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National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) demonstrates DePaul’s impact on understanding of diversity

In the VISION twenty12 strategic plan, DePaul aims to be a model of diversity and to affirm the “central place of diversity in the university’s mission and institutional culture.” Student responses to the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) show that DePaul students are much more likely than students at other urban universities to say their college experience has contributed to their understanding of diversity. More

DePaul exceeds urban peer institutions in important measures of effective educational practice

DePaul’s scores on five important benchmarks of effective educational practice are significantly higher than that of a peer group of urban institutions, reflecting that DePaul’s students report experiences at DePaul that are distinctly different than those reported by students at urban institutions, according to national averages. More

Engagement and the Working Student

Common wisdom would suggest that the more time away from campus, the less likely it is that a student can engage in campus activities. In fact, national studies have shown that working off-campus in particular can have a negative effect on students’ engagement in educationally purposeful activities. More

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National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) demonstrates DePaul’s impact on understanding of diversity

DePaul exceeds urban peer institutions in important measures of effective educational practice

Engagement and the Working Student

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