The Daily Bulletin

As part of the Title III initiatives, all first-year students will receive an email during the second week of classes asking them to complete the First-Year Student Survey. Students will have until Sunday, September 12, to complete the survey. If you are interacting with first-year students, please strongly encourage them to complete the survey before the deadline.

After completing the survey, students will receive an email with access to and feedback on their results. Students' individual survey results will be transferred to the Bengal Success Portal. An automated flag will be raised for students who are experiencing numerous challenges, to trigger an immediate response from the support staff.

Based on the CSI results and the fall progress reports during the fourth week of classes, completion coaches, professional advisers, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) counselors, and Say Yes counselors will be meeting with individual students to discuss their results and connect them to needed support services.

For instance, we will be able to distinguish students who are considering transferring out, need career planning support, need counseling services, are facing financial difficulties, or would benefit from tutoring. In addition, aggregate data will be used by various departments to better understand incoming students’ strengths and challenges. 

Thank you to Provost Mayrose, the deans and associate deans, College Writing Program faculty members, UNC 100 faculty members, the Educational Opportunity Program, the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program, the Say Yes Program, Academic Advising, Student Leadership and Engagement, International Student and Scholar Services, and Intercollegiate Athletics for motivating students to complete this survey during the second week of classes. We also want to recognize staff members who assisted with this initiative: Sumanlata Ghosh, Julie DeWind, and Jeanne Guzy.

Lastly, thank you for helping communicate this message to our first-year students!

The more students that complete the survey, the more accurate the services they can receive.

To learn more about the Noel Levitz CSI or other Title III activities, please visit the Title III website or contact Agnes Zak-Moskal, interim assistant provost for academic success.