Recurring Survey Schedule

Schedule of Recurring Surveys

Updated: August 1, 2024

Project
Time of Year
Population
Frequency (Next Administration)
CIRP/The Freshman Survey August New Students Every three years (Summer 2025)
Elon Asks! August New Students Two years on, one year off (Summer 2024)
Commuter Habits September All Campus Biennally (2023)
Sustainability Survey September All Campus Biennally (postponed)
Fall Student Survey Mid-Fall Varies Annually (Under Review)
Diverse Learning Environments Late Fall All Students Every three years (TBD)
Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership Early Spring All Undergraduates Every three years ( Spring 2026)
Your First College Year Mid-Spring First-Years Every three years (Spring 2026)
College Senior Survey Mid-Spring Seniors Every three years (Spring 2026)
National Survey of Student Engagement Mid-Spring First-Years and Seniors Every three years (Spring 2025)
Spring Student Survey Mid-Spring Varies Every three years (TBD) as needed

Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership

Leadership Constructs

The MSL uses a revised version of the Socially Responsible Leadership Scale to measure six dimensions of leadership capacity

Pretest Construct
Leadership Efficacy x x
Leadership Capacity x x
Consciousness of Self x
Congruence x
Commitment x
Collaboration x
Controversy with Civility x
Citizenship x

Other Constructs

Pretest Construct
Sense of Belonging Climate x
Overall Non-Discriminatory Climate x
Indirect Non-Discriminatory Climate x
Direct Non-Discriminatory Climate x
Cognitive Skills x x
Hope x
Hope: Pathways x
Hope: Agency x
Racial Esteem x
Private Collective Racial Esteem x
Public Collective Racial Esteem x
Racial Identity Salience x
Resiliency x x
Social Perspective Taking x x
Social Change Behaviors x x
Socio-Cultural Discussions x
Search for Meaning x x

HERI Faculty Survey

Constructs Available
Student-Centered Pedagogy measures the extent to which faculty use student-centered teaching and evaluation methods in their course instruction
Undergraduate Education Goal: Personal Development measures the extent to which faculty believe that personal development is a central goal for undergraduate education
Scholarly Productivity a unified measure of the scholarly activity of faculty
Civic Minded Practice a unified measure of faculty involvement in civic activities
Civic Minded Values a unified measure of the extent to which faculty believe civic engagement is a central part of the college mission
Job Satisfaction: Workplace a unified measure of the extent to which faculty are satisfied with their working environment
Job Satisfaction: Compensation a unified measure of the extent to which faculty are satisfied with their compensation packages
Career Related Stress: measures the amount of stress faculty experience related to their career
Institutional Priority: Commitment to Diversity measures the extent to which faculty believe their institution is committed to creating a diverse multicultural campus environment
Institutional Priority: Civic Engagement measures the extent to which faculty believe their institution is committed to facilitating civic engagement among students and faculty
Institutional Priority: Increase Prestige measures the extent to which faculty believe their institution is committed to increasing its prestige
Diversity Climate measure reporting faculty’s perspectives about the climate for faculty members from diverse backgrounds
Respect composite measure representing the extent to which faculty feel their contributions are respected or appreciated by their colleagues
Theme Reports Available
Professional Practice – Teaching items related to the use of pedagogical practices and evaluation methods as well as the prevalence of specific types of teaching assignments
Professional Practice – Scholarship items related to faculty’s involvement and opinions about activities associated with the scholarship component of faculty work
Professional Practice – Service items related to faculty’s involvement and opinions about activities associated with the service component of faculty work
Institutional Support and Resources items which gauge faculty involvement and opinions regarding professional development and support for faculty available on campus
Goals for Undergraduate Education items which gauge faculty opinion regarding common goals for undergraduate education
Diversity items related to social attitudes and experiences with diversity on campus
Satisfaction items which gauge satisfaction with various aspects of the faculty experience
Institutional Priorities items which gauge faculty opinion on various types of institutional priorities
Interaction with Students items related to the amount and types of interactions faculty have with students on campus
Habits of Mind items which illustrate the extent to which faculty ask students to engage in the behaviors and traits associated with academic success
Health and Wellness items which gauge faculty behaviors, attitudes, and experiences related to health and wellness issues, including stress
Relationship with Administration items related to faculty perception and experience with campus administration

HERI Faculty Survey

Constructs
Student-Centered Pedagogy measures the extent to which faculty use student-centered teaching and evaluation methods in their course instruction
UG Education Goal: Personal Development measures the extent to which faculty believe that personal development is a central goal for undergraduate education
Scholarly Productivity a unified measure of the scholarly activity of faculty
Civic Minded Practice a unified measure of faculty involvement in civic activities
Civic Minded Values a unified measure of the extent to which faculty believe civic engagement is a central part of the college mission
Job Satisfaction: Professional a unified measure of the extent to which faculty are satisfied with their working environment
Job Satisfaction: Compensation a unified measure of the extent to which faculty are satisfied with their compensation packages
Career Related Stress measures the amount of stress faculty experience related to their career
Institutional Priority: Commitment of Diversity measures the extent to which faculty believe their institution is committed to creating a diverse multicultural campus environment
Institutional Priority: Civic Engagement measures the extent to which faculty believe their institution is committed to facilitating civic engagement among students and faculty
Institutional Priority: Increase Prestige measures the extent to which faculty believe their institution is committed to increasing its prestige
Diversity Climate measure representing faculty’s perspectives about the climate for faculty members from diverse backgroundsRe
Respect composite measure representing the extent to which faculty feel their contributions are respected or appreciated by their colleagues