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Discussion on CUNY student experience surveys and data collection practices
1:08:39
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Council Member Eric Dinowitz inquires about CUNY's student surveys, their frequency, and the types of data collected. CUNY officials explain that they conduct student experience surveys every two years using nationally normed questions.
- Surveys don't specifically ask about metro cards or fee waivers
- Some questions cover barriers students face, including access to food pantries and technology
- CUNY doesn't currently have CUNY-specific surveys addressing financial barriers
Eric Dinowitz
1:08:39
Okay.
1:08:42
I just have two more questions just just following on the save the collecting data.
1:08:48
You conduct student surveys every year for current students?
Reine Sarmiento
1:08:54
Eve, it is Michael, I think it's every two years.
Eric Dinowitz
1:08:58
Student surveys.
Reine Sarmiento
1:09:00
Student surveys.
Eli Dvorkin
1:09:01
The Experience survey every two years.
1:09:02
Correct.
Reine Sarmiento
1:09:03
Every two years.
Eric Dinowitz
1:09:03
And in that student experience survey, are you asking questions about costs, fee waivers, Metro cards, and small amounts owed to CUNY, are those are any any of those data points collected?
Reine Sarmiento
1:09:21
Those are nationally norm surveys, and so they ask about concerns but not specifically regarding metro cards and so forth.
1:09:33
It talks about their evaluation of academic support, their ability to have a sense of belonging, and things that might be barriers but not specifically the last time I saw the survey asked about money.
Eric Dinowitz
1:09:54
You don't you said they are national surveys, so you were sort of given the questions to ask.
1:10:01
You don't have any CUNY specific surveys?
1:10:09
Raise your right hand.
Jeff Rhodes
1:10:11
Do
Eric Dinowitz
1:10:15
you affirm to tell the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth in your testimony before this committee and to respond honestly to council member questions?
1:10:22
Yes I do.
1:10:22
Thank you.
1:10:23
Please state your name for the record.
UNKNOWN
1:10:25
We My
Reine Sarmiento
1:10:26
name for
Eric Dinowitz
1:10:26
the record.
1:10:27
My name is Michael
Michael Shields
1:10:27
Shields.
1:10:28
So we ask
Eric Dinowitz
1:10:31
Please state your name for the record.
Michael Shields
1:10:32
My name is Michael Shields.
1:10:34
Thank you.
1:10:35
We ask questions about some barriers.
1:10:39
So for example, we ask about food pantries.
1:10:41
We ask about, I don't think we have some metro cards.
1:10:44
We do ask about like use of computer labs, if they have broadband access at home, if they have laptops at home, things like that.
1:10:51
But just like Renee said, I'm pretty sure we haven't asked specifically about metro cards or specifically about fee waivers, things like that.