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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Students’ Insights on Orientation
Students tend to rate their orientation experiences highly, according to a new Student Voice survey. Yet data suggest modality matters in student satisfaction, and there’s a gap between what students want from orientation and what they’re getting out of it.
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Student Views on the College Experience
Learn what boosts and limits student participation in campus extracurriculars and events in this preview of findings from the newest Student Voice survey. Hint: timing and location of events matter, as do advertising and promotion.