Many Oakland University students may be involved in service learning activities and
not even realize they are.
By reviewing limited data collected on campus and through anecdotal accounts of how students are engaged both in and outside the classroom, University administrators have a strong sense that Golden Grizzlies are highly involved in activities that serve unmet needs of people in their communities.
These activities can include helping to provide food, housing, health care, protection of human rights, job training, environmental restoration and protection, youth tutoring and mentoring, senior care, religious or spiritual guidance, and more.
While there is a notion that OU students are highly engaged in these activities, the University lacks hard data to back it up.
Tell us if you volunteered
For the first time ever, Oakland will be able to take advantage of a national survey that will provide administrators, program directors, faculty members and others detailed data on just how engaged students are with their University and in their communities.
The National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement (
NASCE) is being conducted through Friday, Feb. 20. Here at OU, staff in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) hope that every undergraduate student on campus – whether they believe they are engaged in service learning activities or not – will
complete the survey.
Win prizes
Undergraduates who complete the survey can become eligible to win a variety of prizes, including:
- a free Student Programming Board trip to Chicago
- a reserved study room during winter semester final exams
- Chartwells coupons
- OU swag
- and more!
SURVEY INFO:
Students should have received an email from the NASCE, which includes the link to the online survey.
ATTEND A SURVEY
PARTICIPATION RALLY:
Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Tuesday, Feb. 17
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
in the Oakland Center |
The survey can be taken anonymously, but students wishing to register for prize drawings will need to provide an email address.
Also, some faculty members are either requiring survey participation as part of winter courses or offering extra credit to students who complete the NASCE survey.
Of course the biggest advantage students will gain by completing the survey will be possible enhancements to service learning opportunities Oakland provides.
Your voice matters
Participation is critical to the success of OU's efforts to understand student engagement levels, the scope of opportunities to get engaged, and the kinds of engagement opportunities that will better serve student wishes and needs.
On a broader level, data that OU receives from the NASCE can be used to enhance future student and faculty recruitment, boost the University's reputation and standing within state and national academic communities, and help kindle interest in new philanthropic support of the University.
To learn more, view OIRA's
NASCE fact sheet or visit the
NACSE website.
