Student Life Center for Assessment, Insight & Research
Our mission is to facilitate a culture of continuous improvement in the Division of Student Life. We support division staff in collecting, analyzing, reporting and sharing meaningful data that inform and enhance their programs, services and physical spaces. We lead division-level strategic planning to prioritize and align the work of our diverse units with campus-level priorities.
The Student Life Center for Assessment, Insight & Research supports Student Life units in gathering and analyzing data to inform meaningful changes to their activities, services and facilities. We provide the following services to the Division of Student Life:
- Consultation with Student Life units to develop and implement unit-level assessment plans
- Providing expertise to units on outcomes, methods, instrument development, analysis, reporting and use of results to drive improvement
- Leading the division’s strategic plan development, implementation and reporting processes
- Disseminating relevant data and reports to division, campus and other stakeholders
- Coordinating requests for institutional data
- Representing the division on committees related to assessment, planning, institutional data, campus surveys and accreditation.
Student Surveys
Fall Welcome Student Survey 2024
The Fall Welcome Survey is administered annually to all first-year and transfer students who are new to the University of Colorado Boulder. The purpose of the 2024 Fall Welcome Survey was to learn about student experiences transitioning to CU Boulder to impact positive change for future students.
Survey Topics:
- Communications received from CU Boulder
- Move-in experience and satisfaction
- Fall Welcome events and orientation to CU Boulder
- Senses of mattering and belonging
End of First Year Survey 2024
The End of First Year survey is administered to all first-year and transfer students who were new to the University of Colorado Boulder that academic year. The purpose of the 2024 End of First-Year Survey was to learn about new student experiences throughout their first year at CU Boulder.
Survey Topics:
- Involvement on Campus
- Awareness and use of campus resources
- Relationships with campus community
- Academic and interpersonal obstacles
- Knowledge and skill development
- Professional experiences
- Senses of mattering and belonging
- Residential experience
- Satisfaction with dining and communication
- Likelihood to return to CU Boulder
- Feedback on the student experience
Second Year Student Survey 2024
The Second Year Survey is administered to all students in their second year at the University of Colorado Boulder. The purpose of the 2024 Second Year Student Survey was to learn about student experiences throughout their second year at CU Boulder.
Survey Topics:
- Involvement on Campus
- Awareness and use of campus resources
- Relationships with campus community
- Academic and interpersonal obstacles
- Knowledge and skill development
- Professional experiences
- Senses of mattering and belonging
- Housing experiences
- Sources of communications from CU Boulder
- Likelihood to return to CU Boulder
- Feedback on the student experience