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1 2016 Graduate Satisfaction Survey Description: I will be uploading some changes to this instrument. I may also be in touch with some questions about mass mailing through Campus Labs. Thanks for your helps so far. Date Created: 3/7/ :08:22 AM Date Range: 3/15/ :00:00 AM - 3/29/2016 1:00:00 PM Total Respondents: 307

2 Q1. Age: % 18 or younger % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Respondents

3 Q2. Housing: % Live on campus in the residence halls or apartments % Live off campus (not with family) % Live off campus with family 306 Respondents Q3. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: I was able to find adequate housing in the area when I first arrived at Michigan Tech % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion 307 Respondents Q4. Degree you are pursuing: % Master's % Doctorate % Non-degree seeking % Other (please specify) 307 Respondents Q5. By which option do you plan to complete your Master's? % Coursework only % Report % Thesis % Undecided 165 Respondents

4 Q6. Major: (Check all that apply) Respondent % Response % % 0.60% Accounting % 0.60% Advanced Electric Power Engineering % 0.90% Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors % 0.30% Applied Ecology % 0.30% Applied Natural Resource Economics % 0.60% Applied Physics % 0.60% Applied Science Education % 0.90% Atmospheric Sciences % 0.60% Biochemistry and Molecular Biology % 2.99% Biological Sciences % 1.80% Biomedical Engineering % 2.69% Business Administration % 0.60% Certificate Programs % 3.89% Chemical Engineering % 1.80% Chemistry % 5.09% Civil Engineering % 0.60% Computational Science and Engineering % 2.99% Computer Engineering % 2.69% Computer Science % 0.90% Data Science % 11.68% Electrical Engineering % 0.60% Engineering % 0.30% Engineering Mechanics % 0.30% Engineering Physics % 2.40% Environmental and Energy Policy % 2.99% Environmental Engineering % 0.90% Environmental Engineering Science % 0.90% Forest Ecology and Management % 0.60% Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology % 1.80% Forest Science % 0.90% Forestry % 0.60% Geographic Information Science % 0.60% Geological Engineering % 3.29% Geology % 2.10% Geophysics % 0.30% Hybrid Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering % 1.80% Industrial Archaeology % 0.90% Industrial Heritage and Archeology % 0.30% Integrated Geospatial Technology % 0.00% International Profile % 0.90% Kinesiology % 2.69% Materials Science and Engineering

5 % 3.29% Mathematical Sciences % 5.69% Mechanical Engineering % 11.98% Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics % 0.00% Medical Informatics % 0.30% Mining Engineering % 0.30% Nanotechnology % 0.30% OSM/VISTA Programs % 0.60% Other/Not listed % 0.00% Peace Corps Coverdell Fellow Programs % 0.00% Peace Corps Masters International in Applied Natural Resource Economics % 0.00% Peace Corps Masters International in Applied Science Education % 0.00% Peace Corps Masters International in Biological Sciences % 0.30% Peace Corps Masters International in Civil and Environmental Engineering % 0.30% Peace Corps Masters International in Computer Science % 0.00% Peace Corps Masters International in Electrical and Computer Science % 0.60% Peace Corps Masters International in Forestry and Natural Resources % 0.30% Peace Corps Masters International in Mechanical Engineering % 0.30% Peace Corps Masters International in Mitigation of Geological Natural Hazards % 0.00% Peace Corps Masters International in Rhetoric and Technical Communication % 3.29% Physics % 0.30% Post-secondary STEM Education % 2.40% Rhetoric and Technical Communication % 0.90% Sustainability % 0.60% Sustainable Water Resources Systems 305 Respondents 334 Responses Q7. - Are you a member of an intercollegiate athletics team? % Yes % No 299 Respondents Q8. - Are you involved in at least one student club or organization at Michigan Tech? % Yes % No 301 Respondents

6 Q9. - Have you served as a representative of your department or program on the Graduate Student Government? % Yes % No 299 Respondents Q10. Was Michigan Tech your first choice for graduate school? % First choice % Second choice (please specify which college or university was your first choice) % Third choice or below (please specify which college or university was your first choice) 301 Respondents Q11. Gender: % Male % Female % Transgender 303 Respondents Q12. Which type of student are you? % International % Domestic 304 Respondents Q13. Ethnicity: % Hispanic or Latino % Not of Hispanic or Latino 302 Respondents Q14. What is your race? (Check all that apply) Respondent % Response % % 1.35% American Indian or Alaska Native % 0.00% Black or African American % 2.70% Asian % 0.00% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander % 86.49% White % 1.35% Other (please specify) % 8.11% I prefer not to disclose 145 Respondents 148 Responses

7 Q15. Which category best represents your nationality? % U.S. citizen % Non-U.S. citizen or permanent resident 301 Respondents Q16. Do you have children? % Yes % No 302 Respondents Q17. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - At Michigan Tech it is evident that "students come first." % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 297 Respondents Q18. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I have a sense of belonging at Michigan Tech (I feel accepted/i "fit in") % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 298 Respondents Q19. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - Students have a voice in university decisions % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 297 Respondents

