SGA reports satisfaction among student leaders
Student Rights and Interests Committee analyzes survey results, drafts recommendations for administration
Members of the Student Rights and Interests Committee (SRIC) have analyzed the results of their recent survey and settled on several conclusions regarding the student body.
In light of this survey, they plan to develop suggestions for how the administration could improve the mental health of the undergraduate population.
Spearheaded by junior Marc Perkins and analyzed by junior Charlie Ouyang, the survey, administered last semester, was a follow-up to a Student Government Association (SGA) poll last spring that revealed that many Hopkins students felt disconnected from the campus and disregarded by the administration.
According to Perkins, the results of the most recent survey have highlighted major trends in undergraduate mental health and satisfaction, many of which where implicated by last spring's poll.
According to the Executive Summary chapter of the White Paper, the SRIC's soon-to-be published report of its findings, the study found that many students are not invested in the undergraduate experience.
"Students overemphasize their academic involvements, feel largely disconnected from campus life, do not consider themselves part of a school community and do not see the value of their experience at Hopkins," the Summary reads.
Perkins hypothesized in the fall that students who are involved in on-campus clubs, service groups and Greek organizations are more likely to report that they are happy at Hopkins. According to the analysis of the survey, this hypothesis has been proven mostly correct.
Students who are involved in extra-curricular activities saw 19 percent more value in their undergraduate education than uninvolved students, reported an 11 percent stronger connection to their peers and are more academically engaged, according to the study.
The SRIC took care to define the word "involvement," according to Perkins. 997 of the 1,219 students (82 percent) who responded to the survey met the SRIC's definition of "involvement": being a member of a student group, varsity team, Greek life or club sport. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that this number is inflated, as "involved" students were more likely to respond to the survey because of the very fact of their involvement in campus-administered activities.
In light of this survey, they plan to develop suggestions for how the administration could improve the mental health of the undergraduate population.
Spearheaded by junior Marc Perkins and analyzed by junior Charlie Ouyang, the survey, administered last semester, was a follow-up to a Student Government Association (SGA) poll last spring that revealed that many Hopkins students felt disconnected from the campus and disregarded by the administration.
According to Perkins, the results of the most recent survey have highlighted major trends in undergraduate mental health and satisfaction, many of which where implicated by last spring's poll.
According to the Executive Summary chapter of the White Paper, the SRIC's soon-to-be published report of its findings, the study found that many students are not invested in the undergraduate experience.
"Students overemphasize their academic involvements, feel largely disconnected from campus life, do not consider themselves part of a school community and do not see the value of their experience at Hopkins," the Summary reads.
Perkins hypothesized in the fall that students who are involved in on-campus clubs, service groups and Greek organizations are more likely to report that they are happy at Hopkins. According to the analysis of the survey, this hypothesis has been proven mostly correct.
Students who are involved in extra-curricular activities saw 19 percent more value in their undergraduate education than uninvolved students, reported an 11 percent stronger connection to their peers and are more academically engaged, according to the study.
The SRIC took care to define the word "involvement," according to Perkins. 997 of the 1,219 students (82 percent) who responded to the survey met the SRIC's definition of "involvement": being a member of a student group, varsity team, Greek life or club sport. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that this number is inflated, as "involved" students were more likely to respond to the survey because of the very fact of their involvement in campus-administered activities.
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