The University plans to form a committee of 12 administrators in response to a national student survey to aid in the structuring of next year’s administrative goals, a University official said Thursday.

Denise Gardner, interim director of the office of institutional research, said the National Survey of Student Engagement is “one of the best ways” for administrators to make connections between what students are saying and how to improve their educational experience.

NSSE drew a random sample of about 2,500 University freshmen and about 2,500 seniors to survey, Gardner said. NSSE sent the e-mail survey to randomly selected students.

Of those selected, 536 freshmen and 475 seniors responded, making the response rate about 21 percent.

The committee also will explore avenues to have “more students to respond (to the survey) so we can feel better about the results,” Gardner said.

The committee eventually will expand to receive input from the University community, including from students, she added.

SURVEY QUESTIONS

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1. Overall would rate educational experience at institution good or excellent

2. Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in often or very often

3. Come to class without completing readings or assignments often or very often

4. Plan to study abroad or have studied abroad

5. Acquiring a broad, general education

6. Thinking critically or analytically often or very often

ACADEMIC SERVICES

7. Academic Advising quality rated good or excellent

8. Think faculty members are available, helpful and sympathetic

9. Used e-mail to communicate with instructors often or very often

10. Talked about career plans with faculty member or adviser often or very often

11. Said administrators were helpful, considerate and flexible

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

12. Developing a personal code of values and ethics

13. Had serious conversations with students who are very different in terms of politics, religion or values often or very often

14. Eleven or more books read for personal enjoyment

INDIVIDUAL INVOLVEMENT

15. Plan to do or have done community service or volunteer work

16. Plan to do or have done internship, practicum, field experience, co-op experience or clinical assignment