St. Andrews Given High Marks by 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement
Summary
Robert Hopkins, dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs, says the NSSE cited St. Andrews for the active engagement between students during classes.Like their senior counterparts, St. Andrews first-year students also work on projects outside of the classroom with faculty members and spend a relatively high amount of time weekly on co-curricular activities.The benefits include gains in critical thinking, the ability to relate book knowledge to real life, appreciation of cultural differences, self-esteem, confidence, civic engagement, time management, and decision making.The benefits include gains in critical thinking, the ability to relate book knowledge to real life, appreciation of cultural differences, self-esteem, confidence, civic engagement, time management, and decision making.Students at St. Andrews have traditionally been involved in activities beyond the classroom.More than 50 clubs, organizations, and honors groups are offered to students including theatre, chorus, pipe band, Model United Nations, and Campus Lions Club.###About St. Andrews Presbyterian CollegeAn innovative and bold academic venture to an interdisciplinary curriculum, a highly acclaimed college press, an award-winning pipe band, national champion equestrian teams, and first-rate scholarship have marked the distinctive character of St. Andrews.