Bram, Sr. Associate Director, Union and Student Activities bqb7@psu.edu Darcy Rameker, Associate Director, Student Activities dar29@psu.edu

  2. Overview of Presentation • Student Activities Pulse Survey • Student Panel • Resources

  3. Pulse Survey on Student Activities • Conducted Spring 2011 via phone and web • Sponsored by Student Affairs Research and Assessment Office • 1,062 respondents (26.7% Response Rate)

  4. Cocurricular Involvement • 95% of respondents indicated they were involved at some level in at least one of the designated cocurricular activities. • 90% of students felt that cocurricular involvement had some positive effect on their overall Penn State education.

  5. Time Spent on Specified Cocurricular Activities in a Typical Week

  6. Factors which Influence Student’s Choice of Cocurricular Activities

  7. Factors which Influence Student’s Choice of Cocurricular Activities • Women considered each of the influences as significantly more important than men. • Lower-class students considered personal benefits and making new friends significantly more important than did upper-class students. • There were no significant differences between students of color and white students

  8. Factors that Limit Students’ Participation in Cocurricular Activities

  9. Factors that Limit Students’ Participation in Cocurricular Activities • Students of color and upper-class students were significantly more likely to report financial constraints were a limiting factor than were white and lower class students. • Women were significantly more likely to report that academic demands were a limiting factor but less likely to say the same about lack of interest.

  10. The Effect of Cocurricular Involvement on Student Outcomes 5 point scale 1=not at all and 5=a great deal

  11. The Effect of Cocurricular Involvement on Student Outcomes • Women rated the effects of cocurricular involvement significantly more highly than men. • Students were less positive in their assessment of the impact of involvement on their appreciation of the arts (2.9), awareness of social injustice (2.8), and commitment to fighting social injustice (2.7).

  12. Student Panel • Liz Palumbo • Seth Moncrease • DaniLichliter • Alfredo Ramirez

  13. Student Engagement Resources • Research – www.undergradresearch.psu.edu • Study Abroad – www.global.psu.edu • Service Learning • Student Organizations – www.clubs.psu.edu • Community Service – www.volunteer.psu.edu • Student Employment • Program Attendance • Club, Team, and Intramural Sports – www.psu.edu/ur/athrec.html • Fitness Memberships - www.psu.edu/ur/athrec.html • Student Affairs Offices – www.studentaffairs.psu.edu

  14. Questions? Thank you for coming!

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