Results for faculty polls on intellectual life released
Read the complete results for voting faculty members
Issue date: 5/5/09 Section: News
I. General Questions
1. Establishing an intellectual commons (possibly in Roy O. West or the Union Building), which would likely include support centers for W, Q, S, and instructional technology for both faculty and students, has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 3.9%
Disagree 7.2%
Neutral 33.1%
Agree 37%
Strongly Agree 18.8%
(Total responses= 181)
2. Requiring departments and programs to provide a senior thesis honors option to qualified students has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 7.1%
Disagree 13%
Neutral 17.9%
Agree 40.2%
Strongly Agree 21.7%
(Total responses= 184)
3. Implementing a senior capstone day during which seniors (and possibly other students) present their work publically has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 3.3%
Disagree 8.2%
Neutral 17.4%
Agree 44.6%
Strongly Agree 26.6%
(Total responses= 184)
4. Guaranteeing a cost-neutral international study experience (either during WT or during a semester) for every DePauw student who wishes to take advantage of this option has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 1.6%
Disagree 4.3%
Neutral 10.3%
Agree 38.9%
Strongly Agree 44.9%
(Total responses= 185)
5. (Agree=20.3%) Adopting a two-at-a-time scheduling system (where students take two 7.5 week courses at a time) has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 42.9%
Disagree 20.9%
Neutral 15.9%
Agree 12.6%
Strongly Agree 7.7%
(Total responses= 182)
6. Providing some type of common intellectual experience for all students (such as a common summer reading for first year students) has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 13.1%
Disagree 18.0%
1. Establishing an intellectual commons (possibly in Roy O. West or the Union Building), which would likely include support centers for W, Q, S, and instructional technology for both faculty and students, has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 3.9%
Disagree 7.2%
Neutral 33.1%
Agree 37%
Strongly Agree 18.8%
(Total responses= 181)
2. Requiring departments and programs to provide a senior thesis honors option to qualified students has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 7.1%
Disagree 13%
Neutral 17.9%
Agree 40.2%
Strongly Agree 21.7%
(Total responses= 184)
3. Implementing a senior capstone day during which seniors (and possibly other students) present their work publically has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 3.3%
Disagree 8.2%
Neutral 17.4%
Agree 44.6%
Strongly Agree 26.6%
(Total responses= 184)
4. Guaranteeing a cost-neutral international study experience (either during WT or during a semester) for every DePauw student who wishes to take advantage of this option has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 1.6%
Disagree 4.3%
Neutral 10.3%
Agree 38.9%
Strongly Agree 44.9%
(Total responses= 185)
5. (Agree=20.3%) Adopting a two-at-a-time scheduling system (where students take two 7.5 week courses at a time) has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 42.9%
Disagree 20.9%
Neutral 15.9%
Agree 12.6%
Strongly Agree 7.7%
(Total responses= 182)
6. Providing some type of common intellectual experience for all students (such as a common summer reading for first year students) has the potential to improve intellectual and/or academic life.
Strongly Disagree 13.1%
Disagree 18.0%
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