Survey Inventory & Monthly Calendar
The Survey Inventory is an organized list of surveys administered at CLU since 1999. The three links below provide access to the following information:
View All: Alphabetical listing of surveys. Clicking on each survey provides information about the survey Purpose, Population, Department responsible, Contact name, Date of administration and format.
View by Calendar: A monthly view of surveys administered by year beginning in 1999 to the present. If reports of surveys are available, the link is provided in the title. A weekly calendar is also available.
Search: Search feature is available by keyword, e.g. Computer, NSSE.
The information includes Month of survey administration, Survey Title, Purpose, Population, Sample response, Administration method (paper / online), Contact (e.g. Survey designer).
Academic Affairs Staff Retreat
Purpose: To survey the Academic Affairs Division on the effectiveness of the staff retreat.
Population
Academic Affairs Division |
Department
Academic Affairs |
Contact
Karissa Oien |
Date
After every Academic Affairs Staff Retreat |
Format
Web |
Academic Services Survey
Purpose: To assess student satisfaction with academic services (Registrar's office, Student Support Services, CAR)
Population
All students |
Department
Registrar |
Contact
Maria Kohnke |
Date
April - Every 3 years |
Format
Web |
Administrative Mentor Survey
Purpose: Satisfaction of Administrative Mentors in their role.
Population
All administrative mentors assigned to Freshman Seminar. |
Department
Student Life |
Contact
Kristin Price |
Date
Every Fall |
Format
Web |
Advising/ Mentoring Survey
Purpose: To assess CLU advising and mentoring services
Population
All CLU Students |
Department
Registrar |
Contact
Maria Kohnke, Cathy Alexander, Angela Naginey |
Date
|
Format
Web |
Alumni Survey
Purpose: To obtain perceptions of graduated students about their CLU experience, and to request job information, and interest in involvement in an alumni community
Population
Traditional UG 1st year and 5th year out Expand to include ADEP and Graduate Alumni |
Department
Alumni Relations |
Contact
Alumni, Academic Affairs, Institutional Research |
Date
January and May Every Year |
Format
Web |
ART Student Appraisial of Advising
Purpose: As part of the ART process feedback is needed from students regarding faculty advising.
Population
Undergraduate and Graduate students |
Department
Academic Affairs |
Contact
Karissa Oien |
Date
Every September and March |
Format
Web |
Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)
Purpose: To determine the pre-college expectations of entering students
Population
First Year UG |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Cathy Alexander |
Date
August Every 3 years |
Format
Web |
CAAR Workshop Survey
Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to gain student feedback on CAAR workshops.
Population
All students who attend the workshops |
Department
CAAR |
Contact
CAAR |
Date
Survey is administered after every workshop |
Format
Web |
Campus Climate Survey
Purpose: To assess how members of CLU's administration and staff feel about the environment in which we work.
Population
CLU Staff, Faculty, Administration |
Department
Human Resources |
Contact
Lindsey Miller |
Date
February 2007 |
Format
Web |
Campus Safety Awareness Survey
Purpose: As a risk management initiative, we are conducting a survey to assess current awareness of university safety policy and programs.
Population
All faculty and staff |
Department
Operations and Planning |
Contact
Ryan VanOmmeren |
Date
Fall every year |
Format
Web |
Catering 101 and Copier 101 training
Purpose: Auxiliary Services is conducting an online survey about the effectiveness of this training.
Population
Everyone who attended the training session |
Department
Auxiliary Services |
Contact
Gaye Watts |
Date
October 2010 |
Format
Web |
CLU Bookstore Survey
Purpose: To discover suggested services and decor for a new CLU Bookstore.
Population
Random Sample Facutly, staff, administrators, students, alumni |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Cathy Alexander |
Date
September 2006 |
Format
Web |
Co-Operative Education Internship Survey
Purpose: Gather information from co-op forms on where students work and positions they work in for school credit. We also gather employer names and email addresses for outreach. Information is arranged by major.
Population
Traditional Undergraduate Students |
Department
Career Services |
Contact
Cindy Lewis, Cynthia Smith |
Date
May, August, December every year |
Format
Web |
College Choice Survey
Purpose: To obtain information on where CLU non matriculated students have chosen to attend & why
Population
Admitted traditional undergraduate students who cancel |
Department
UG Admissions/Institutional Research |
Contact
Cathy Alexander Matthew Ward |
Date
When a student cancels |
Format
Web |
College Outcomes Survey
Purpose: To assess student perceptions of the importance of, progress toward, and college contribution to a variety of college outcomes; assess satisfaction with programs and services
Population
Graduating Seniors |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Cathy Alexander |
Date
|
Format
Web |
Computer Training Survey
Purpose: Assess the effectiveness of the computer training sessions offered to the CLU community.