8 Q20. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - There is a commitment to diversity on campus % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 297 Respondents Q21. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - The campus community is welcoming to students % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 298 Respondents Q22. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I feel safe on campus % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 298 Respondents Q23. Please expand upon any of your answers to the previous question: % 92 Respondents Q24. How were you supported while a graduate student? % As a teaching assistant % As a research assistant % As an instructor % Fellowship % Corporate sponsorship % No support 295 Respondents

9 Q25. Were the number of hours you worked consistent with your level of support (i.e., 20 hours work for a full tuition stipend support is normally expected)? % Yes % No, under the number of hours % No, over the number of hours 166 Respondents Q26. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I typically get clear and direct answers when seeking information that I need on campus % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 288 Respondents Q27. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - When I have questions, it is easy to get answers or the information that I need from Michigan Tech staff members % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 287 Respondents Q28. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - Student services are conveniently located and easy to get to % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 290 Respondents Q29. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - Student services office hours are convenient % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 288 Respondents

10 Q30. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I am able to resolve any problems I experience at Michigan Tech in a timely manner % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 289 Respondents Q31. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - Campus policies and rules cater to students' best interests % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 287 Respondents Q32. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - There are appropriate channels at Michigan Tech for expressing student complaints and concerns % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 289 Respondents Q33. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements. - Student disciplinary procedures are fair % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 288 Respondents Q34. Please respond to the following statements: - I was able to find and afford the childcare services I needed in order to be successful % Yes % No % No basis to judge option 24 Respondents

11 Q35. Please respond to the following statements: - The English as a Second Language (ESL) services on campus are useful % Yes % No % No basis to judge option 291 Respondents Q36. Please respond to the following statements: - I have published one or more papers while a student at Michigan Tech % Yes % No % No basis to judge option 289 Respondents Q37. Please respond to the following statements: - I have attended one or more professional conferences while a student at Michigan Tech % Yes % No % No basis to judge option 288 Respondents Q38. Please respond to the following statements: - I have given presentations at one or more conferences while a student at Michigan Tech % Yes % No % No basis to judge option 289 Respondents Q39. Please respond to the following statements: - I have collaborated with people outside of Michigan Tech on research projects % Yes % No % No basis to judge option 291 Respondents Q40. Please indicate how satisfied you are with Michigan Tech's graduate application and admissions process % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 291 Respondents

12 Q41. Please comment on your answer above: % 70 Respondents Q42. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Quality of academic courses in your major % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 278 Respondents Q43. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Quality of academic courses outside of your major % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 278 Respondents Q44. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Availability of faculty % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 277 Respondents Q45. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Availability of your primary academic advisor % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 276 Respondents

13 Q46. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Quality of academic advising received from your primary advisor % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 279 Respondents Q47. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Quality of mentoring received from your primary advisor % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 275 Respondents Q48. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Preparation and mentoring for teaching or other instructional work as a graduate teaching assistant or instructor % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 279 Respondents Q49. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Access to equipment needed for research % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 279 Respondents Q50. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Availability of graduate office space % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 279 Respondents

14 Q51. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Availability of lab spaces suitable for research % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 279 Respondents Q52. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Departmental preparation to complete my qualifying exams (comprehensives or cumulatives) % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 279 Respondents Q53. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Opportunities to meet with faculty outside of the classroom % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 277 Respondents Q54. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Process of registering for classes % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 277 Respondents Q55. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Availability of classes to make progress towards your degree % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 277 Respondents

15 Q56. Please tell us how satisfied you are with the following: - Opportunities to collaborate with faculty other than your primary advisor on research projects % Very satisfied % Somewhat satisfied % Somewhat dissatisfied % Very dissatisfied % No opinion / No basis to judge 277 Respondents Q57. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Career Services % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q58. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Counseling and Wellness % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q59. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) (located in the Hamar House, CDI provides cultural programming that benefits all students, staff and faculty, as well as the local community. CDI programs highlight the history, struggles and accomplishments of underrepresented communities and support the retention of those students at Michigan Tech) % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q60. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Financial Aid Office (In Student Financial Services) % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource

16 Q61. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Student Activities % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q62. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - International Programs and Services Office % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q63. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Registrar % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q64. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Dean of Students % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q65. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Student Billing/Cashiers (In Student Financial Services) % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource

17 Q66. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Research Office % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q67. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Public Safety and Police Services % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q68. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Housing % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q69. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Graduate School Office % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q70. Please rate your overall experience with the following offices during the past academic year: - Recreation and Community Programs % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource

18 Q71. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Library services (library instruction, reference, circulation services, etc.) % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 267 Respondents Q72. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Library resources (computers, wireless, books/e-books, journals, databases, etc.) % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q73. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - IT Service Center in the Library % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q74. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Co-op and internship opportunities % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 266 Respondents Q75. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Study abroad opportunities % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents

