The following tables summarize responses to a survey administered to all SAU first year students enrolled in NSS 101 (n = 209) in Fall 1999. Individual question responses that do not total 209 reflect missing data.
Interactions with Faculty
How often did you ask an instructor about grades or make-up work assignments?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 21 (10.1%) | 97 (46.6%) | 75 (36.1%) | 14 (6.7%) |
How often did you talk briefly with an instructor after class about course content?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 37 (17.8%) | 98 (47.1%) | 51 (24.5%) | 21 (10.1%) |
How often did you make an appointment to meet with an instructor in his/her office?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 30 (14.4%) | 113 (54.3%) | 54 (26.0%) | 10 (4.8%) |
How often did you discuss ideas for a term paper or other class project with an instructor?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 34 (16.3%) | 112 (53.8%) | 47 (22.6%) | 13 (6.3%) |
How often did you discuss you career and/or education plans, interests, and ambitions with an instructor?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 32 (15.4%) | 97 (46.6%) | 54 (26.0%) | 24 (11.5%) |
How often did you discuss comments an instructor made on a test or paper with an instructor?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 43 (20.7%) | 103 (49.5) | 48 (23.1%) | 12 (5.8%) |
How often did you talk informally with an instructor about events, campus activities, personal problems or difficulties with an instructor?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 57 (27.4%) | 99 (47.6%) | 37 (17.8%) | 13 (6.3%) |
How often did you consult with a faculty advisor about registration?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 15 (7.2%) | 98 (47.1%) | 67 (32.2%) | 26 (12.5%) |
Interactions with Student Acquaintances
How often did you have serious discussions with students who were much older than you?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 41 (19.7%) | 72 (34.6%) | 58 (27.9%) | 36 (17.3%) |
How often did you have serious discussions with students who were much younger than you?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 115 (55.3%) | 56 (26.9%) | 23 (11.1%) | 12 (5.8%) |
How often did you have serious discussions with students whose ethnic or cultural background was different from yours?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 29 (13.9%) | 88 (42.3%) | 61 (29.3%) | 29 (13.9%) |
How often did you have serious discussions with students whose philosophy of life or personal values were different from yours?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 25 (12.0%) | 70 (33.7%) | 82 (39.4%) | 30 (14.4%) |
How often did you have serious discussions with students whose political opinions were different from yours?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 51 (24.5%) | 89 (42.8%) | 42 (20.2%) | 24 (11.5%) |
How often did you have serious discussions with students whose religious beliefs were different from yours?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 41 (19.7%) | 70 (33.7%) | 62 (29.8%) | 34 (16.3%) |
How often did you have serious discussions with students from a country different from yours?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 78 (37.5%) | 70 (33.7%) | 38 (18.3%) | 21 (10.1%) |