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Bears Care: From COVID Response to Retention Tool

October 10, 2022 by Julia Cottrell

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The Bears Care survey was first administered in Spring 2020 to prevent losing students to pandemic-related obstacles. Assessment has continued to send the survey to students each semester to continue supporting student needs and help retain students. 15,000-16,000 students have received the survey each semester with response rates of 36% to 46%.  The Fall 2022 administration … [Read more...] about Bears Care: From COVID Response to Retention Tool

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Assessment in Action, Bears Care, Closing the Loop, retention

Student Engagement Reports Have Arrived at MSU

September 9, 2015 by Charles Whitaker

Available Now on MSU's Assessment Page Missouri State student engagement data is now officially available for viewing or download on the Assessment website. This data is broken into three categories: The NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) which is given to first-years and seniors to analyze how expectations match up after a few years. The BCSSE (Beginning … [Read more...] about Student Engagement Reports Have Arrived at MSU

Filed Under: NSSE/BCSSE Tagged With: assessment, Assessment in Action, faculty, Missouri State, retention, student affairs, student engagement, survey

The Power of Snickers and Social Media: Successfully Promoting the BCSSE Survey

August 26, 2014 by Charles Whitaker

This summer, the Office of Assessment spearheaded a campaign to promote the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement, or "BCSSE." The BCSSE is a short, 36-question survey that collects information on incoming students’ high school academics and co-curricular experiences as well as their expectations for their first year of college. Response rate skyrocketed When the … [Read more...] about The Power of Snickers and Social Media: Successfully Promoting the BCSSE Survey

Filed Under: NSSE/BCSSE Tagged With: accreditation and self-studies, Advisement, assessment, BCSSE, Curricular reform, faculty development, first year, freshmen, Joe Morris, Missouri State, retention, SOAR, Twitter

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