Midterm Presidential Runoff and Surveys - December 4th, 2007
809 people voted in this election. Write-ins that recieved less than 4% of the vote are not displayed.
Run-off Election for AAS President
No candidate gained a majority of total votes cast in the previous election, and so a run-off between the top two vote-getters will determine who fills the upcoming vacancy for AAS President. | |
| Ayyappan "Pan" Venkatraman 09 | 59% (402) |
| Nick Pastan 09 | 41% (281) |
Spring Concert Survey
1. This vote will determine the 'Top 10 Ballot for Spring Concert 2008.' Please vote for three (3) artists per category (a total of 9 votes). | |
| Goo Goo Dolls | 59% (427) |
| Third Eye Blind | 57% (406) |
| The Strokes | 43% (307) |
| Hootie and the Blowfish | 35% (249) |
| All American Rejects | 30% (216) |
| Fountains of Wayne | 17% (119) |
| Simple Plan | 12% (85) |
| Less than Jake | 10% (73) |
| Breaking Benjamin | 7% (51) |
Folk Rock/Indie Rock (Choose 3): 731 voters | |
| Modest Mouse | 40% (290) |
| Snow Patrol | 35% (253) |
| The Decemberists | 31% (228) |
| Ben Harper | 30% (222) |
| Beach Boys | 30% (219) |
| OK Go | 28% (208) |
| OAR | 27% (200) |
| Jason Mraz | 27% (196) |
| Wilco | 21% (150) |
Hip-Hop/R&B (Choose 3): 710 voters | |
| Rihanna | 45% (321) |
| Ludacris | 42% (298) |
| The Roots | 42% (297) |
| Akon | 36% (259) |
| John Legend | 29% (206) |
| Lil Wayne | 25% (175) |
| M.I.A. | 21% (148) |
| Ciara | 21% (147) |
| Fabolous | 8% (54) |
| Juvenile | 3% (21) |
2. Choose which option you would rather have - (a) one spring concert with one of the artists listed above or (b) one spring concert with two of the following artists: | |
| (a) Spring Concert with one artist listed in the first question | 79% (550) |
| (b) Spring Concert with two artists listed above | 21% (147) |
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Survey
The Faculty Committee on Priorities and Resources (CPR) is investigating opportunities to enhance student-faculty collaborative research. We are currently gathering student input on the interest level on campus. Please answer the following questions. | |
| 2010 | 27% (196) |
| 2011 | 26% (191) |
| 2008 | 24% (174) |
| 2009 | 20% (146) |
| 2009E | 1% (8) |
| 2010E | 1% (6) |
| 2008E | 1% (4) |
| 2011E | 0% (3) |
Major/Intended Major:: 706 voters | |
| Humanities | 38% (266) |
| Social Sciences | 27% (191) |
| (Natural) Sciences | 23% (164) |
| Unsure | 12% (85) |
How interested would you be in collaborative faculty-student research opportunities?: 693 voters | |
| Very Interested | 51% (356) |
| Somewhat Interested | 37% (258) |
| Minimally Interested | 9% (60) |
| Not Interested | 3% (19) |
Are you familiar with the research interests of your professors?: 693 voters | |
| Somewhat Familiar | 35% (241) |
| Minimally Familiar | 29% (198) |
| Not Familiar | 25% (170) |
| Very Familiar | 12% (84) |
Are you familiar with the academic internship program?: 691 voters | |
| Not Familiar | 63% (438) |
| Minimally Familiar | 23% (162) |
| Somewhat Familiar | 11% (73) |
| Very Familiar | 3% (18) |
During what time periods would you be interested in participating in student-faculty research? (check all that apply): 639 voters | |
| Interterm | 36% (228) |
| Summer | 35% (225) |
| Academic School Year | 29% (186) |
Have you participated in an academic internship (academic internships include Hughes fellowship, Academic Intern Program, Mellon Internship, Schupf Scholar, etc.) before?: 659 voters | |
| No | 89% (589) |
| Yes | 11% (70) |
If you haven’t participated in an academic internship (including academic intern program, Hughes Fellowship, Schupf Scholar), what factors prevented you from doing so? (check all that apply): 543 voters | |
| Don’t know about the the programs | 50% (273) |
| Don’t know how to find academic internships | 17% (90) |
| Too busy with other engagements | 15% (83) |
| Prefer other types of internships (i.e. non-profit, professional, etc.) | 8% (42) |
| Others | 5% (28) |
| Lack of Interest | 5% (26) |
| Tasks not intellectually engaging | 0% (1) |
If you have participated in an Academic Internship, | |
| In response to an advertisement/announcement | 58% (39) |
| I approached the professor | 27% (18) |
| Professor approached me | 15% (10) |
How intellectually engaging were your tasks?: 71 voters | |
| Very Engaging | 49% (35) |
| Somewhat Engaging | 42% (30) |
| Minimally Engaging | 8% (6) |
| Not Engaging | 0% (0) |
How prepared did you feel for the work assigned to you?: 69 voters | |
| Somewhat Prepared | 65% (45) |
| Very Prepared | 26% (18) |
| Minimally Prepared | 7% (5) |
| Not Prepared | 1% (1) |
How involved was your supervising professor in your tasks?: 69 voters | |
| Very Involved | 43% (30) |
| Somewhat Involved | 41% (28) |
| Minimally Involved | 13% (9) |
| Not Involved | 3% (2) |