College Environment Assessment Questionnaire

COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNIARE

Please print legibly. Limit essay answers to a maximum of 150 words.

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1. College Environment. Colleges and universities differ from one another to the extent to which they emphasize
or focus on various aspects of student development. Thinking of your experiences as a student, to what extent
to you think are the following aspects are emphasized? The responses are number 7 to 1, with the highest and
lowest point illustrated. Shade the circle with the number that best represents your impression on each of the
following seven-point rating scale.

Emphasis on developing academic, scholarly and intellectual qualities

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on developing aesthetic, expressive and creative qualities

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on developing critical, evaluative and analytical qualities

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on an understanding and appreciation of human diversity

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on developing information literacy skills (e.g., using computers, etc)

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on developing vocational and occupational competence

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on the personal relevance and practical value of your course

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on developing personal values and ethical behavior

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on self-understanding and learning to establish relationships with others

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on inculcating a deep motivation for excellence

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on love of country and sense of nationalism

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on reading and a deep motivation for knowledge upgrading

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on sense of community and awareness about current issues

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on appreciation for traditions and culture

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

Emphasis on religious faith and personal spirituality

Strong Emphasis 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weak Emphasis

2. Relationship of the Student Council with Others. The next ratings refer to relations of the student council with
people at your college. Again, thinking of your own experience, please rate the quality of these relationships with
the student council on each of the following seven-point rating

Relationship with other students

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with auxiliary personnel (maintenance, library, non-teaching personnel)

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with other student organizations

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with faculty members

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with the school administration

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with the school board of trustees or board of regents

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with the local community

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

Relationship with the local government authorities

Positive 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Negative

3. Student Council Organizational Chart. Using a separate sheet of paper, please draw the organizational chart
of the student council of your school. Indicate the roles and relationship of the different offices of the student
council.

4. Vision-Mission-Goal Statements. Does your student council have vision-mission and goal statements? Please
write them down below.

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5. Student Council Elections. Describe and explain the procedure and rules and frequency of student council
elections in your college or university.

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6. Action Planning. Below is a sample action plan. Please indicate whether your student council has already
conducted such an activity by checking the first box
and whether your council intends to conduct in the
future such an activity by crossing the second box
. In the space provided after each objective, indicate the
details (name of activity, date, venue) of the activity you have already conducted.

Help students in their quest for learning, intellectual growth and academic excellence through group
study methods, tutorial sessions, sharing of class reference materials and research assistance.

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Complement classroom learning by providing methods that would help the students to better
understand certain issues and problems that concern the human person and the human society as a
whole and classroom topics and other academic matters such as lectures, seminars, open forums,
formal discussions, debates and similar academic functions.

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Develop individual self-expression especially through the appreciation of cultural and literary arts and
encourage the cultivation of literary and artistic talents and to develop within each individual healthy and
consistent study and reading habits.

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Provide an alternative arena and an appropriate and efficient avenue for a holistic human personality
development and self-appreciation through seminars, talks, workshops, peer counseling and colloquia.

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Help students to better understand human sexuality and other relative issues in order to help them deal
with themselves and with problems and situations regarding sexuality through seminars, talks,
workshops, sharing sessions and counseling.

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Enable students appreciate sports and games as well as to provide them with regulated and regular
opportunity for physical development, cultivate healthy sportsmanship and appreciate camaraderie
among their fellow students.
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Help students develop a mature conscience and mind by developing a healthy hierarchy of priorities
and decision-making skills through seminars, talks, workshops, sharing sessions and counseling.
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Help students deepen their relationship with God and others, through shared and common prayer and
other spiritual activities, group sharing, reflections, retreats and recollections.

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Cultivate among students respect and appreciation for religious diversity, understanding and dialogue
especially among peoples of different religious affiliations and encourage occasions for inter-religious
prayer and reflection.

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To provide students with ready access to spiritual assistance from priests, pastors or any spiritual
minister especially for those in need of confessions, counseling or psychological assistance.

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Make students aware of social and economic conditions prevalent in society and cultivate in them, a
genuine sense of charity, concern and care and to initiate opportunities for sharing and generous
service especially for the less fortunate such as charity and social outreach activities.

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Make students aware of their social responsibilities and articulate a collective stand towards certain
social issues that affect the human person and society within the context of responsible freedom,
respect for authority and the ideals of genuine democracy.

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Cultivate among students the ideals of responsible leadership and the exercise of duties and
responsibilities in order to prepare them for the task that awaits them as adults in the human community.

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Instill among students a deep sense of respect for authority, leadership and structures, while equally
and sincerely open to the realities of change and renewal, especially in the human community and be
most willing, if given the opportunity, to work with those in authority and those who exercise leadership
for the betterment of the community.

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Make students appreciate the ideals of democracy and human freedom while equally and
conscientiously aware of the demands and responsibilities that is expected from each citizen.

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Increase the students’ awareness of social, political and economic issues and to help them understand
their implications and consequences on the human society as a whole and enable them to make a
collective stand on such social, political and economic issues based on mature, balanced, principled,
well-founded and nondiscriminatory facts and conclusions.

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7. Of the activities already conducted, indicate three activities, which you consider as most successful in terms
of its implementation and impact evaluation. Mention the criteria that you think have contributed to its success.

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8. What challenges and constraints have you encountered in the conduct and implementation of your activities?
Explain why.

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9. What legacy would you want your current student council leadership to be remembered for?

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