National Survey of Student Engagement
The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) was launched today (May 1) to examine the impact of arts training. It will provide a first-ever in-depth look at the factors that help or hinder the careers of graduates of arts high schools, arts colleges and conservatories, and arts schools and departments within universities, whether the alumni work as artists or pursue other paths. The Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research will administer the annual survey in cooperation with the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University.
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Alexander C. McCormick has been named director of the National Survey of Student Engagement effective January, 2008. Based at Indiana University, the NSSE annually records the activities and experiences of undergraduates in the U.S. and Canada and what institutions do to promote student learning and personal development.
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Three-fourths of all law students report that their institution emphasizes to a considerable degree the ethical practice of law, according to the first Law School Survey of Student Engagement, which was conducted by Indiana University researchers. The national survey also found, however, that part-time students are less engaged in instructive educational experiences, such as internships, law journal, moot court and student organizations.
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