OXFORD, Miss. – A random sample of University of
Mississippi freshmen and seniors are being asked to provide
information about their college experience, including their
views about the quality of their education and how they
spend their time.
UM is among 500 colleges and universities from across the
country participating in the National Survey of Student
Engagement. This is the second year Ole Miss has
participated, primarily to learn more about what students
think and do. That information is helpful in improving
undergraduate programs.
“By completing this survey, you can help us not only to
evaluate your experience at Ole Miss but also to compare
your experience with that of other college students
throughout the country,” Chancellor Robert Khayat said.
All students who complete the questionnaire by midnight
March 15 will be entered into one of two prize drawings.
Two freshmen students will win a parking pass to allow them
to park on the Circle for two weeks. Two senior students
will win a five-year membership to the Ole Miss Alumni
Association.
Information gathered from the National Survey of Student
Engagement is to be analyzed and shared with faculty, staff
and student leaders in summary form. All individual
responses are kept confidential.
Students contacted about completing the survey have a
unique opportunity to let Ole Miss administrators know what
they think of their college experience, the kinds of
activities in which they engage and how they are benefiting
from their studies.
This survey is different from others that students often
are asked to complete because responses become part of a
continuing national study that UM and hundreds of other
universities around the country will use for the
foreseeable future.
Students selected to participate in the survey will receive
an e-mail invitation from Chancellor Khayat.
For more information, contact Margie Hobbs, associate
director of institutional research and assessment, at
915-7387 or mjhobbs@olemiss.edu.