[COPLAC-IR] NSSE COPLAC consortium

[Turrentine, Cathryn]

Colleagues -

 

Recently I asked how each of you use the NSSE consortium question data
and a few replied that you use some individual questions, though I
didn't hear whether you were just tracking your own information or if
you were comparing your responses to the rest of COPLAC. Perhaps the
association itself uses these responses in some way that was not
enumerated.

 

I'm going to tiptoe way out on a limb here, and someone please haul me
back gently: 

 

KSC will certainly do what COPLAC decides in this matter, but I have to
say that I haven't heard anything that suggests a big value-added to
asking these questions, especially on an already-long survey in a time
of declining response rates. What my institution gets most out of
participating in the NSSE consortium could be had just as well by
choosing each of the COPLAC participating institutions as a comparison
group, especially if we all chose a common add-on module. Are we just
doing these added questions because we've always done them? 

 

I ask these questions recognizing that I am very new to COPLAC, so maybe
I've just not heard what everyone else already understands about this,
and I'd love to hear it. Again, I emphasize that KSC will of course do
what the group decides. I'm just trying to wrap my mind around why and
how these questions are useful enough to ask all of our students to
respond to them.

 

Respectfully-

 

Cathy

 

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Cathryn Turrentine, Ph.D.

Director of Institutional Research

Keene State College

Hale Building, 3rd Floor

229 Main St.

Keene, NH 03435-1506

603-358-2117

 

The Office of Institutional Research provides evidence that informs
decision making and helps to shape the campus conversation around
important issues.

 

 

 

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[mailto:coplac-ir-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Lashley, Brian
(Institutional Research)
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:24 AM
To: coplac-ir at lists.onenet.net
Subject: [COPLAC-IR] NSSE COPLAC consortium

 

Hi all,

 

I'm serving as the coordinator of the NSSE COPLAC consortium for NSSE
2014.  I've registered the consortium so everyone is free to sign up for
it.

 

A few things:

 

Julie, I didn't see Geneseo on the list of institutions on the sign-up
website.  ???

 

COPLAC may have a new member soon, as I understand.  Can anyone say who
that will be?  I could add them to the list of eligible institutions.

 

Additional COPLAC questions are due 9/15.  Right now I would suggest we
stick with the previous list; attached is the document Lynn shared on
Aug. 6, which is the current list.  We have very little time between now
and 9/15, plus if we make a lot of changes, there may be IRB issues and
the NSSE staff will probably recommend edits.

 

BUT I am open to any discussions; if anyone urgently wants to add and/or
replace items, my job is to facilitate a discussion.  We could have a
conference call although we could probably work it out on this listserv.
Let me know if you have something to lobby for.

 

Everyone please chime in with your vote for either the current set of
items or any additions/replacements you feel you need.  The maximum # of
additional questions is 20.  We currently have 10.

 

Any questions about anything, just let me know via email, listserv, or
phone (contact info below).  Thanks!

 

Brian R. Lashley, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of IR

Eastern Connecticut State U

Willimantic, CT  06226

lashleyb at easternct.edu

860-465-5596

 

P.S.  Big thanks to Lynn for her past work as coordinator!!

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