Student Engagement with UTSC
The UTSC Department of Student Life and International Student Centre provide student life services, co-curricular opportunities, and international student support at the Scarborough campus. To improve their services for the 2019–2020 year, they partnered with the Innovation Hub in Spring 2019.
Fall/Winter 2019-2020
How do UTSC students view UTSC Student Life and International Experience?
Through activities and discussion groups, the Innovation Hub spoke with UTSC students and solicited their views on the student experience and the Department of Student Life. We found that students value visibility, clarity, and responsive communication.
KEY FINDINGS
Through activities and discussions, UTSC students revealed how they learn about the services of the Department of Student Life and International Student Centre and the kind of content they seek. Currently, especially among first years, knowledge of the Department of Student Life is limited, but students are curious and identify places where the Department could play a larger role: helping first-year students navigate course selection and other administrative hurdles, providing more experiential learning opportunities for international students, and collaborating with student clubs and societies.
Themes that help navigate these findings include:
- What Do Students Value in Programs?
- What Do Students Know About the Department of Student Life?
- What Do Students Think of the International Student Centre
