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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Dr. Stewart,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>We do use this survey, as well as Your First College Year, the College Senior Survey, NSSE, and the Student Satisfaction Survey. We have used the CIRP for quite some time, though not every year. The CIRP Freshman Survey <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">collects data regarding student demographics, parents’ demographics, student self-rated abilities, interests, opinions, activities, academic experience, future major, career goals, and educational financing.</SPAN>There will be a HERI users' group at AIR in Chicago. We are planning to administer it to incoming first-year students during "Harbor" (our freshman orientation event) in August. We also did it in 2006, 2002, and all the way back to 1974.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>In the past, we have found out such helpful information as: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">87.2% stated that ORU was their first choice. The top three reasons they gave for attending ORU were: (1) financial assistance at ORU, (2) ORU graduates get good jobs, and (3) ORU’s good academic reputation. T</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">he ORU freshmen surveyed tended to expend less time studying and more time surfing the net than the national average.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They also tended to value to a greater extent than the national average such items as finding their purpose, being honest in relationships, and believing in the sacredness of life. More of the ORU freshmen rated themselves "above average" in intellectual and social confidence, self-understanding, and spirituality than the national average.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They rated themselves lower than the national average in artistic and computer skills.</SPAN></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Have a happy day</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>Cal Easterling, Ph.D.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>Institutional Research</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>Oral Roberts University</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>(918)495-6538</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:ceasterling@oru.edu">ceasterling@oru.edu</A></DIV>!</FONT><BR>>>> "Stewart, Sheilynda" <sstewart@ecok.edu> 5/21/2010 9:27 AM >>><BR><IMG class=shape style="DISPLAY: none; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height=0 src="cid:MNQWGIQUILVP.IMAGE.gif" width=0 v:src = "cid:image001.gif@01CAF8C7.D487F260" v:dpi = "96" width = "1" height = "1"> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> I was wondering if any of you have administered the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) freshmen survey at your institution? If so, what are your thoughts about this particular instrument?<o:p></o:p></P>
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