Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Partnership Institutional Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Following are 20 categories of potential academic affairs/student affairs partnerships.
Using the five-point scale below, rank each initiative on your campus according to whether and how effectively it represents a partnership effort between faculty and student affairs professionals.
Ranking Scale 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Academic advising 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
New student orientation 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Learning communities 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Assessment of learning outcomes 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Mentoring programs 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Teaching first-year seminars 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Student recruitment 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Special support for historically underserved students 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Faculty/staff development initiatives 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Faculty/staff development initiatives 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Facilitating faculty/staff/student interaction, especially out of class 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Academic/Learning support 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Identification and support of students with special needs (e.g., learning disabilities) 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Retention task force 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Early identification of, and outreach to, students in academic difficulty (early warning) 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Support for transfer students 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Support for transfer students 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Career planning activities 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Reaching out to families of students 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Health, drug/alcohol education initiatives 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Volunteer/community service/service learning activities 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions
Administration of student discipline and codes of conduct 1 = no existing partnership initiative 2 = current initiative is unsuccessful 3 = current initiative is moderately successful 4 = current initiative is successful 5 = current initiative represents an exemplary partnership that is a model for other institutions