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Margie Bennett, Ph.D. Executive Assistant to the President for Planning, Institutional Research, and Compliance. Board of Trustees Meeting November 2006. 2005 College Student Survey (CSS) Longitudinal Profile of MVNU Seniors Attending Four or More Years MVNU Freshman to Senior Changes.
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Margie Bennett, Ph.D.Executive Assistant to the President for Planning, Institutional Research, and Compliance Board of Trustees Meeting November 2006
2005 College Student Survey (CSS)Longitudinal Profile of MVNU Seniors Attending Four or More YearsMVNU Freshman to Senior Changes
CSS Administered on Testing Day to All Seniors—(February 16, 2005). • 109 sample size of seniors* • Seniors who began as freshmen • Attended MVNU at least 4 years • Agreed to provide identification data to HERI in order for data from two surveys to be compared * Comparison group included 9,895 students from private four-year colleges and universities
Academic Activities—Engaged in “Occasionally” or “Frequently” Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp* • Guest in a teacher’s home 37% 62% +26% +24% • Used Internet for research or homework 68% 83% +15% +10% • Voted in student election 27% 41% +14% - 1% • Performed community service as part of a class 57% 66% + 9% - 7% • Studied with other students 87% 94% + 6% + 6% • Tutored another student 46% 41% - 6% -12% *Comparison Group: All private four-year colleges and universities.
General Activities—Engaged in “Occasionally” or“Frequently” Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp* • Frequently overwhelmed 26% 48% +22% + 5% • Frequently discussed politics 18% 26% + 8% - 1% • Attended a religious service 98% 98% 0% -23% • Frequently discussed religion 57% 57% 0% -13% • Socialized with racial/ethnic 52% 38% -14% -23% *Comparison Group: All private four-year colleges and universities.
Highest Degree Aspirations Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp* • Bachelor’s 25% 25% 0% - 3% • Master’s 33% 33% 0% +2% • Ph.D./Ed.D. 22% 23% 1% +1% • M.D./D.O./ D.D.S./ D.V.M 11% 7% -4% -4% • LL.B./J.D. (Law) 4% 4% 0% +3% • B.D. or M.Div. (Divinity) 3% 3% 0% 0% *Comparison Group: All private four-year colleges and universities
Socializing with Friends (during a typical week) Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp* • Less than 6 hrs. 21% 28% + 7% +5% • Between 6 &10 hrs. 33% 38% + 5% -1% • More than 10 hrs. 46% 34% -12% -4% *Comparison Group: All private four-year colleges and universities
Prayer & Meditation (during a typical week) Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp* • None 5% 3% - 2% +10% • Less than 1 hr. 28% 22% - 6% - 6% • 1-2 hrs. 39% 49% +11% - 3% • 3-5 hrs. 16% 18% + 2% - 1% *Comparison Group: All private four-year colleges and universities
Objectives Noted as “Very Important” or “Essential” Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp* • Help others in difficulty 66% 86% +20% +8% • Keep politically up-to-date 24% 39% +16% +14% • Dev. meaningful life philosophy 42% 53% +11% +9% • Become authority in my field 47% 56% +10% +6% • Influence social values 45% 53% + 9% +10% • Raise a family 83% 91% + 8% +2% • Create artistic work 13% 19% + 7% +6% • Integrate spirituality into my life 89% 95% + 6% +4% • Succeed in my own business 22% 27% + 5% +1% • Clean up the environment 8% 9% + 1% +7% • Be very well-off financially 50% 36% -13% -9% *Comparison Group: All private four-year colleges and universities