19 Q76. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Memorial Union % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource Q77. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Student Development Complex % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 267 Respondents Q78. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Arts and cultural programs on campus % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents Q79. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - On-campus living conditions in the residence halls or apartments % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 267 Respondents Q80. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Living conditions in off-campus housing % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents

20 Q81. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - On-campus job opportunities % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents Q82. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Mont Ripley Ski Hill % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents Q83. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Portage Lake Golf Course % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents Q84. Please rate the quality of the following at Michigan Tech: - Gates Tennis Center % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % I have not used this service/resource 268 Respondents Q85. Please comment on any of your above responses: % 68 Respondents

21 Q86. In thinking overall about faculty that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following: - Faculty members express a willingness to help % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 262 Respondents Q87. In thinking overall about faculty that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following: - Faculty members are genuinely interested in serving students % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 262 Respondents Q88. In thinking overall about faculty that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following: - Faculty members make an attempt to understand my specific needs % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 262 Respondents Q89. In thinking overall about faculty that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following: - Faculty members are friendly % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 262 Respondents

22 Q90. In thinking overall about faculty that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following: - Faculty members teach in a way that helps students learn % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 262 Respondents Q91. In thinking overall about staff that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following. - Staff members are professional % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 258 Respondents Q92. In thinking overall about staff that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following. - Staff members express a willingness to help % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 259 Respondents Q93. In thinking overall about staff that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following. - Staff members are genuinely interested in serving students % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 260 Respondents

23 Q94. In thinking overall about staff that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following. - Staff members make an attempt to understand my specific needs % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 261 Respondents Q95. In thinking overall about staff that you have come into contact with at Michigan Tech, please indicate your level of agreement with the following. - Staff members are friendly % Strongly agree % Somewhat agree % Somewhat disagree % Strongly disagree % No opinion / No basis to judge 260 Respondents Q96. How many Michigan Tech faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation or for advice? % None % % % % % More than Respondents Q97. How many Michigan Tech staff members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation or for advice? % None % % % % % More than Respondents

24 Q98. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Ability to conceive of and carry out a research project % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q99. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Ability to interact with people who are different from you % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q100. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Ability to think critically about a problem or issue % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 260 Respondents Q101. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Ability to work in a group or team % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q102. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Ability to work independently % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents

25 Q103. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Civic engagement % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q104. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Clarified personal values and ethical development % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 257 Respondents Q105. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Knowledge of sustainability and impact of various actions on the environment % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q106. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Leadership skills % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 260 Respondents Q107. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Oral communication skills/public speaking % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 257 Respondents

26 Q108. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Preparation for your future career % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q109. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Self confidence % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q110. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Time management skills % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 259 Respondents Q111. Since enrolling at Michigan Tech, do you feel that your skills and abilities in the following areas have increased? - Written communication skills % Significant increase % Moderate increase % Slight increase % No increase % Don't know/no basis to judge 258 Respondents Q112. Did you attend any on-campus professional development opportunities offered by the Graduate Student Government or the Graduate School? % Yes % No 256 Respondents

27 Q113. How helpful was the on-campus professional development provided by the Graduate Student Government or the Graduate School? % Extremely helpful % Very helpful % Moderately helpful % Slightly helpful % Not at all helpful 107 Respondents Q114. What are your average semester book and supply expenses combined? % Less than $ % $200 - $ % $301 - $ % $401 - $ % More than $ Respondents Q115. What are your average semester personal and travel expenses combined? % Less than $ % $ $ % $2,001 - $3, % $3,001 - $4, % More than $ Respondents Q116. Are there situations that have occurred in the past year (i.e., going to the doctor, waiting for funds, paying rent or other bills, auto repair) that take precedent over buying food? % Yes % No 260 Respondents Q117. In the last 30 days, were you ever hungry but did not eat because you couldn't afford food? % Yes % No 260 Respondents

28 Q118. What career path are you most interested at this stage? % Industry research % Industry (other) % Government research (e.g., national labs) % Government (other) % University (tenure-track faculty) % University (other) % Education (other) % Nonprofit % Unknown % Other (please specify) 260 Respondents Q119. How would you describe your general health? % Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor 260 Respondents Q120. What has been the biggest obstacle, so far, in pursing and/or completing your graduate degree at Michigan Tech? % 170 Respondents Q121. Is there anything the University or your department could do to assist you in pursuing and/or completing your graduate degree at Michigan Tech? % 154 Respondents Q122. Has your experience at Michigan Tech met your expectations? % My experience has exceeded my expectations. (please explain why) % My experience has met my expectations. (please explain why) % My experience has not met my expectations. (please explain why not) 220 Respondents Q123. If you could improve any one area or service at Michigan Tech, what would it be? % 152 Respondents

29 Q124. Would you recommend Michigan Tech to someone else? Why or why not? % Yes % No 223 Respondents Q125. If you would like to be entered into a drawing for the chance to win a gift card, please provide your address below: % 166 Respondents