Survey Oversight Committee
The Survey Oversight Committee (SOC) exists to coordinate or direct, improve, enhance, and expand surveying methods at Purdue University. Its primary goals include:
- Review and improve best practices and resources for surveying to be distributed widely to Purdue affiliates via the IDA+A website and other platforms
- Establish method of tracking constituents’ participation in large-scale surveying efforts and measuring survey fatigue (and related metrics such as survey volume), with the goal of reducing survey fatigue among Purdue affiliates
- Establish standard operating procedures and policies (SOPs) surrounding surveying at Purdue, including but not limited to frequency, data privacy and protection, data analysis, and data visualization and dissemination
- Promote the public visibility of the SOC and IDA+A among Purdue affiliates as the subject matter experts on surveying
The composition of the Survey Oversight Committee consists of senior leadership and leaders from other policy making or deliberative bodies across Purdue University to ensure diverse and adequate representation for each of the following constituencies: undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty.
The SOC includes representation from the following areas:
- IDA+A
- Executive Vice President for Research
- Vice President for Ethics and Compliance
- Vice President for Human Resources
- Vice President for Information Technology
- Vice Provost for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
- Vice Provost for Student Life
- Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
- CSSAC
- MaPSAC
- Purdue Graduate Student Government
- Purdue Student Government
- University Senate
- Members-at-Large (faculty with expertise in survey methods)
The SOC meets quarterly on Microsoft Teams. Questions and comments can be directed to Owura Kuffuor at okuffuor@purdue.edu.