NSSE

Enriching Educational Experiences Benchmark Items

Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience or clinical assignment
Community service or volunteer work
Foreign language coursework
Study abroad
Independent study or self-designed major
Culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis, project, etc.)
Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, publications, student government, sports, etc.)
Had serious conversations with students who have different religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values
Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity
Campus environment encourages contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds
Used electronic technology (list-serve, chat group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment
Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together


Find out about Elon's performance on the NSSE benchmarks of excellence: Level of Academic Challenge Active and Collaborative Learning Student Interactions with Faculty Enriching Educational Experiences Supportive Campus Environment NSSE Home	Enriching Educational Experiences Benchmark Items Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience or clinical assignment Community service or volunteer work Foreign language coursework Study abroad Independent study or self-designed major Culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis, project, etc.) Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, publications, student government, sports, etc.) Had serious conversations with students who have different religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity Campus environment encourages contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds Used electronic technology (list-serve, chat group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together