Student Service Fee Survey

January 2008

 

• Analyzing 225 responses.

• Presentation generated on January 25, 2008.

 

You pay $185.50 per semester in Student Service Fees. Please take the time to give the Fee Committee feedback about your satisfaction with these various funded activities and organizations.



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Section DIRECTIONS. The following questions provide information helpful to UMC in providing programs and services to better serve students. Please answer each question to the best of your ability.

 

 

 

 

Q.1  How many credits are you registered for at UMC this spring semester? 

 

Choice

Count

Percentage Answered

1. 1-5 credits

0

0.0%

2. 6 or more credits

203

100.0%

 

 

Q.2  What is your enrollment status at UMC? 

 

Choice

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Enrolled as a Post Secondary Options student

0

0.0%

2. Regularly enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree program

204

100.0%

 

 

3. In your opinion how "IMPORTANT" are the programs, services, and/or activities provided by each of the following fee receiving units :

 

Q.3-1  INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ($72.00). Fee provides partial funding of equipment, referees, travel and supplies for athletic teams. Fee-paying students are admitted free to all UMC regular season athletic events.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

42

18.8%

2. Important

72

32.1%

3. Neutral

46

20.5%

4. Not Very Important

34

15.2%

5. Not At All Important

30

13.4%

 

 

Q.3-2  STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE ($30.00). Fee provides total funding for this service including nurse's salary, medical services and supplies, contract for physician, and supplementation of flu shots and health screenings (i.e. diabetes and cholesterol).

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

76

34.4%

2. Important

84

38.0%

3. Neutral

40

18.1%

4. Not Very Important

11

5.0%

5. Not At All Important

10

4.5%

 

 

Q.3-3  STUDENT ACTIVITIES ($25.00). Sponsors special events such as Homecoming, Snow Daze, & Johnny Holm. Provides free use of Crookston Community Swimming Pool. Also sponsors weeknight, weekend & noon programming such as comedians, hypnotists & musicians, as well as various other specialty acts. These programs are free to UMC students registered for 6 or more credits.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

54

24.2%

2. Important

104

46.6%

3. Neutral

35

15.7%

4. Not Very Important

22

9.9%

5. Not At All Important

8

3.6%

 

 

Q.3-4  STUDENT CENTER ($9.00). Pays salaries for Student Center Information desk student workers, purchases game room and lounge equipment and furniture, TV cable service, outdoor rental equipment, and newspaper subscriptions.  Sponsors or co-sponsors events held around campus such as WOW programming; College Bowl competition including sponsoring a team for regional competition and miscellaneous programs to enhance the student experience.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

69

30.7%

2. Important

102

45.3%

3. Neutral

39

17.3%

4. Not Very Important

12

5.3%

5. Not At All Important

3

1.3%

 

 

Q.3-5  CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS ($7.00). Provides loans and grants for student club sponsored events, conference, trips, and activities and also provides a 3rd party liability insurance for all students involved in clubs or organizations to protect them against any possible litigation that might result in future garnishment of wages and general protection of club assets.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

62

27.6%

2. Important

102

45.3%

3. Neutral

45

20.0%

4. Not Very Important

10

4.4%

5. Not At All Important

6

2.7%

 

 

Q.3-6  CROOKSTON STUDENT ASSOCIATION ($6.00). Pays officers and all-University representative’s salaries, travel for all-University student meetings, supplies for operation.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

26

11.6%

2. Important

76

33.9%

3. Neutral

67

29.9%

4. Not Very Important

38

17.0%

5. Not At All Important

17

7.6%

 

 

Q.3-7  FITNESS CENTER ($11.00). Provides a free student membership for use of the Fitness Center. Pays for equipment and student worker salaries.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

90

40.2%

2. Important

83

37.1%

3. Neutral

30

13.4%

4. Not Very Important

12

5.4%

5. Not At All Important

9

4.0%

 

 

Q.3-8  STUDENT CENTER EQUIPMENT RENEWAL ($5.00). Money designated for capital equipment costs associated with the new student center such as new furniture, staging, artwork, etc. that will enhance the physical facilities.  Major equipment replacement such as copy machines, big screen TV, billiards and game room equipment.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

51

23.0%

2. Important

89

40.1%

3. Neutral

55

24.8%

4. Not Very Important

19

8.6%

5. Not At All Important

8

3.6%

 

 

Q.3-9  INTRAMURALS ($11.00). Pays for awards, officials, and equipment for intramural and recreational program.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

36

16.1%

2. Important

63

28.1%

3. Neutral

71

31.7%

4. Not Very Important

34

15.2%

5. Not At All Important

20

8.9%

 

 

Q.3-10  CONCERTS AND LECTURES ($5.00). Concerts and Lectures focuses on artistic, cultural, and intellectual programming.  Pays for free Crookston Artists Series and Community Theater tickets, campus speakers, and discounted tickets to local and regional arts events.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

35

15.6%

2. Important

72

32.1%

3. Neutral

74

33.0%

4. Not Very Important

27

12.1%

5. Not At All Important

16

7.1%

 

 

Q.3-11  UMC REGAL FUND ($1.00). Provides uniform, supplies, salary, travel  and cleaning for Regal Eagle mascot.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

23

10.3%

2. Important

52

23.3%

3. Neutral

72

32.3%

4. Not Very Important

37

16.6%

5. Not At All Important

39

17.5%

 

 

Q.3-12  STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ($1.00). Eagles Eye and student publications.  Pays for weekly Eagle’s Eye newsletter, monthly campus activity calendar, Who’s New publication of new students’ names and pictures, club newsletters and handbooks, and provides club resources such as a color printer & scanner.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

30

13.5%

2. Important

65

29.3%

3. Neutral

68

30.6%

4. Not Very Important

38

17.1%

5. Not At All Important

21

9.5%

 

 

Q.3-13  SERVICE LEARNING ($1.00). Helps to pay for miscellaneous supplies, rental fees for buses during Meet Crookston Through Service new student orientation event, costs associated with Community Dialogue brainstorming sessions each semester, travel associated with publicizing student accomplishments relating to service learning/ community service/ volunteer projects, and a small portion of the Assistant Director’s salary.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

35

15.8%

2. Important

71

32.1%

3. Neutral

72

32.6%

4. Not Very Important

27

12.2%

5. Not At All Important

16

7.2%

 

 

Q.3-14  STUDY ABROAD ($3.00). Fee provides partial funding for support of the Study Abroad Office.  Activities include advising students to explore study abroad options, organizing campus-wide global informational fairs, promoting the study abroad concept, and maintaining updated promotional and informational literature in the Study Abroad Resource Center for UMC students.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

26

11.6%

2. Important

57

25.4%

3. Neutral

60

26.8%

4. Not Very Important

44

19.6%

5. Not At All Important

37

16.5%

 

 

Q.3-15  NACTA ($1.00). Fee provides partial funding for travel costs and registration fees associated with any UMC student participating in agricultural judging competitions at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) competition.  This competition rotates to host sites across the United States.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered

1. Extremely Important

34

15.5%

2. Important

47

21.4%

3. Neutral

58

26.4%

4. Not Very Important

45

20.5%

5. Not At All Important

36

16.4%

 

 

4. Now, indicate how "SATISFIED" you are with each of the fee receiving areas in the provision of their programs, services, and activities.

 

Q.4-1  INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ($72.00). Fee provides partial funding of equipment, referees, travel and supplies for athletic teams. Fee-paying students are admitted free to all UMC regular season athletic events.

 

Question

Count

Percentage Answered