1.  Assessing Student Engagement

2.  1. Amount of time/effort students put into their studies and other educationally purposeful activities  2. How institutional resources, courses, and other learning opportunities facilitate student participation in activities that matter to student learning

3.  Academic Challenge  Learning With Peers  Experiences With Faculty  Campus Environment

4.  Academic Challenge o Higher Order Learning o Reflective/Integrative Learning o Learning Strategies o Quantitative Reasoning  First YearSenior NSp <.05p <.05NSp <.05

5.  Learning With Peers o Collaborative Learning o Discussions With Diverse Others  First YearSeniors  NSNS  NSp <.05

6.  Experiences With Faculty o Student-Faculty Interaction o Effective Teaching Practices  First YearSeniors  p <.05p <.05

7.  Campus Environment o Quality of Interactions o Supportive Environment  First YearSeniors  NSp <.05

8.  Learning Community (taking 2+ classes together)  Service Learning  Work with Faculty on Research  Internship/Co-op/Field/Clinical/Student teaching  Study Abroad  Capstone (course/project/thesis/portfolio)

9. First Year  PSU: LC, SL, Rsch o 8%: 2 + HIPs o 53%: 1 HIP NE Pub & Comp. 12%: 2 + HIPs 46%: 1 HIP Senior  PSU: LC, SL, Rsch o 79%: 2 + HIPs o 15%: 1 HIP NE Pub & Comp 61%: 2 + HIPs 25%: 1 HIP

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11. First Year  13.0 hrs PSU  13.3 hrs NE Pub & Comp Senior  13. 6 hrs PSU  14.0 hrs NE Pub & Comp

12. First Year  6.7 hrs PSU  6.2 hrs NE Pub & Comp Senior  6.2 hrs PSU  6.5 hrs NE Pub & Comp

13. First Year  53.6 PSU  47.1 NE Pub & Comp Senior  81.8 PSU  74.2 NE Pub & Comp

14. First Year  44% high challenge PSU  47% high challenge NE Pub & Comp Senior  50% high challenge PSU  56% high challenge NE Pub & Comp

15. First Year  72% PSU  80% NE Pub & Comp Senior  73% PSU  78% NE Pub & Comp

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17.  91%Thinking critically/analytically  84%Writing clearly/effectively  83%Speaking clearly/effectively  83%Working effectively with others  79%Acquiring work-related knowledge/skills  68%Developing/clarifying personal code of ethics  67%Being an informed, active citizen  66%Solving complex real-world problems  59%Understanding other backgrounds (race, econ)  55%Analyzing numerical/statistical information

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19.  Combined ideas from different courses when completing assignments  Worked with other students on course projects or assignments  Reached conclusions based on your own analysis of numerical information  Quality of interactions with: Students  Quality of interactions with: Student services staff First-Year Students

20.  Discussions with: People of a race or ethnicity other than your own  Helping you manage your non-academic responsibilities  Discussions with: People with religious beliefs other than your own  Contact among students from different backgrounds  Participated in a learning community or some other formal program where First-Year Students

21.  Completed a culminating senior experience  Discussed course topics, ideas with a faculty member outside of class  Quality of interactions with: Academic advisors  Talked about career plans with a faculty member  At least some courses included a community-based project (service-learning) Seniors

22.  Contact among students from different backgrounds  Discussions with: People from an economic background other than your own  Discussions with: People with religious beliefs other than your own  Reviewed your notes after class  Discussions with: People of a race or ethnicity other than your own Seniors

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24.  2.3 vs. 2.2 # times discussed academic issues  3.0 vs. 3.0 extent advisor available  2.7 vs. 2.8 informed of important deadlines  2.7 vs. 2.8 helped understand academic policies  2.7 vs. 2.7 informed academic support options  2.8 vs. 2.9 useful information about courses  2.6 vs. 2.7 helped with academic difficulties  2.4 vs. 2.5 discussed careers post-grad plans

25.  3.3 vs. 2.3 # times discussed academic issues  3.3 vs. 3.0 extent advisor available  3.0 vs. 2.7 informed of important deadlines  2.8 vs. 2.7 helped understand academic policies  2.7 vs. 2.4 informed academic support options  3.1 vs. 2.7 useful information about courses  3.1 vs. 2.6 helped with academic difficulties  3.0 vs. 2.5 discussed careers post-grad plans

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27. First Year  86% PSU  83% NE Public & Comp Senior  90% PSU  83% NE Public & Comp

28. First Year  82% PSU  80% NE Public & Comp Senior  83% PSU  78% NE Public & Comp