http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35083 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35512 Farm succession, survey report, 2009 Janke, James Trechter, David Hadley, Shelly The purpose of this study was to gather information about the experiences of Wisconsin farmers who had completed a succession plan to transfer the ownership of the farm. The survey was sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Extension in order to guide development of educational programs to meet the evolving needs of Wisconsin farmers. 26 p. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35510 Leftover medication disposal in Waukesha and Winnebago Counties, survey report, 2009 Janke, James Trechter, David Hadley, Shelly The purpose of this study was to gather opinions about the disposal of unused/leftover medicines in Waukesha and Winnebago Counties and was part of a research project by Steven Brachman of the UW Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC). This study consists of two separate surveys. One survey, which is referred to as the general public survey, was sent to a random sample of households in Waukesha and Winnebago Counties. The other survey was sent to a sample of Waukesha County residents who participated in a free program called "Get the Meds Out" through which a mail back service was offered for the disposal of leftover medicines. 36 p. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35411 College transition: managing stress and maintaining health focus group report Janke, James Speerstra, Mandy Trechter, David The Survey Research Center conducted a series of focus group sessions at the request of a team of University of Wisconsin-Extension faculty from the Western and Northern Districts. The purpose of the focus groups was to be a source of input for a research project designed to develop a curriculum to help students and their families make the transition from high school to college. 42 p. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35409 UW-River Falls summer school survey Fall 2004 Trechter, David Parks, Denise A questionnaire was designed and administered to determine who the current clientele are for summer school, what their preferences are in terms of course offerings, their plans and motivations for attending in the coming year, and what the competition might have that gives them an advantage in attracting UW-River Falls students to their summer school program. 14 p. Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35407 UW-River Falls parking survey Trechter, David Parks, Denise This survey was developed for the UW-River Falls Parking Office to solicit their views about parking on and around campus. The survey was sent to faculty and staff, students living in River Falls, and commuter students. 22 p. Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35405 Hudson adult education survey Trechter, David Parks, Denise A questionnaire developed for the City of Hudson to study the Adult Education needs in the area. 28 p. Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35403 UW-River Falls student alcohol consumption opinions focus group report Parks, Denise Trechter, David Student Health Services asked the SRC to conduct focus groups to explore the views of students about alcohol consumption and the impact of responsible drinking campaigns. 13 p. Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35401 UW-River Falls vision and values survey: Fall 2005 Trechter, David Parks, Denise Hadley, Shelly Conducted during the Fall of 2005, this on-line survey sought opinions in seven areas. Respondents were asked to describe the campus, offer what its core values should be in the 21st century, and describe their vision for the institution. In addition, respondents could offer an opinion on UW-RF's strengths, suggest its future defining characteristics, offer what changes would be needed to accomplish those characteristics, and weigh in on how Chancellor Don Betz should be spending his time. The UW-RF Vision and Values Survey produced almost 10,000 discrete comments from nearly 600 students, faculty, staff, and community members. 42 p. Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35399 UW-River Falls external stakeholder survey report Trechter, David The Survey Research Center (SRC) sent questionnaires to 505 people with whom UW-River Falls' faculty and staff have worked in recent years; 204 returned the survey. 95% of survey respondents said that UW-River Falls is "important" or "very important" to their organization and 99% said the University is "important" or "very important" to the region. The picture that emerges from this survey is of a university that is deeply engaged with its external stakeholders, a university whose services are highly valued, and whose existence is seen as critical to the region. The numeric results and the open-ended comments are powerful affirmations of our efforts to work with the broader community. 16 p. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35397 UW-River Falls faculty staff survey report Trechter, David Hadley, Shelly Janke, James Parks, Denise Gunter, Ramona A survey of UWRF faculty, staff and students found, among other things, that there is broad faculty participation in research, scholarly and creative activities (e.g. nearly 30% of all UWRF faculty report having received external grant funding); faculty are very positive about their programs (78 percent think their program is good or excellent at developing critical thinking skills; faculty feel that UWRF is modestly successful in developing critical intellectual capacities in our students (writing, speaking, critical thinking, independent learning, problem solving); despite substantial dissatisfaction with aspects of work-life on campus (salary and benefits, classrooms, offices, facilities, etc.), nearly three-quarters of faculty and staff said they are ?very satisfied? or ?satisfied" with their job; most faculty and staff are aware of key elements of the strategic planning process. 21 p. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35395 UW-RF dining services meal plan participant survey report Hadley, Shelly Trechter, David Janke, James Parks, Denise Gunter, Ramona The motivation for this study was to evaluate preferences and gather opinions of meal plan participants at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UW-RF). Dining Services at UW-RF wanted to understand how to best meet the needs of meal plan participants as they prepare a contract for a new food service provider. 75 p. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35393 Reducing UW-River Falls' energy use and carbon emissions: briefing document Trechter, David Fry, Blake The purpose of this briefing document is to provide some background information about energy use on campus and to outline the options we have for reducing our carbon emissions as we move "off the grid." 24 p. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35391 CAFES 2008 new student survey report Glenn, Megan Trechter, David Hadley, Shelly During Academic Day, September 2, 2008, incoming freshmen and transfer students in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) were asked to complete a one-page questionnaire designed to find out how they learned about UW-River Falls as an option for their tertiary education, what factors most influenced their decision to come here, what sorts of contact they had with the University prior to matriculating and how committed they feel to UW-River Falls and their current major. A limited amount of demographic information was also collected. This report summarizes the 310 responses that were returned. Based on the approximately 420 freshmen and transfer students admitted to CAFES for Fall 2007, the estimates contained in this report should be accurate to within plus or minus 2.6 percent. 12 p. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35389 Dairy steer managment survey report, 2009 Hadley, Shelly Trechter, David The Dairy Steer Management Survey was developed to find out to what extent 2008 program participants retained the information covered in dairy steer management workshops and, also, to find out if they have integrated these practices into their operations. 25 p. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:58:59 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35387 Assessment of globalization efforts at UW-River Falls: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats Trechter, David Hadley, Shelly The goals of this survey were to assess the degree to which the UW-River Falls campus has institutionalized our internationalization/globalization efforts and what our strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats are with respect to this strategic priority. 72 p. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:58:59 GMT