We aspired to evaluate whether APU is fulfilling their mission, and determine if APU’s Religious and Spiritual programs have created environments that are welcoming, accessible, inclusive, and equitable to all students. …show more content…
This survey was distributed throughout the span of three weeks on the APU campus and various facebook group sites. The survey included various demographic questions, close-ended, open-ended questions, and Likert scale items. Students who completed the survey were entered to participate in a raffle to win a $20 Amazon gift card.
There were three variables that we sought to measure through this evaluation: student’s spiritual development, academic success, and engagement. We chose to define “spiritual development” as spiritual growth and maturity of an individual’s identity through God. Our definition of academic success was the students’ level of performance and confidence. Lastly, we defined our last variable of “engagement” as the students’ involvement in different religious