SEAHO 2004 Conference Evaluation Executive Summary

SEAHO 2004 was hosted by SCHOA at Hilton Head, South Carolina. 549 persons attended the conference. This survey was administered online immediately following the conference. 304 persons completed the survey, resulting in a 55.37% response rate. The following information reflects the conference attendees’ experience.

Gender N % Male 125 58.6 Female 177 41.4 Position Responsibilities Total 302 100.00% Assignments 99 Residential Education 235 Currently a student? N % Judicial 180 Yes 84 28.20% Advising 146 No 214 71.80% Finances/Business 69 Total 298 100.00% Assignments/Contracts 69 Technology/IT Support 37 Institution Enrollment Facilities 90 Range was from 200-50,000 Housekeeping 47 Average is 15,064 Family Housing 31 Other 53 Housing Capacity Total 1056 Range was from 92-17,000 Average is 3,749 Racial or Ethnic Identity N % White 239 79.7 Current Position N % Black or African American 47 15.7 CHO 64 21.50% American Indian 1 0.3 Associate Director 20 6.70% Asian 1 0.3 Assistant Director 46 15.40% Hispanic or Latino 3 1.0 Mid-Manager 50 16.80% Multiracial 7 2.3 Entry-Level Professional 69 23.20% Other 2 0.7 Graduate Student 42 14.10% Total 300 100.00% Undergraduate Student 2 0.70% Other 5 1.70% Job Position Residence N % Total 361 100.00% Living-in 121 40.5 Living-on 49 16.4 Living off-campus 129 43.1 2

Total 299 100.00% Yes 167 56.4 No 66 43.6 State N % Total 233 100.0% Tennessee 20 6.6 Georgia 47 15.5 Mississippi 17 5.6 Timely info of Research N % Florida 56 18.4 Grants South Carolina 36 11.8 Yes 89 50.3 No 21 11.9 Virginia 26 8.6 Unsure 67 37.9 Kentucky 29 9.5 Total 233 100.0% Alabama 13 4.3 North Carolina 36 11.8 Aware of Program Grants N % Louisiana 6 2.0 Yes 170 57.0 Arkansas 8 2.6 No 128 43.0 Texas 2 0.7 Total 298 100.0% Unique responses 3 1.0 Not Answered 5 1.6 Timely Info about Program N % Total 304 100.00% Grants Yes 99 53.5 Institution Funding N % No 21 11.4 Private 64 21.8 Unsure 65 35.1 Public 229 78.2 Total 185 100.0% Total 293 100.00% Award Presentations/Lunch N % Prefer separation of awards 99 33.9 and lunch Prefer traditional awards 133 45.5 Institution Type N % banquet/luncheon Two-year college 3 1.0 No Opinion 60 20.5 Four-year college 291 97.0 Total 292 100.0% Community College 3 1.0 Other 3 1.0 How did you travel to N % Total 300 100.00% SEAHO? Air 52 17.4 SEAHO Conferences Attended N % Ground 247 82.6 1 118 39.5 Total 299 100.0% 2 46 15.4 3 29 9.7 Did you attend 2003 N % 4 16 5.4 ACUHO-I Conference Yes 52 17.6 5 17 5.7 No 243 82.4 6 8 2.7 Total 295 100.0% 7 9 3.0 8 6 2.0 Do you plan to attend 2004 N % 9 8 2.7 ACUHO-I in Montreal 10+ 42 15.0 Yes 57 19.2 Total 299 100.00% No 240 80.8 Total 297 100.0%

Aware of Research Grants N % 3

Do you plan to attend 2005 N % SEAHO in Jacksonville Yes 241 80.3 No 7 2.3 Unsure 52 17.3 Total 300 100.0%

How will you travel to N % SEAHO in 2005? Air 60 24.1 Ground 189 75.9 Total 249 100.0%

