GULL Week

Starting in the 2019 - 2020 Academic Year, an extended GULL Week will be offered only in the fall semester. There will not be a spring GULL Week.

Thanks to all that helped make GULL Week Fall 2019 a success!

You help SU continuously improve!

FACULTY: If you haven’t already done so, please REQUEST A GULL WEEK PARTICIPANT LIST if you offered course-based incentives to your students. You will receive it via email from Sarah Winger in about a month following the end of GULL Week (September 18^th) – after all the test information has been received and participation information has been processed and aligned with course rosters.

STUDENTS: Check in next fall to sign up for the next GULL Week!

About GULL Week

Gaining Understanding as a Lifelong Learner (GULL) Week occurs in the early part of fall semesters. During GULL Week undergraduate students participate in assessments. The information gathered during GULL Week will be used by SU to demonstrate skills and knowledge that SU students develop and to improve the General Education program. Your participation is needed and important to the University!

Please visit General Education Assessment Results on the University Assessment website to see results and reports from previous GULL Week assessments
Every student matters! Your participation can help us:
- know where you are in terms of skills and knowledge
- know about your opinions, behaviors, and general feedback
- identify what we are doing well and where we can focus on improving
- inform revision of our GenEd curriculum
- inform revision of your major's curriculum
- continuously improve students' experience at SU
The more the merrier! Low samples of student data will not accurately represent what is really happening with student learning and outcomes at SU, but large enough samples will allow meaningful data, results, and evidence-based decision-making.

Participated in GULL Week before? Please participate again! Not only do we rotate the assessments we administer in GULL Week, but we also hope to have students take the same test several times during their time at SU so we can see if there is any change. For instance, has your Information Literacy improved from when you were an incoming student to a year or two later?

Still not convinced? Want to know what's in it for you? Here are few more reasons to spend an hour of your time helping us improve SU:
- Extra credit or other course incentives - ask your instructors!
- Every GULL Week participant gets an amazing t-shirt designed by an SU student - a new design for each GULL Week!
- Help your College or School win recognition with the highest percentage of GULL Week participants
- Help your Fraternity or Sorority win recognition and funds with the highest percentage of GULL Week participants
- Help your Registered Club or Organization win recognition and funds with the highest percentage of GULL Week participants
- Help your Residence Hall win recognition and Gull Games points with the highest percentage of GULL Week participants (Gull Games was formally known as Spring Olympics - Celebrating its 25th year!)

Show your school spirit

by demonstrating how much you have achieved related to SU's General Education Student Learning Goals.