Brief Description of Institution-Wide Surveys

Institution-Wide Survey Schedule 

Instrument Administered By Population Frequency Last Administration Next Administration
ACHA- National College Health Assessment (NCHA) Student Life All Full-Time Students Triennial Spring 2025 Spring 2028

Association of College and University Housing Officers Educational Benchmarking (ACUHO-I/EBI)
Resident Assessment

Community Living, Student Life All Resident Students Triennial Fall 2024

Fall 2027

Association of College Unions International Education Benchmarking (ACUI-EBI) Student Activities Survey Student Activities & Leadership Development, Student Life Full-Time Undergraduate Students - Sample Triennial Mar 2023 Mar 2026
Diversity & Equity Campus Climate Survey Mission Office All Students TBD Jan 2021 TBD
First Destination Survey Institutional Effectiveness, Career Center Graduating Class Annual Apr 2025 Apr 2026
Healthy Minds Survey Student Life All Students over 18 Triennial Spring 2023 April 2026
Mission Survey Mission Office All Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators TBD Oct 2023 TBD
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Affairs All Matriculated Undergraduate First-Year and Seniors Triennial Feb 2024

Feb 2027

 

Princeton Review Student Survey Institutional Effectiveness All Students Triennial Dec 2022 Dec 2025
Ruffalo Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Affairs All Matriculated Undergraduate Students Triennial Fall 2023 Fall 2026
Sexual Assault Survey Title IX & EEO, Student Life All Students Biennial Jan 2024 Jan 2026
Siena Alumni Survey Institutional Effectiveness, Alumni Engagement

Alumni (who have a reunion year)

Annual Feb 2025 Feb 2026
Siena Resident Survey Community Living, Student Life All Resident Students Annual Oct 2023

Fall 2025

Siena Research Institute
NASCE

Center for Academic Community Engagement All Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators Biennial Spring 2025

Spring 2027

 

Brief Description of Institution-Wide Surveys 

  • ACHA-National College Health Assessment:  The ACHA-National College Health Assessment collects data about students' health habits, behaviors, and perceptions.
  • ACUHO/EBI Resident Assessment:  The ACUHO/EBI Resident Assessment provides data on student satisfaction with on-campus housing as well as data on the academic and co-curricular activities of resident students.
  • ACUI/EBI Student Activities Survey:  The ACUI/EBI Student Activities Survey collects data on involvement and satisfaction with student activities at Siena University.
  • Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey:  The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) collects data on students perceptions of the campus climate, institutional support of diversity and equity, and experiences with discrimination and harassment on campus.
  • First Destination Survey:  The First Destination Survey collects 1 year outcome data from the most recent graduating class. Students indicate whether they are employed, continuing education, in the military, volunteering, etc. as well as optionally report their salary, field of study or industry. The survey runs for an entire calendar year and surveys the August, December and May graduates that make up a graduating class.
  • Healthy Minds Survey:  The Healthy Minds Study provides a detailed picture of mental health and related issues in college student populations. Schools typically use their data for some combination of the following purposes: to identify needs and priorities; benchmark against peer institutions; evaluate programs and policies; plan for services and programs; and advocate for resources.
  • Mission Survey:  Siena University is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts education, rooted in its identity as a Franciscan and Catholic institution. This survey asks community members to respond to items about their knowledge about and experience with the mission and core values of Siena.
  • National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):  The NSSE Survey collects information about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college.
  • Princeton Review Survey:  Asks questions about campus climate mostly as it relates to student activities.
  • Ruffalo Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI):  The SSI Survey collects information on how satisfied students are with student services and academic programs, and on how important students consider these services and programs to be.
  • Sexual Assault Survey:  Mandated by New York State, the purpose of the survey is to ascertain a better understanding of what students know about campus safety, support related to sexual assault, and awareness of campus. 
  • Siena Alumni Survey:  The Alumni Survey collects data from graduates of Siena regarding their experiences at Siena as well as their current educational and employment status.
  • Siena Resident Survey:  The Resident Survey collects information about attitudes toward and satisfaction with the resident assistants in student housing.
  • Siena Research Institute (SRI)-National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement (NASCE):  The NASCE ascertains the extent of student community service based on rate, frequency, and depth. The extent of student community service is determined for nine organizational types.

Help is Available!!!

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) can provide assistance in the survey development and administration process. OIE staff members are trained in research methodology, survey design, and statistical analysis. They will be happy to help with the development of survey instruments and the interpretation of survey results.