NSSE & FSSE 2012 Timeline
2011
June
- Registration opens for NSSE and FSSE 2012 (deadline is 9/15/11)
August
- Registrations approved by NSSE Project Services teams
- Survey promotion Webinars
- Survey promotion consultation provided by NSSE Project Services teams
- Consortium enrollment begins
September
- NSSE survey recruitment message customization started by institutions
- Registration deadline for NSSE and FSSE 2012 is 9/15
October
- FSSE survey recruitment message customization started by institutions
- Consortium questions due by 10/7
- Deadline for NSSE institutions to finalize survey materials is 10/28:
- For all institutions: customized recruitment messages
- For all NSSE institutions: Academic Calendars
- For all NSSE institutions: image to display on Web survey
- For paper mode administrations: letterhead, electronic signature
November
- Consortium membership must be confirmed by 11/4
- NSSE population file submission and oversample instruction deadline is 11/10
- NSSE population file processing and sampling (for non-census institutions)
December
- FSSE recruiting message customization, survey choice, and sample uploads due by 12/17
- NSSE samples drawn from approved populations by mid-December
- NSSE population file questions must be resolved by 12/16
2012
January
- Institutions update population files with lists of ineligible students, and any other updated or corrected information
- Test messages are sent to NSSE institutions to test spam filters, etc.
- NSSE survey administration starts in late January for some institutions
February
- Institutions update population files with lists of ineligible students, and any other updated or corrected information
- NSSE survey invitation messages for most institutions are sent by early February
- Local administration surveys are sent to institutions in mid-February
- FSSE materials processing concludes by late February
- Test messages are sent to FSSE institutions to test spam filters, etc.
March-April
- Web administration of FSSE begins in mid-March
- Final NSSE survey reminders are sent to most students by the end of April
May
- Comparison groups for NSSE Institutional Report selected by institutions
- Final FSSE survey reminders are sent to faculty by the end of May
June - July
- Survey administration closes 6/1
- Analysis of NSSE & FSSE 2011 data
- Preparation of NSSE & FSSE Institutional Report
August
- Institutional Report sent to institutions
