Mining and maximizing NSSE data to advance student success

Abstract

Student engagement data provides colleges and universities useful insights into aspects of the undergraduate experience that matter to understanding the whole student and, importantly, what the institution does to promote their success. Yet making full use of institutional National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) data is challenging. This session highlights the varied approaches undertaken by institutional research professionals at several CSUs to maximize NSSE data use and mine results to address the system's Graduation Initiative 2025. Participants will learn from effective examples of sharing data in a "Did You Know?" campaign, the use of first-year student data to influence retention, approaches to studying the benefits of high-impact practices, and efforts to interpret qualitative student comments, and will reflect on practices for their own institution.