Resources for Council Members | Student Affairs Research and Assessment

Building a Culture of Evidence

These resources will help guide you as you work with staff within your area and/or department in building a Culture of Evidence within the Division of Student Affairs.

Assessment Toolkit

SARA's Assessment Toolkit provides practical resources to guide staff through the five phases of the assessment cycle.

Assessment Toolkit

Standard Set of Survey Questions

Below, you will find links to the division's standard set of survey questions. These questions are a collection of pre-written questions designed to gather insights into students' experiences, perceptions, attitudes, and characteristics. The documents below are view only, so you will have to make a copy of them to add them to your Google Drive.

Student Characteristics	Sense of Belonging

Assessment Templates

SARA provides all departments with two types of assessment templates. One template is for departmental objectives and outcomes. The second template includes departmental objectives and outcomes, program impact objectives and outcomes, and Divisional Student Leader Initiative (DSLI) objectives and outcomes. The copies of the templates are view only, you will have to make a copy of the template to your Google Drive before editing.

Assessment Plan: Departmental Objectives & Outcomes	Assessment Plan: Departmental, Program Impact, DSLI Objectives & Outcomes

Assessment Plan Rubric

The Division of Student Affairs Assessment Plan Rubric provides a standardized framework for evaluating assessment practices across the division. This rubric specifies high-quality criteria to foster a common understanding of assessment best practices, serving as a valuable tool for SARA to provide ongoing and intentional feedback to departments. We use this rubric to evaluate your assessment planning over the summer and "closing the loop" in late spring/early summer.

Assessment Plan Rubric