Student engagement with inclusivity and cultural diversity: Considering new NSSE module results

Abstract

Colleges and universities today are invested in preparing their graduates for democratic participation. Learning more about the extent to which queer and gender variant students engage with civic activities is important to ensure responsive programming, but also to understand the ways that queer and gender variant students may be participating and making civic commitments. Participants will engage in an interactive presentation of findings from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the CIRP Freshman Survey and College Senior Survey, sharing their perspectives on anticipated and unanticipated findings related to queer and gender variant students' engagement in civic-minded activities and leadership experiences. Participants will discuss findings utilizing case studies that explore the ways in which institutions of various profiles cultivate and sustain civic engagement among queer and gender variant students. They will work together to generate ideas for sustaining or creating high levels of civic learning.