Do you want Pre/post- N % conference programs at SEAHO 2005? Pre 191 69.5 Post 18 6.5 No 66 24.0 Total 275 100.0% SEAHO Conference Activities Very Satisfied Dissatisfied Very No Satis. Satisfied (3) % (2) % Dissatisfied Opinion Ave (4) % (1) % (0) % Scale Item =4-0 Keynote Speaker 40.1 43.1 3.4 0.0 13.5 2.96 Pro/Am Tour 4.1 15.9 7.1 0.7 72.3 .79 Pre-conference Workshops 8.7 8.4 1.3 0.0 81.5 .63 Graduate Student Luncheon 1.7 13.8 5.1 0.7 78.8 .59 Golf Tournament 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 94.3 .18 Displays 15.2 68.9 3.7 0.3 11.8 2.75 Meeting Facilities 45.1 48.1 5.4 0.7 0.7 3.36 Human Relations Social 9.5 25.0 3.7 0.7 61.1 1.21 Night on the Town 30.4 57.4 3.4 1.0 7.8 3.02 Lodging Facilities 63.6 29.3 3.7 1.0 2.4 3.51 Placement Services 11.4 27.6 2.7 0.3 57.9 1.34 Food at Conference Breaks 16.1 44.6 16.4 9.7 13.1 2.41 Opening Banquet 27.5 49.7 12.1 5.7 5.0 2.89 Lunch w/ all conference attendees 21.1 51.5 14.7 6.0 6.7 2.74 Vendor/Assoc. Area 25.3 66.3 3.7 0.7 4.0 3.08 Pre-conference Tours 5.4 7.8 0.7 0.0 86.1 .47 Closing Luncheon 36.0 35.4 3.4 2.0 23.2 2.59 Case Study Competition 5.0 10.7 2.0 1.7 80.5 .58 CHO Program Track 1.7 9.2 2.7 1.7 84.7 .41 Grad. Student Program Track 5.1 9.9 1.0 1.4 82.5 .54 Conference Length 35.8 60.2 3.0 0.3 0.7 3.30 Cost of Annual Conference 29.8 59.9 8.0 1.7 0.7 3.16 Activities for Spouses and Guests 3.7 5.7 1.3 0.3 89.0 .35 Transportation Services 6.8 15.2 4.4 0.7 73.0 .82 5

SEAHO Conference Program Topics Over- Slightly About Slightly Under- No Satis. emphasized Over- Right Under- emphasized Opinion Ave (5) % emphasized (3) % emphasized (1) % (0) % Scale Program Topics (4) % (2) % =4-0 Self-Development and Evaluation 1.7 4.4 77.1 6.5 1.4 8.9 2.72 General Management 0.0 2.4 69.2 18.3 1.4 8.7 2.55 Government, Legal, and Labor Issues 0.0 0.7 29.4 35.6 17.6 16.6 1.80 Administrative and Financial Operation 0.0 1.7 42.2 27.3 13.5 15.2 2.02 Physical Facilities 0.0 2.0 45.1 27.3 11.6 14.0 2.10 Counseling Techniques 0.0 3.5 51.4 22.9 6.6 15.6 2.20 Programming 2.1 22.0 63.6 5.6 0.7 5.9 3.01 Staff Training (Residence Life) 2.7 13.7 70.4 7.9 0.3 4.8 2.96 Staff Training (Other Operations) 0.7 4.5 54.0 22.0 4.5 14.4 2.32 Product Selection, Testing and Use 0.7 3.5 47.8 24.2 4.5 19.4 2.13 Supervision 0.3 8.2 69.4 12.0 1.0 8.9 2.68 Conferences 0.3 1.4 48.1 20.8 6.6 22.8 2.00 Merchandising 1.7 4.5 46.7 15.6 3.8 27.7 2.02 Family Housing 0.0 0.7 28.2 31.3 11.3 28.5 1.61 Special Housing 0.3 2.4 39.4 26.6 9.3 21.8 1.92 Housing Assignments and Contracts 0.7 2.1 46.9 23.1 8.6 18.6 2.07 Student Conduct/Judicial Affairs 0.0 1.7 40.0 31.4 11.7 15.2 2.01 Residence Hall Government 0.0 2.4 43.3 29.2 9.6 15.5 2.08 Research and Assessment 0.0 3.8 51.7 23.6 5.6 15.3 2.23

SEAHO Pre-Conference Excellent Good Average Fair Poor No Satis. (5) % (4) % (3) % (2) % (1) % Opinion Ave (0) % Scale Pre-conference Items =4-0 Pre-conference Publicity (website) 25.7 44.0 15.7 4.0 2.3 8.3 3.62 Pre-conference Publicity (mailings) 16.1 42.6 18.8 6.4 3.0 13.1 3.23 Pre-conference Registration 30.1 42.8 15.7 3.0 1.7 6.7 3.77