How to Improve Student Involvement at Your University
Set up your students for success by introducing tech into co-curricular experiences
Involvement in college matters and what students do during their college tenure helps set them apart from their classmates as they embark on their next stage of life – the real world! In fact, The Ohio State University, Center for the Study of Student Life conducted an Involvement Study that covered how college student involvement is positively and directly related to career outcomes. The study encompassed a sample of employers who reviewed fake resumes of undergraduate students which varied only in the level of co-curricular involvement. This study found that:
Highly involved students were: 3x more likely to be considered for the same job and considered 18% more career-ready than uninvolved students.
Moderately involved students were: 2x more likely to be considered for the same job and considered 11% more career-ready than uninvolved students.
“Employers rated the students that had been at least minimally involved in co-curricular activities as more hireable than those who were not involved at all. Employers rated highly-involved students as more career ready than minimally-involved or uninvolved students.”
So what does this mean for your university and students? There should be an immediate emphasis on student involvement, and introducing digital solutions like digital and online forms is the best way to get started.
How can digital forms improve student involvement at your institution?
Digital forms can elevate student co-curricular activities in many ways! This includes the interactions with students, communicating information, capturing critical data, introducing students to technology, and much more.
Collect and act on student data
When students are attending their sorority/fraternity meetings, introduce digitized sign in sheets to quickly identify who is properly attending meetings. Rather than pen and paper, digital data capture allows student body organizations to focus less on tedious tasks and place more emphasis on meeting agendas. Leveraging the GoFormz Reporting Tool also enables sorority/fraternity members to run comprehensive reports (daily/weekly/monthly) to identify which members of their organization are not attending a specific amount of meetings, allowing them the opportunity to properly address those concerns without taking time away from meeting agendas.
Streamline and simplify application processes
When students are seeking on-site student jobs, streamline the application process by leveraging online forms, which enable public links to be easily shared via text, email, on the web, and much more, for easy-to-access online applications. Form sharing, otherwise known as Public Forms, can simplify the application process and encourage students to apply to various opportunities available without needing to leave the comfort of their home.
Enhanced communication and collaboration with alumni programs
Maintaining relationships with alumni affiliations is crucial, as they lend a helping hand to student body life. While alumni can be found all over the world, data collection can only take place in the digital realm. As students prepare for post-college, collect information via online forms and automatically route that collected information into existing databases. With access to Automated Workflows and an open API, communication with alumni programs is that much easier!
Introducing easy-to-use tech
Tech can be daunting, but with practice, comes experience! Introducing technology to students during their time in college allows the opportunity for growth and a better understanding of all the possibilities available to them.
All in all, there are a number of ways digital forms can improve student involvement at your university. Sign up for a risk-free 14-day trial today and discover how quickly GoFormz can drastically enhance student involvement.
About GoFormz
GoFormz is a digital form and operational data management solution that helps garner actionable insights from collected data. We believe by introducing digital solutions into everyday processes, colleges can positively impact the trajectory for students entering the workforce. Whether you need a signature form digitized or require feedback forms, GoFormz can bring your exact paper forms to the digital realm (which no other digital form solution can offer) – requiring no coding experience! With Automated Workflows and an open API, collected data can be instantly routed to existing operating systems and accessible in real-time.
