GULL Week

Monday - Monday, February 18-25, 2019

STUDENTS: There are multiple sessions available. Pick the session that is convenient for you! Demonstrate your academic excellence and help make SU an even better university. Every student matters! View previous GULL Week winners.

STUDENTS: Sign up for GULL Week

FACULTY: Please complete the form below to request a GULL Week participant list for your course(s) and/or a T-shirt to promote GULL Week in your classes.

FACULTY: Request a GULL Week participant list

GULL Week has gone GREEN!

Starting last semester, we only give certificates to students that request one based upon what their instructors require. Therefore, please consider requesting an electronic GULL Week participant list from UARA instead of requesting paper certificates. Faculty that request a participant list will receive it via email from Sarah Winger within a month following the end of GULL Week - after all the participation information has been processed and aligned with course rosters.

About GULL Week

Gaining Understanding as a Lifelong Learner (GULL) Week occurs in the early part of fall and spring 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 from semester-to-semester, 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!)

Upcoming GULL Week

Show us your school spirit by demonstrating your:

Effective Reading
Emerging & Enduring Global Issues
Ethical Reasoning
Oral Communication
Written Communication

Past GULL Weeks have addressed the following General Education Student Learning Goals.