An infographic (see Figure 12) summarizing Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) 2013 results at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, was distributed on postcards to new students and posted on electronic screens around campus to share the results and shape campus norms. This promotional campaign also generated interest in the spring 2014 NSSE administration, resulting in a higher response rate and allowing the university to study combined results from BCSSE and NSSE.
When faculty reviewed results from Puget Sound’s past NSSE administrations, they noted, among other findings, lower-than-expected levels in students’ responses to questions about experiential learning. Partly due to these findings, a task force was set up to review experiential learning at Puget Sound, with action in 2014–2015 to include more prominent web-based information about experiential learning opportunities.