Population
CLU campus community |
Department
ISS |
Contact
Sue Bauer |
Date
Fall |
Format
Web |
Consumer Services
Purpose: To assess student satisfaction with other campus consumer services. e.g.: Business & Financial Aid Offices
Population
All students |
Department
Administration and Finance |
Contact
|
Date
October 2006 |
Format
Web |
Course Evaluations
Purpose: To determine student perception about course mechanics, self-assessment of learning, assessment of instructor. The course evaluations were done as paper and pencil until Summer 2008 where they went online.
Population
All enrolled students |
Department
Academic Affairs |
Contact
Academic Affairs |
Date
Last 2 week of every course |
Format
Web |
ECAR (EDUCASE Center for Applied Research) Student Survey
Purpose: To study IT trends with freshmen and seniors as part of a national survey.
Population
First Year and Senior Year students |
Department
ISS |
Contact
Julius Bianchi |
Date
Spring every year |
Format
Web |
Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership 40% Online Instruction Survey
Purpose: As part of CLU’s Program Review process, we continually search for information about our program from the students’ perspective. This year, the EdD in Higher Education is collecting information from our current students about 40% online instruction component of our EdD Higher Education courses.
Population
Students currently enrolled in the Higher Ed cohorts. |
Department
EDLD, OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta |
Date
December 2009 |
Format
Web |
Employer Co-Operative Education Internship Survey
Purpose: Survey to employers who have hired a student who is receiving course credit. Information is used to assess quality of our students in the workplace and given to faculty for grading decisions. Report is produced to assess employer satisfaction by major.
Population
Employers who have hired a student who is receiving course credit |
Department
Career Services |
Contact
Cindy Lewis, Cynthia Smith |
Date
May, August, December every year |
Format
Web |
Entering Student Survey
Purpose: To obtain information from new students on why they chose CLU
Population
New first-time freshmen, new traditional transfers |
Department
Institutional Research |
Contact
Cathy Alexander |
Date
August and January Every Year |
Format
Web |
Exit Survey
Purpose: To solicit students' input on CLU experience and issues that contributed to their decision to not return
Population
Eligible but non returning students |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Maria Kohnke, Cathy Alexander |
Date
December and May every year |
Format
Web |
Facilities Annual Call
Purpose: To submit all prospective non-budgeted building, equipment or furniture expenditures for consideration in the budget development process.
Population
Budget managers |
Department
Facilities |
Contact
Ryan Van Ommeren and Charlene Ismay |
Date
October every year |
Format
Web |
Facilities Customer Assessment
Purpose: Gauge the campus constituency's impression of campus and building condition, and impression of the services provided by maintenance providers.
Population
All CLU |
Department
Facilities |
Contact
Ryan VanOmmeren |
Date
October every year |
Format
Web |
Faculty Satisfaction Survey
Purpose: The purpose of California Lutheran University’s 2005 Faculty Satisfaction Survey is to determine the opinions and attitudes of Faculty.
Population
CLU Faculty |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Leanne Neilson, Cathy Alexander |
Date
August, every 3 years |
Format
Paper |
Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)
Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to provide reliable and credible information about the quality of the undergraduate experience from the faculty perspective.
The survey is designed to measure faculty expectations regarding the extent to which students at CLU engage in educational practices empirically linked to high levels of learning and development.
Population
CLU Faculty |
Department
|
Contact
Cathy Alexander |
Date
Spring, every three years |
Format
Web |
Faculty Teaching Inventory
Purpose: To see what faculty are currently using in their teaching and what they might like to use in the future.
Population
Faculty |
Department
|
Contact
Julius Bianchi |
Date
December 2008 |
Format
Paper |
Fall Service Day - Post-Survey
Purpose: To determine whether student's opinions or motivations changed after they completed their Service Day volunteering.
Population
All participants in the Fall Service Day |
Department
Student Life |
Contact
Stine Odegard |
Date
Every fall |
Format
Web |
FoE Status Report Survey Sept 2009
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to collect information from members of the FoE Steering Committee.
Population
Faculty and Administrators, FoE Steering Committee |
Department
Dean, OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Joan Griffin |
Date
September 2009 |
Format
Web |
Foundations of Excellence Faculty Survey
Purpose: Gathers information from selected faculty and staff members about the effectiveness of current first-year practices and policies.
Population
Selected faculty and staff |
Department
OEE, CoA&S |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Joan Griffin |
Date
October 2008 |
Format
Web |
Foundations of Excellence Freshmen Student Survey
Purpose: Gathers information from first-year students about their views of campus efforts in the first year.
Population
Freshmen |
Department
OEE, CoA&S |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Joan Griffin |
Date
October 2008 |
Format
Web |
Freshman Orientation Experience
Purpose: To determine if the Freshman Orientation met the desired learning outcomes.
Population
Freshman students |
Department
Student Life |
Contact
Kristin Price |
Date
After Freshman Orientation |
Format
Web |
Graduate and ADEP Student Survey
Purpose: To determine the need for a Graduate and/or ADEP student leadership association.
Population
Graduate and ADEP students |
Department
Office of the Associate Provost |
Contact
Beth Cooper |
Date
|
Format
Web |
Graduating Student Survey
Purpose: To assess student satisfaction with programs and services
Population
All Graduating Students |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Maria Kohnke, Cathy Alexander |
Date
|
Format
Web |
How are you doing?
Purpose: To assess the early impression of the campus climate and sense of belonging of new students of color and new international undergraduate students after 7 weeks of school.
Population
new students of color and new international students |
Department
Multicultural & International Programs |
Contact
Juanita Hall |
Date
October every three years |
Format
Web |
Internal Career Services
Purpose: To gather information on where our students work once they graduate, how soon they get offers after graduation, salary information, and graduate schools and programs they attend. We report this information to the US news and World Reports for ranking purposes. We use paper survey, email, and phone calls to get information.
Population
Undergraduates |
Department
Career Services |
Contact
Cindy Lewis, Cynthia Smith |
Date
|
Format
Web |
ISS Technology Survey
Purpose: The purpose of the ISS survey is to assess the value of and satisfaction with services provided by both the library and technical services at CLU.
Population
Administration, Staff, Faculty, and Students |
Department
ISS |
Contact
Sue Bauer |
Date
Every April |
Format
Web |
Library Services Survey
Purpose: Measuring and improving the quality of library/access services.
Population
Students, faculty, staff |
Department
Library |
Contact
Lala Badal |
Date
October 8-18, 2009 |
Format
Web |
MPPA Alumni Group
Purpose: The MPPA Department is considering implementing its own alumni group that would allow program students and graduates to interact in a variety of ways beneficial to both sectors.
Population
MPPA current students and graduates |
Department
MPPA |
Contact
Loredana Carson |
Date
November 2011 |
Format
Web |
Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL)
Purpose: What percentage of students are engaged in leadership around campus and what is their view of leadership?
Population
CLU Undergraduate Students |
Department
Student Life |
Contact
Kristin Price |
Date
Spring |
Format
Web |
National College Health Assessment
Purpose: To gauge student use and attitudes regarding alcohol and drugs on the CLU campus. To survey the students on their wellness decisions and needs during their time at Cal Lutheran as an undergraduate student.
Population
All traditional UG students |
Department
Student Life |
Contact
Sally Sagen, Amanda Whealon |
Date
Fall Every 2 Years |
Format
Web |
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to provide reliable and credible information about the quality of the undergraduate experience from the students’ perspective.
Population
First Year UG Senior Year UG |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Cathy Alexander |
Date
April - every 3 years |
Format
Web |
New Student Portal Survey
Purpose: The purpose of the portal survey is to acquaint new students with services provided by the ISS department.
Population
All new students who arrive for the fall semester |
Department
ISS |
Contact
Sue Bauer |
Date
Every August during Orientation |
Format
Web |
Noel-Levitz Adult Student Priorities Survey
Purpose: To obtain perspectives of ADEP & Graduate to a variety of college outcomes; assess satisfaction with programs and services
Population
All Graduate and ADEP Students |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Cathy Alexander, Halyna, Kornuta, Leanne Neilson |
Date
Spring every 2 years |
Format
Web |
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory
Purpose: To measure traditional undergraduate student satisfaction with a wide range of college experiences
Population
Sophomore and Junior traditional UG |
Department
Student Lilfe |
Contact
Bill Rosser, Angela Naginey |
Date
Spring every 2 years |
Format
Web |
Online Survey Tool Needs Assessment
Purpose: Assess what properties in an online survey tool application are most desirable. Frequent survey authors will be quiered.
