Student Affairs has been conducting research about our students since 1988. We have administered the 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1996 ACT Entering Student Survey to students at orientation before enrollment. In undergraduate classes, we have administered the ACT Needs Assessment in fall of 1988, the ACT Opinion Survey in spring of 1990 and the College Student Experiences Questionnaire in spring 1994, 1998, and 2002, and the CIRP National Freshman Survey in 1997. We administered the ACE Mattering Scales for Adult Students in Higher Education in fall of 1994 and the CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey in spring of 1996 and 2000. The Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction survey was administered in the Spring of 2000 and 2002. We maintain a commitment to providing the ETSU community accurate and the most up-to-date information about our students. For more information, contact Dr. Sally Lee.

The Student Affairs Division has provided its research findings in several newsletters called The Real Student Affairs over the last few semesters (more newsletters are forthcoming). These newsletters are available on-line by clicking on the one of the issues listed below.

"Highlights from the 1996 Entering Student Survey", Issue #1, September, 1997

"Alcohol Use and the ETSU Student", Issue #2, November, 1997

"How Well Do You Know Our Freshman?", Issue #3, April, 1998

"The ETSU Student Experience", Issue #4, Spring, 1999

"The Changing American College Student", Issue #5, Fall, 1999

"Overcoming Barriers to Student Success", Issue #6, Spring, 2000

"What We Know About ETSU Students", Issue #7, Fall, 2000

"ETSU Student Satisfaction Remains High", Issue #8, Fall, 2001

"Faculty/Staff Perceptions of ETSU vs Student Satisfaction", Issue #9, Fall, 2002

Preliminary Results From Recent Studies


East Tennessee State University
P. O. Box 70725
Johnson City TN USA 37614-0725
Telephone: 423/439-4210
Fax: 423/439-6454
If you have any questions or inquiries for the Office of Student Affairs, please feel free to send us e-mail at: LeeS@ETSU.EDU