Office of Housing and Residential Life Student
Engagement Report and Assessment
2013-2014
I.
Resident Attendance
Resident Attendance has been tracked for the past two academic years. .
 Building programs: Programs developed and implemented by an RA or cosponsored with the
Faculty in Residence (FIR) program.
 FIR programs: A program developed and implemented only by the FIR and not cosponsored
with Residence Life
 Office of Housing and Residence Life Programs (OHRL): A program developed and
implemented by a Residence Director (RD) and or a departmental wide program or cosponsored program with another university department.
Maria' Tower
St. George
Fulton
55 John
New School
182
Broadway
Total
Programs
2012-2013
186
38
40
99
22
Total
Programs
2013-2014
223
9
20
124
N/A
58
N/A
Total
Attendance
2012-2013
2939
784
41
919
168
N/A
12
OHRL
(FIR)
Total
22
38
445
Total
Attendance
2013-2014
3431
88
637
2274
N/A
989
30
476
Fall 2012
Programs
100
29
24
56
13
148
5
20
80
N/A
43
N/A
1185
781
154
6363
Fall 2013
Programs
143
8747
Fall 2012
Attendance
1637
472
330
546
100
2330
47
345
1690
N/A
623
N/A
5
8
22
252
Fall 2013
Attendance
16
317
Spring 2013
Programs
86
8
16
43
9
75
4
21
44
N/A
15
N/A
608
93
86
3264
Spring 2014
Programs
96
5739
Spring 2013
Attendance
1302
264
288
373
68
1101
41
292
584
N/A
366
N/A
7
14
16
192
Spring 2014
Attendance
14
183
577
688
68
3051
47
3008
II.
How’s Programming? Residential Education Assessment 2013-2014
Methodology
The third annual residential education assessment was completed at the conclusion of the academic
year. An electronic survey utilizing Qualtrics was distributed to the residents from the period of April
7, 2014 through April 14, 2014, a total of 408 completed surveys were collected. Non-theme floors
represented the bulk of the completed surveys with 286 responses, 122 responses were collected
from theme floors. This is the second year that the survey was distributed via Qualtrics.
i.
Overall Programming Experience and Outcomes Comparative Data
Question: How much did your theme floor experience contribute to enhancing your academic
performance?
Findings: Theme floor residents found a greater connection between their academics and their
residence hall experience, with 43% percent of theme floor residents stating that their floor
experience contributed greatly or some to their academic performance compared with 34% of nontheme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How much do you feel a sense of community with your building?
Findings: Theme floor residents had a stronger sense of community within their building, 70% of
theme floor residents stated they felt a great or some sense of community compared with 57% of
non-theme residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How much do you feel a sense of community with the University at large?
Findings: Theme floor residents had a stronger sense of community within the university at large,
71% of theme floor residents stated they felt a great or some sense of community compared with
59% of non-theme residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: To what extent did living on your floor enhance your overall satisfaction at Pace?
Findings: Theme floor residents where generally more satisfied overall with Pace, 83% of theme floor
residents stated they were greatly or somewhat some what satisfied compared to 66% of non-theme
floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How much did living on your floor contribute to your development of friendships?
Findings: Theme floor residents reported that their experience contributed to development of
friendships more, 80% of theme floor residents reported their experience greatly or somewhat
contributed to development of friendships compared to 63% of non-theme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: To what extent did you participate in fostering a sense of community among the members
living on your floor?
Findings: Theme floor residents were more active in fostering a sense of community amongst the
floor, 79% of theme floor residents either greatly or somewhat greatly contributed to development of
community compared with 56% of non-theme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: To what extent did you feel a sense of community with members of your floor?
Findings: Theme floor residents felt a stronger sense of community on their floor, 80% of theme floor
residents responded they either greatly or felt some sense of community compared with 54% of nontheme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: To what extent has participation in the [theme] floor living help clarify your academic goals?
Findings: Academic goals where clarified more on theme floors when compared to non-theme floors,
42% of theme floor residents felt their experience greatly or somewhat greatly clarified their academic
goals compared to 37% of non-theme floors.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: To what extent did living on the [theme] floor motivate you to learn more about the [theme]
or topic?
Findings: Theme floor residents were slightly more motivated to learn about something they
experienced as a result of exploration of a topic, 50% of theme floor residents felt greatly or
somewhat motivated to learn more compared to 37% of non-theme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How much do you feel that being on a [theme] floor motivate you to be a better community
member within the residence halls?
Findings: Theme floor residents are more motivated to be a better community member, 55% of theme
floor residents stated their floor greatly or somewhat motivated them to be a better community
member compared with 51% of non-theme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
ii.
Resident Motivation Comparative Data
Question: Please rank (in order) why you attend programming.
Findings: Both theme floor residents and non-theme floor residents stated they attended
programming because of free offers such as food, tickets and giveaways as their greatest motivation
to attending programs. Interests based reasons were the second greatest factor on both theme and
non-theme floor residents. Theme floor residents are generally more motivated because of an
inherent interest with a topic, 21% of theme floor residents ranked interest as their top reason
compared to 15% of non-theme floor residents.
Theme
Non-Theme
iii.
Preferred Programming Method Comparative Data.
Question: Please rank (in order) your favorite type of program to attend.
Findings: Both theme (23%) floor and non-theme (22%) floor residents ranked guest speakers as
their favorite type of program to attend. Both theme floor and non-theme floor residents rank in
building events as there second favorite events to attend.
Theme
Non-Theme
iv.
Satisfaction with Programming Method Comparative Data
Question: How was your experience attending guest speaker events?
