What we know from Student Acclimation survey The Graduate College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Usefulness and attendance of orientations and events Sponsor/Organizer Mean S.D. N % Attended Student 2.32 0.58 482 49.90 Dept/Prog 2.43 0.60 714 73.91 Other campus unit 2.26 0.66 292 30.23 Cultural/religious org 2.34 0.65 278 28.78 Athletic/health org 2.28 243 25.16 Community org 282 29.19 1: Not at all useful, 2: Moderately useful and 3. Very useful The Graduate College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Usefulness of Information Deemed not relevant by Usefulness Mean about program, dept., college 15% 2.57 specific to international students 54% 2.35 about research resources (library etc.) 23% 2.33 about academic integrity 18% 2.30 about Urbana campus 2.29 for grad employees 27% 2.23 about teaching resources 29% 2.22 about CU community 2.11 specific to underrepresented students 55% 1.98 The Graduate College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Usefulness of Resources Not used/not useful Mean usefulness Library 7% 2.68 Recreation 20% 2.60 Healthcare 2.36 Teaching 41% 2.23 For international students Professional development 39% 2.20 For research with human subjects or animals 60% Writing 46% 2.19 Mental health 56% 2.18 For underrepresented students 65% 1.98 The Graduate College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Activities which students believe would have helped them become better acclimated to UI community More student mixer activities, especially those which can help them get to know students from other departments More information about healthcare and health insurance More information about financial issue, like how to use E-bill system, how to find assistantship or banking information…etc. Program/ activities/ resources to help student parents balance their studies and family life ------- Guidance on how to structure upcoming terms Job fair for international students Campus tour for international students List of clubs/ student organizations Information about how to choose faculty advisor English learning opportunities The Graduate College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign