Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The ballots have been counted, the beans have been separated and the votes have been tallied, and the results say KU students are happy with their advising experience.
The Student Advisory Committee to the Board of Regents carried out the survey on the orders of the Board of Regents.
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By the numbers
7% - KU students who replied to the survey
19,669 – number of KU students who were e-mailed the survey
18.75% - K-State students who replied to the survey
2,501 – number of K-State students who were sent the survey
5.21% - Emporia students who replied to the survey
6,354 – number of Emporia students who were sent the survey
7% - Fort Hays State students who replied to the survey
3,887 – number of Fort Hays State students who were sent the survey
5.8% - Pittsburg students who replied to the survey
1,000 – number of Pittsburg students who were sent the survey
*results for Wichita State University were not availible
2,500 – approximate number of students who replied to the survey state-wide
The survey was administered to university students across Kansas. More than 2,500 students responded. At the University of Kansas, the survey was sent via e-mail to 19,669 students, and 1,396 students, or 7 percent, replied.
The small percentage of responses worried Alex Treaster, director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board. He thought the survey might not have been representative of the whole student body.
“The people who responded to the survey were the go-getters,” Treaster said. “They’re the ones who seek out advising.”
Almost 80 percent of the students who responded to the survey said they were satisfied with the academic advising they received.
Eryn Hardison, Stilwell freshman, visited the University Advising Center this year for help on deciding her major and to talk about study skills. She said her advisers were very experienced and helpful. She has visited the center twice, and said she would go again if she had any more questions.
Diann Burright, associate director of the University Advising Center, said the center exists for students like Hardison. She said the center helped students with the beginning of their college careers and also helped students with undeclared majors.
Burright said she didn’t know why the survey had been ordered, but she thought students could utilize their advisers better.
“Students should view enrollment as more of a process and should visit throughout the semester,” Burright said.
Earl Brooks, Topeka senior, visited the center for help figuring out his credits when he transferred from Kansas State University. He said he went more than once, and some advisers were more knowledgeable than others.
“If I had to go again, I’d probably request a supervisor,” Brooks said.
He said it was better for students to talk to an adviser who had extensive knowledge about their degree track rather than a general adviser.
Burright said advisers could offer advice on issues beyond enrolling in class. Advisers can discuss the struggles a student is having in a class, the problems of adjusting to college life and resources that a student may not be utilizing.
—Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
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