Objective 3.2

Reference to Previous Strategic Plans:   ASP 04.  6.1   FSP 99.  1.7

ExCom Member:

Provost, VPSA

Assessment Tool:

1) Annual report data on number of community engagement activities conducted by academic and administrative units; percentage of these activities that engaged faculty, staff, and students; and estimated number of faculty, staff , and student participants

2) National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) -- percentage of first-year students and seniors responding “very much” or “quite a bit” on extent that their CCSU experience has “contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in contributing to the welfare of  your community” 

3) National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) -- percentage of first-year and senior students indicating that before graduating they have done or plan to do community service or volunteer work

4) National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) -- percentage of first-year and senior students indicating that have “participated in a community-based project (e.g. service learning) as part of a regular course”

Baseline:

1) 2008-2009: 492 activities by 35 academic departments and 25 administrative units; 65% of reported activities involved only faculty/staff; 10,693 students estimated to have been involved in reported activities (3,000 are attributed to the Harmony Classic)

2) NSSE (2007) first-year: CCSU 26%   seniors: CCSU 36%

3) NSSE (2007) first-year: CCSU 70%   seniors: CCSU 60%

4) NSSE (2007) first-year: CCSU 23%   seniors: CCSU 30%

Goal:

1) Continuous improvement

2) Exceed the percentages for same Carnegie class public institutions in the given year

3) Exceed the percentages for same Carnegie class public institutions in the given year

4) Exceed the percentages for same Carnegie class public institutions in the given year

Progress:

1) 2009-2010: 532 activities conducted by 39 academic departments and 22 administrative units; 66% of reported activities involved only faculty or staff; 4,784 students were estimated to have been involved in reported activities (next measurement is spring 2012)

2) NSSE (2008, 2009, 2010) first-year: CCSU (37%, 46%, 39%); Carnegie (44%, 44%, 44%)

seniors: CCSU (37%, 39%, 42%); Carnegie (44%, 46%, 46%)

3) NSSE (2008, 2009, 2010) first-year: CCSU (70%, 71%, 72%); Carnegie (76%, 77%, 78%)

seniors: CCSU (65%, 65%, 66%); Carnegie (70%, 71%, 74%)

4) NSSE (2008, 2009, 2010) first-year: CCSU (35%, 38%, 44%); Carnegie (38%, 37%, 37%)

seniors: CCSU (38%, 43%, 41%); Carnegie (49%, 47%, 47%)