1. Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Partnership Institutional Self-Assessment Questionnaire

2. Following are 20 categories of potential academic affairs/student affairs partnerships.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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