Margie Bennett, Ph.D. Executive Assistant to the President for Planning, Institutional Research, and

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Margie Bennett, Ph.D.Executive Assistant to the
President for Planning, Institutional Research,
and Compliance

• Board of Trustees Meeting
• November 2006

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2005 College Student Survey (CSS)Longitudinal
Profile of MVNU Seniors Attending Four or More
YearsMVNU Freshman to Senior Changes
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CSS Administered on Testing Day to All
Seniors(February 16, 2005).

• 109 sample size of seniors
• Seniors who began as freshmen
• Attended MVNU at least 4 years
• Agreed to provide identification data to HERI in
  order for data from two surveys to be compared
• Comparison group included 9,895 students from
  private four-year colleges and universities

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Academic ActivitiesEngaged in Occasionally or
Frequently

• Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp
• Guest in a teachers home 37 62 26
  24
• Used Internet for research or
• homework 68 83 15 10
• Voted in student election 27 41 14
  - 1
• Performed community service
• as part of a class 57 66 9 -
  7
• Studied with other students 87 94
  6 6
• Tutored another student 46 41 - 6
  -12
• Comparison Group All private four-year
  colleges and universities.

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General ActivitiesEngaged in Occasionally
orFrequently

• Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp
• Frequently overwhelmed 26 48
  22 5
• Frequently discussed politics 18 26
  8 - 1
• Attended a religious service 98 98
  0 -23
• Frequently discussed religion 57 57
  0 -13
• Socialized with racial/ethnic 52 38
  -14 -23
• Comparison Group All private four-year
  colleges and universities.

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Highest Degree Aspirations

• Fresh. Senior Chg.
  Comp
• Bachelors 25 25 0 - 3
• Masters 33 33 0 2
• Ph.D./Ed.D. 22 23 1
  1
• M.D./D.O./ D.D.S./
• D.V.M 11 7 -4 -4
• LL.B./J.D. (Law) 4 4 0 3
• B.D. or M.Div.
• (Divinity) 3 3 0 0
• Comparison Group All private four-year colleges
  and universities

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Socializing with Friends (during a typical week)

• Fresh. Senior Chg. Comp
• Less than 6 hrs. 21 28
  7 5
• Between 6 10 hrs. 33 38 5
  -1
• More than 10 hrs. 46 34
  -12 -4
• Comparison Group All private four-year
  colleges and universities

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Prayer Meditation (during a typical week)

• Fresh. Senior Chg.
  Comp
• None 5 3 - 2 10
• Less than 1 hr. 28 22 - 6 - 6
• 1-2 hrs. 39 49
  11 - 3
• 3-5 hrs. 16 18
  2 - 1
• Comparison Group All private four-year
  colleges and universities

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Objectives Noted as Very Important or
Essential

• Fresh. Senior Chg.
  Comp
• Help others in difficulty 66
  86 20 8
• Keep politically up-to-date 24
  39 16 14
• Dev. meaningful life philosophy 42 53
  11 9
• Become authority in my field 47
  56 10 6
• Influence social values 45
  53 9 10
• Raise a family 83 91 8
  2
• Create artistic work 13
  19 7 6
• Integrate spirituality into my life 89
  95 6 4
• Succeed in my own business 22
  27 5 1
• Clean up the environment 8
  9 1 7
• Be very well-off financially 50
  36 -13 -9
• Comparison Group All private four-year
  colleges and universities

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