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The Graduating Student Opinion Survey asked students about their goals and success in achieving those goals while at Rutgers. More than half of the graduating seniors felt that all of the personal and enrichment goals except one were important to them in both 1997 and 1992. More students said becoming independent, self-reliant and adaptable (69% and 60%) were more important than the goals of: improving self-confidence (59% and 58%); learning skills that would enrich their daily life or make them more complete persons (58% and 57%); or improving leadership skills (55% and 56%). Improving their ability to get along well with others was an important goal for 46% of seniors in 1997 and 41% in 1992. Seniors who rated these goals as important generally felt successful in achieving them. Students in the graduating class of 1997 indicated that they were achieving or have achieved personal development and enrichment goals that were important to them at higher rates than students from the 1992 graduating class. For example, in 1997, 81% of respondents who selected the goal of becoming more independent, self-reliant, and adaptable also indicated that they achieved or were achieving this goal. In 1992, only 68% of the students who cited this as an important goal also indicated that they were achieving or achieved this goal.  The size and diversity of Rutgers enables the university to offer students a wide array of opportunities to develop leadership skills. These opportunities include: student government organizations in each of the university's 29 colleges and schools; the University Senate which is a policy advisory body made up of faculty, students, alumni and administrators; representation on the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees; extracurricular organizations and clubs ranging from academic, preprofessional, social, recreational, special interest, service, religious, political, and community action groups; student press, television, and radio; student-run concert, stage, and lecture programs; fraternity and sorority life; intercollegiate and club athletics; and residential life. |