Student Voice: The College Experience
Students share their experiences with and thoughts on new-student orientation, campus involvement in extracurriculars and events, and related technology.
Getting More Students Involved
A fresh Student Voice survey finds that more than half of students who aren’t engaged in campus life beyond the classroom are dissatisfied, that campus involvement is linked to ease in making friends and more.
What Kind of Welcome?
Nearly all students want choice in some of the orientation sessions they’ll attend, according to a new Student Voice survey. Topics of interest include internships and career planning, mental health, time management, and study skills.
Seeking Connection
How can technology help promote student involvement in campus life? In this infographic, Student Voice survey respondents share their thoughts on how tech can make them feel more connected.
Campus Involvement: The Tech Connection
Some students say they lack awareness of campus events and activities, according to new Student Voice survey findings. Many want a comprehensive campus events calendar and see technology as a way to enhance campus involvement.
So Little Time, Not Enough Help With Time Management?
Students are interested in a variety of offerings for help with time management, according to the Student Voice survey on the college experience. High on the list are comprehensive syllabi, help with overall scheduling and social supports.
Following the Leaders: Understanding and Promoting Student Leadership
Student Voice results show that students with certain advantages are more likely to have held leadership positions on campus than peers. Here’s why that matters and what institutions can do to help boost students’ leadership creds.
Survey: Inequities in Student Involvement
Student Voice data reveal disparities in who’s participating in campus life outside the classroom—and opportunities for closing these gaps.
Summer Bridges Build First-Gen Connections
Student Voice survey data on new-student orientation experiences indicate that summer bridge program participants who are first generation feel more comfortable accessing resources, more prepared for college and more socially connected than other first-gen and even continuing-generation students.
Orientation for ‘Gen P’
New student orientation satisfaction rates fell early in the pandemic but they’re back up, according to Student Voice survey data. First-year experience leaders say it’s not business as usual: less is now more.