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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Colleagues –<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’m going to tiptoe way out on a limb here, and someone please haul me back gently: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>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? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Respectfully-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>*************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Cathryn Turrentine, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Director of Institutional Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Keene State College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Hale Building, 3rd Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>229 Main St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Keene, NH 03435-1506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>603-358-2117<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#244061'>The Office of Institutional Research </span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#244061'>provides evidence that informs decision making and helps to shape the campus conversation around important issues.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=362 height=58 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CEA95E.9A823E90" alt="Description: cid:image001.png@01CC10BB.D050B260"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lashley, Brian (Institutional Research)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [COPLAC-IR] NSSE COPLAC consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A few things:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Julie, I didn't see Geneseo on the list of institutions on the sign-up website. ???<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Additional COPLAC questions are due 9/15</b>. 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any questions about anything, just let me know via email, listserv, or phone (contact info below). Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Brian R. Lashley, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Assistant Director of IR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Eastern Connecticut State U<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Willimantic, CT 06226<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:lashleyb@easternct.edu">lashleyb@easternct.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>860-465-5596<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.S. Big thanks to Lynn for her past work as coordinator!!<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>