2016 SUSI Program Evaluation — Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society

1. What is your primary area of interest?

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2. How would you rate the administration of the Institute?

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3. How would you rate the overall content of the Institute?

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4. How clearly were the goals and objectives of the Institute stated?

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5. How well were the goals and objectives of the Institute met?

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6. How relevant and useful were the themes of the Institute to your professional needs?

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7. How well were the themes and/or units of each week integrated into a unified program?

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8. How much did the academic program contribute to increasing your understanding about American literature, culture and society?

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9. How useful were the readings in preparing you for the classroom sessions?

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10. How useful do you believe the readings will be to your future work in this area?

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11. How well were the lectures and discussion leaders prepared for classroom activities?

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12. How useful were the guest presentations?

13. How useful were the discussions with the guest presenters?

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14. How useful were the contributions of the Academic Director to the Institute?

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15a. To what degree were you able to comprehend the lectures?

15b. To what degree where you able to comprehend the discussions?

15c. If you had difficulty comprehending the lectures and/or discussions, what was the primary reason?

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16. How well did the program staff prepare you for the study tours?

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17. Please rate the optional activities (shopping, dinners at the homes of staff/faculty, optional trips, etc.)

Please comment on their contribution to the quality of your experience and to your knowledge of U.S. culture.

18. Please rate the responsiveness of the staff to your professional needs and interests.

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19. How well did the study tours relate to the themes of the Institute?

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20. How well did the study tours complement the academic segment?

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21. Please rate the various facilities where you stayed:

21a. UofL Campus Housing

21b. Hotel in San Francisco

21c. Hotel in Los Angeles

21d. Hotel in Washington D.C.

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22. How has participation in the Institute changed your understanding of the United States? Please be specific:

23. How do you expect to apply the knowledge and materials obtained during this program in your educational institution in your home country?

24. Which aspects of the Institute were most valuable to you? Why?

25. Which aspects of the Institute were least valuable to you? Why?

26. How would you rate the Louisville area as the site for the academic residency?

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27. Will professional or personal ties be developed as a result of this Institute?

28. Please make any recommendations to improve the academic program. Please be specific:

29. Please make any recommendations to improve the academic tours. Please be specific:

30. Would you recommend UofL's Institute on Contemporary American Literature to colleagues in your own country?

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