Approval of the Office of Student Affairs has reached a three-year low of 76 percent. In May 2011, approval was 87 percent and in May 2012 it was 83 percent.
“The NAS report has done nothing but strengthen my positive opinion of Bowdoin,” said a sophomore male in response to the survey. “Sure, the school is not perfect, but no one expects it to be.”
The survey was distributed to all students via email; this spring’s installment garnered 248 responses.
President Mills’ approval rating decreased from 94 percent in the fall to 89 percent.
“[I’m] disappointed by Mills’ response to the NAS report, [but] generally approve of his job as president,” said a male junior.
The survey has been administered for the past three years to track student opinion of various notable organizations and individuals at the College.
The faculty, historically one of the survey’s most popular groups, received a 98 percent approval rating, unchanged from their approval at this time last year.
“So far, my favorite part about Bowdoin is the professors,” wrote a male first year. “They are excited
The College’s 96 percent approval rating remained unchanged from the fall, according to the latest installment of the Orient’s semi-annual survey.
Approval of the Office of Student Affairs has reached a three-year low of 76 percent. In May 2011, approval was 87 percent and in May 2012 it was 83 percent.
“The NAS report has done nothing but strengthen my positive opinion of Bowdoin,” said a sophomore male in response to the survey. “Sure, the school is not perfect, but no one expects it to be.”
The survey was distributed to all students via email; this spring’s installment garnered 248 responses.
President Mills’ approval rating decreased from 94 percent in the fall to 89 percent.
“[I’m] disappointed by Mills’ response to the NAS report, [but] generally approve of his job as president,” said a male junior.
The survey has been administered for the past three years to track student opinion of various notable organizations and individuals at the College.
The faculty, historically one of the survey’s most popular groups, received a 98 percent approval rating, unchanged from their approval at this time last year.
“So far, my favorite part about Bowdoin is the professors,” wrote a male first year. “They are excited to be teaching, and they are willing and helpful to guide and advise students.”
“Tim Foster has lost my respect until he establishes a clear definition of hazing and uses due process in investigating hazing cases,” said a male senior.
Only 67 percent of the Class of 2013 approves of the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, compared to 91 percent of the Class of 2016.
The Career Planning Center (CPC) has an overall approval rating of 62 percent, down 12 percentage points from the fall but up four percentage points from this time last year.
The Class of 2016 has the highest approval of the CPC at 79 percent whereas only 54 percent of the class of 2013 approves of the CPC. In May 2011, 74 percent of the Class of 2013 approved of the CPC.
“I strongly disapprove of the Career Planning Center because I did not come to Bowdoin for the CPC to tell me I should be a waitress after graduation,” a female senior wrote to the Orient.
The Health Center also received one of the lowest approval ratings, 65 percent, down four percentage points from this fall and seven percentage points from May 2011. The Health Center received higher ratings from men than women, 69 percent, compared to 60.
“Bowdoin should be ashamed of the poor quality of the services provided by the health center. It’s a joke,” wrote a female senior.