Findings: Theme floor residents were more satisfied with guest speaker events, with 44% stating they
found these events excellent or good compared with 37% of non-theme floor residents. Non-theme
floors are not required to have guest speakers as part of the programming model.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How was your experience attending in building events?
Findings: Theme floor residents were more satisfied with in building events, with 71% stating they
found these events excellent or good compared with 60% of non-theme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How was your experience attending out of building events (non-volunteer related)?
Findings: Theme floor residents were more satisfied with out of building events (non-volunteer
related), with 57% stating they found these events excellent or good compared with 42% of nontheme floor residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Question: How was your experience attending out of building (volunteer related) events?
Findings: Theme floor residents were more satisfied with out of building events (volunteer related),
with 49% stating they found these events excellent or good compared with 35% of non-theme floor
residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
v.
Resident Satisfaction with RA Comparative Data
Question: My RA is responsive to my needs.
Findings: Theme floor RAs had higher satisfaction than non-theme floor RAs, 82% of theme floor
residents stated they strongly agreed or agreed that they RAs were responsive to their needs
compared to 79% of non-theme floor residents.
Question: My RA was passionate about creating programs worth attending [about the theme].
Findings: Theme floor RAs had a higher perceived interest in programming, 79% either strongly
agreed or agreed with the RAs interest in programming compared to 73% of non-theme floor
residents.
Question: My RA was invested in building a community on the floor.
Findings: Residents of theme floors perceived that the RAs had a higher interest in creating
community on their floor 78% strongly agreed or agreed compared to 70% of non-theme floor
residents.
Non-Theme Floor
Theme Floor
Three-year historical trends.
2011-2012 Responses are presented in Blue, 2012-2013 responses are represented in Red, 20132014 responses are presented in Green.
Question: To what extent did you participate in fostering a sense of community among the members
living on your [theme] floor?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 33%, 33%, 39%
Some 44%, 49%, 40%
Not much 17%, 12%, 18%
Not at all 5%, 5%, 3%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 19%, 21%, 26%
Some 35%, 36%, 30%
Not much 32%, 27%, 31%
Not at all 13%, 16%, 13%
Question: To what extent did you feel a sense of community with the members living on your floor?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 39%, 42%, 31%
Some 35%, 43%, 39%
Not much 20%, 12%, 19%
Not at all 6%, 2%, 11%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 22%, 22%, 21%
Some 34%, 29%, 36%
Not much 28%, 28%, 27%
Not at all 15%, 21%, 16%
Question: To what extent has participation in your [theme] floor helped clarify your academic goals,
including but not limited to, deciding your major and/or minor?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 6%, 25%, 14%
Some 25%, 31%, 28%
Not much 27%, 27%, 31%
Not at all 40%, 17%, 28%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 7%, 7%, 10%
Some 16%, 22%, 27%
Not much 27%, 33%, 30%
Not at all 49%, 38%, 33%
Question: To what extent did living on your [theme] floor community motivate you to take your
experience further (i.e. volunteering, internships, on-own activities)?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 10%, 22%, 18%
Some 35%, 41%, 32%
Not much 26%, 20%, 22%
Not at all 29%, 17%, 28%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 7%, 9%, 12%
Some 22%, 29%, 25%
Not much 30%, 30%, 32%
Not at all 39%, 32%, 30%
Question: How much do you feel that being on your [theme] floor motivated you to want to be a better
community member?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 18%, 27%, 28%
Some 44%, 37%, 29%
Not much 19%, 20%, 23%
Not at all 18%, 16%, 20%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 11%, 15%, 22%
Some 32%, 33%, 29%
Not much 29%, 25%, 23%
Not at all 26%, 28%, 26%
Question: To what extent did living on your [theme] floor enhance your overall satisfaction at Pace?
Theme Floor Communities
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 35%, 36%, 40%
Some 38%, 48%, 43%
Not much 17%, 7%, 9%
Not at all 9%, 9%, 8%
Greatly 28%, 30%, 29%
Some 37%, 37%, 38%
Not much 19%, 21%, 22%
Not at all 13%, 12%, 12%
Question: How much do you feel a sense of community/positively identify with your floor?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 32%, 33%, 39%
Some 41%, 49%, 40%
Not much 13%, 12%, 18%
Not at all 11%, 5%, 3%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 21%, 22%, 26%
Some 35%, 29%, 30%
Not much 25%, 28%, 31%
Not at all 17%, 21%, 13%
Question: How much do you feel a sense of community/positively identify within your building?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 19%, 37%, 31%
Some 50%, 37%, 39%
Not much 18%, 20%, 19%
Not at all 9%, 6%, 11%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 20%, 18%, 21%
Some 43%, 36%, 36%
Not much 20%, 31%, 27%
Not at all 15%, 15%, 16%
Question: How much do you feel a sense of community/positively identify with the University at large?
Theme Floor Communities
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 15%, 26%, 20%
Some 54%, 44%, 51%
Not much 19%, 26%, 16%
Not at all 8%, 4%, 12%
Greatly 19%, 20%, 19%
Some 46%, 41%, 40%
Not much 21%, 28%, 25%
Not at all 11%, 11%, 16%
Question: How much would you say your [theme] floor experience contributed to your development of
friendships?
Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 43%, 40%, 46%
Some 31%, 38%, 34%
Not much 14%, 15%, 14%
Not at all 10%, 7%, 6%
Non-Theme Floor Communities
Greatly 33%, 28%, 34%
Some 34%, 35%, 29%
Not much 17%, 19%, 16%
Not at all 15%, 18%, 21%