A recent report shows that 100 percent of first-year Newman University students who responded to a survey feel they have a positive relationship with their professors. That figure is just part of a report showing the results of Newman students who participated last Spring in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), an annual survey of university freshman and senior students nationwide designed to measure students’ engagement with educational activities. The 100 percent score is 29 points higher than the survey average, 28 points higher than the average for institutions of similar size to Newman, and 23 points higher than the average for Catholic higher education institutions.
The survey also showed that 75 percent of Newman senior students felt their relationships with staff members were positive compared to 52 percent nationwide, and 87 percent said their courses “emphasized synthesizing ideas into new complex relationships” compared to 75 percent nationwide. Other results include:
Highest Performing Areas |
Comparison Groups
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Percent of students who… | Newman | Catholic
C&U |
Carnegie
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NSSE 2008 |
| First-Year Students | ||||||
| 9a. | LAC | Spent more than 10 hours/week preparing for class (studying, etc.) | 78% | 56% | 53% | 57% |
| 1n. | SFI | Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor. | 86% | 54% | 52% | 50% |
| 1o. | SFI | Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor | 64% | 35% | 32% | 32% |
| 7b. | EEE | Participated in community service or volunteer work | 66% | 46% | 38% | 38% |
| 8b. | SCE | Positively rated their relationships with faculty members | 100% | 77% | 72% | 71% |
| Seniors | ||||||
| 1r. | LAC | Worked harder than you expected to meet and instructor’s expectations | 74% | 63% | 61% | 59% |
| 2c. | LAC | Said courses emphasized synthesizing ideas into new complex relationships | 87% | 78% | 75% | 75% |
| 9a. | LAC | Spent more than 10 hours/week preparing for class (studying, etc.) | 62% | 53% | 55% | 56% |
| 1n. | SFI | Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor. | 70% | 62% | 63% | 59% |
| 8c. | SCE | Positively rated their relationships with admin. personnel and offices | 75% | 59% | 57% | 52% |
