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Greetings Agvisors,
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<div>Please refer to memo below from Gail Burd, Sr. Vice Provost of Academic Affairs. </div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
<div>Nancy</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nancy G. Rodriguez-Lorta, M.Ed. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Senior Director, Advising and Student Services<br>
UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Career & Academic Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Forbes Room 203 | <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9/0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9/0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.258824);">PO
Box 210036 |Tucson, AZ 85721-0036</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Phone: <a href="tel:(520)%20621-3616" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9/1" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.258824);">(520)
621-3616</a> | Fax: <a href="tel:(520)%20621-8662" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9/2" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.258824);">(520) 621-8662</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @CALS_UA | Website: <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/cas" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9/3" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.258824);">cals.arizona.edu/cas</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To schedule an appointment call <a href="tel:(520)%20621-3616" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10">(520)
621-3616</a><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0">The following is from Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Gail Burd.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The University of Arizona will once again participate in administrating the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) beginning Thursday, February 22. UA has partnered with NSSE to
administer this valid and reliable survey every three years since 2006; summaries of findings from previous years can be found on the
</span><a href="http://academicaffairs.arizona.edu/nsse"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">NSSE obtains information from several hundreds of four-year colleges and universities nationwide about freshman and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions
provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an understanding of how undergraduate students spend their time and what they gain from attending college. Specifically, the survey gauges students’ perceptions related to the following
<a href="http://nsse.indiana.edu/html/engagement_indicators.cfm">engagement indicators</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">NSSE results can provide you with a wealth of data to inform accreditation self-studies, benchmarking efforts, faculty and staff development programs, strategic plans, improvement
initiatives, recruitment materials, student support initiatives, and more. <i>However, for results to be useful at the college level, we need as many freshman and senior students to participate as possible.</i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">All students who respond to the survey by April 10, 2018 are guaranteed to receive a 20% coupon to use at UA Bookstores and all survey respondents will be entered in a drawing for a chance
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Here are a few examples of how you can help UA foster a strong response rate among freshman and senior undergraduate students:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Distribute the marketing message flyer to faculty and staff who have high contact with freshman and senior students
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Display marketing message flyers on televisions and computer monitors or kiosks in high traffic student areas
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