Population
Frequent survey authors |
Department
ISS |
Contact
Sue Bauer |
Date
December 2009 |
Format
Web |
Plagiarism Pre-Assessment
Purpose: To determine the kinds of experiences faculty have with plagiarism and to determine the most common remedies faculty use in an effort to customize a workshop on plagiarism in January 2008
Population
Faculty |
Department
ISS |
Contact
Henri Mondscchein |
Date
|
Format
Web |
Professional Development Day Survey
Purpose: To help us shape the format and content of next year’s program and events.
Population
All Professional Development Day attendees and presenters |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Melinda Wright |
Date
Every May |
Format
Web |
Region Two - ELCA Consultation Survey
Purpose: To gather opinions from participants as to what their experience was during the California Lutheran University Region Two ELCA Conference and what we can seek to do better on in the future.
Population
All participants of the ELCA Region Two Conference |
Department
Office of University Ministries |
Contact
Melissa Maxwell-Doherty |
Date
September 11, 2008 |
Format
Web |
Rule 211 Rideshare/Commute Survey
Purpose: The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District’s Rule 211 requires that all worksites with more than 100 employees collect survey data every other year on employee commute distances and ridesharing participation.
The information is used to keep the County in compliance with state and federal laws. When employees complete and return this survey, they’ll help Cal Lutheran avoid fines- and can also get information on how to save thousands of dollars a year by sharing the ride to work.
This survey also provides CLU with essential information about how employees travel to work so we may expand our employee transportation program.
All survey information will be used for planning and ridesharing purposes only.
Population
All Faculty, Administrators, Staff and Student Employees |
Department
Human Resources |
Contact
Lindsay Miller |
Date
October every two years |
Format
Web |
School of Business Online MBA Survey
Purpose: California Lutheran University is considering delivering all core courses in the MBA program using an on-line format.
Population
Current MBA students, ADEP students, senior undergraduate students |
Department
School of Business |
Contact
Chuck Maxey |
Date
Spring 2009 |
Format
Web |
School of Education Alumni Survey
Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to gather information about how well CLU prepared you to be a reflective, principled educator in your current role. Items will refer to STRIVE, CLU and program learning outcomes, and alumni information.
Population
2005-2007 School of Education Alumni |
Department
OEE, School of Education |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Carol Bartel |
Date
Every other year |
Format
Web |
Sodexo Campus Dining Survey
Purpose: We are looking to get feedback from the CLU community on how we're doing, where they eat, what they eat and what recommendations they would have for improvements.
Population
undergrads, grads, commuters, faculty and staff |
Department
Campus Dining |
Contact
Martin Fin |
Date
Every Fall and Spring |
Format
Web |
Student-Athlete Development
Purpose: The anonymous survey is designed to examine various facets of development related to student-athletes. The data will be used to identify endeavors that may be helpful to supplement the academic and athletic experiences of CLU's student-athletes.
Population
Student-Athletes |
Department
ESSM |
Contact
Patrick Holmberg |
Date
March 2009 |
Format
Web |
University Honors Program Survey
Purpose: The purpose of the University Honors Program (UHP) Survey is to gather data from current and former Honors Program students about their Honors Program experience at California Lutheran University. Specifically, we are interested in students’ perceptions about the Honors Program seminars and seminar features.
Population
Current and former Honors Program Students |
Department
Honors/OEE |
Contact
Jim Bond, Halyna Kornuta |
Date
Every May |
Format
Web |
Values and Diversity at CLU
Purpose: As a result of a grant for diversity studies from the Presidents Council on diversity I would like to study the various values that the various group have at CLU.
Population
Faculty and Staff |
Department
|
Contact
Bruce Gillies |
Date
January 2011 |
Format
Web |
Writing / Critical Thinking Assessment
Purpose: To determine the level of student ability indicators of writing and critical thinking outcomes
Population
Academic Year Eng 111, Capstone, Writing Intensive courses |
Department
OEE |
Contact
Halyna Kornuta, Cathy Alexander, Amanda McClendon |
Date
May |
Format
Web |
