Pulse Survey

With support from Lumina Foundation, AASCU is developed a Pulse Survey instrument and toolkit for campus leaders to assess and improve social integration and acceptance on their respective campuses. 

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Assess and improve connectedness on campus.

With support from the Lumina Foundation, AASCU is developed a Pulse Survey instrument and toolkit for campus leaders to assess and improve social integration and acceptance on their respective campuses. Six member campuses  deployed the survey in Fall 2024.  Participating campuses worked with a team of researchers who developed the survey instrument and toolkit. The researchers provided guidance on the process to deploy and respond to the survey, including gaining institutional buy-in, managing campus communications, discussions with faculty, launching the survey, and engaging the community around results and actions for improvement based on the results of the survey. Participating campuses were able to launch the Pulse Survey on its own or integrate into other survey efforts. A report and toolkit for the survey process is available to all members.

2024 participants:

  • Central Washington University
  • California State University, Fresno
  • Nevada State University
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  • University of Southern Indiana
  • Western Carolina University

Benefits of participation:

  • Use a Pulse Survey instrument and toolkit for campus leaders to assess and improve belonging on their respective campuses
  • Receive guidance on survey deployment, engaging the community, and actions for improvement based on the results
  • Receive a report on the toolkit

Applications are closed.

  • Your institution would be able to begin the planning for this project in Spring 2024 and conduct the survey in Fall 2024.
  • If your application is successful, we will invite you to meet with our research team to assess whether you would like to commit to participating as a pilot institution.  

Please contact Karusha Naidoo with questions about the Pulse Survey.

Pulse Survey Partner

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