Welcome to the Discovery Survey!
Alcorn State University recently launched a new campus master planning initiative to link its academic mission and strategic priorities to the physical development of the campus. This effort will examine a range of issues including accommodation of campus growth, campus open spaces and landscape, mobility systems, improvements to campus facilities, sustainability, and connections with the surrounding area. You are invited to participate in the Alcorn Discovery Survey. The survey consists of two parts. The first part is an interactive mapping tool that asks questions about how you experience the campus. The responses to these questions are compiled and can reveal key issues or patterns that will inform the campus master plan. The second part of the survey focuses on student housing and will help the university consider options for housing over the long term. Only students will be asked to complete this part of the survey. Responses to all questions will only be shared in aggregate, ensuring your individual privacy.
Any question may be skipped if you're unsure what to answer.
Map Instructions (for map questions): Click and hold with your cursor to pan. Click the +/- buttons or use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom. Click to place an icon at the appropriate location. Click the Clear Map button to re-do a question. If the location you select is an upper building floor or a specific room, please note the floor or room number in the additional comments textbox. Feel free to add other comments for clarification.
What is your relationship with the University?
Do you live on campus or commute?
Status
Which campus are you primarily affiliated with?
What is your class status for the 2021-2022 academic year?
Which school or administrative division are you affiliated with?
What makes the Alcorn campus special?
What/where do you consider to be the heart of campus? (Place an icon on the map.)
Identify your favorite outdoor spaces on the campus. (Place up to three icons on the map.)
Identify areas of the campus you think need the most improvement. (Place up to three icons on the map.)
Identify any areas on or near campus you consider unsafe. (Place up to three icons on the map.)
Where do you typically study? (Place up to three icons on the map.)
How can the university improve study spaces on campus?
Where do you collaborate with your colleagues? (Place up to three icons on the map.)
How can the university improve collaboration spaces on campus?
Where do you typically eat on campus? (Place up to three icons on the map.)
How can the university improve dining options on campus?
Where do you typically socialize on campus? (Place up to three icons on the map.)
How can the university improve social spaces on campus?
Where are your favorite off-campus destinations to eat or socialize? (Place up to 3 icons on the map at those locations).
What are the primary reasons you leave Alcorn’s campus in the middle of the academic day?
If you live on campus, trace your route by clicking along it from your residence hall or home to your first destination and subsequent destinations over a typical day. If your route differs day-to-day, choose a typical Tuesday.
When you drive to campus, which entrance do you use most often? (Place an icon on the map.)
Where do you typically park? If the parking lot you use differs day-to-day, choose a typical Tuesday. (Place an icon on the map.)
If you live off-campus, trace your route by clicking along it from where you usually park to your first destination and subsequent destinations over a typical day. If your route differs day-to-day, choose a typical Tuesday.
Do you typically use your car to get around the campus after you have parked for the first time?
If so, is there another way you would prefer to get around the campus if it were practical, convenient or comfortable? (If yes, choose all that apply.)
Are there campus destinations you would walk to if there were pedestrian pathways, or if pathways were more direct or continuous? (Place up to three icons on the map.)
Which types of spaces do you think the campus needs more of? (Select up to three choices.)
Which buildings need the most improvement? (Place up to three icons on the map.)
Which recreation or wellness facilities or amenities do you think the campus needs more of? (Select up to two choices.)
Where on campus do you currently engage in outdoor recreation activities? (Place up to three icons on the map)
Where on campus do you currently engage in outdoor recreation activities? (Place up to three icons on the map) N/A
Where do you currently live?
What is your personal share of monthly rent, excluding utilities?
How much is your individual monthly cost (on average) for utilities (gas, electric, internet, etc.)?
What factors influenced your housing decisions most for the current academic year? (Select up to three responses)
How satisfied are you with your current living situation?
What factors would have made you consider living on Alcorn’s campus instead of living off-campus for the 2021-2022 academic year? (Select up to three responses)
Please provide any other comments about the campus.
If you would like to participate in the survey gift card raffle, or to be informed about this project as if moves forward, please provide your email address.
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