Survey of Warrior Educational Engagement and Transfirmation (SWEET)
The Survey of Warrior Educational Engagement and Transformation (SWEET) is an annual survey of undergraduate students completed during the winter semester. Conducted by the Division of Academic Affairs, SWEET aims to explore the student journey from start to finish, and is an in-house survey developed with collaborative, interdisciplinary input from across campus. The 2025 survey was open from March 17-April 18. All undergraduate students received an e-mail when the survey went live inviting participation.
Take the survey now.
Undergraduate students: reasons to participate
- Shape the future of WSU: Your feedback helps share your valuable perspective on how to improve classroom engagement, student support services, and your overall university experience.
- Make a real impact: Your responses are critical to helping inform decisions to enhance the student experience at WSU.
- Confidential & easy: The survey is voluntary, confidential and mostly consists of multiple-choice questions.
What you will be asked about
- Time commitments: Time spent in class, working, on homework, engaging in social activities, etc.
- Course experiences & study habits
- Interactions with faculty, advisors and support services
What’s in it for you?
- Results shared publicly: All students, faculty and staff are invited to the fall presentation of survey findings.
- Impact your education: Your voice can lead to positive changes in the way WSU supports students.
- Earn a giveaway! Prizes include:
- 5 - $100 Amazon gift cards
- 5 - $100 Barnes and Noble Bookstore gift cards
- 5 - Ticket and transportation to join the Campus Activities Team (CAT) at the Fall 2025 Spooky Saturday Halloweekends @ Cedar Point in September (must be a registered student in Fall 2025).
Faculty and staff
Encourage students to respond using your own messages or adapt the sample ones we have provided to share with your contacts. Links to department-friendly promotion are available or we are happy to help customize messaging to your needs.
Consider displaying this Powerpoint slide with the survey QR code before class or your event to encourage students to complete the survey.
Reasons to encourage your students to take the SWEET survey
- Provides rich, actionable data: Data collected from the survey informs decisions that shape the support, resources, and opportunities provided to students throughout their academic journey. With enough response, data can be disaggregated by student level, school/college, and even major.
- Supports individual student journeys: The survey helps understand the diverse paths and challenges students face, ensuring that personalized and relevant support is available to all.
- Improves faculty and staff engagement: The feedback helps to better understand student experiences, making it easier to provide effective learning experiences, advising, and support services.
- Collaborative and inclusive: The survey was developed with input from campus stakeholders, ensuring it reflects a broad range of perspectives and experiences.
- Promotes campus community: Encouraging students to take the survey fosters a sense of community by showing that the university cares about students’ opinions and wants to make improvements based on their feedback.
Where can I view the results?
A campus-wide presentation of the results will occur in the fall term and is open to all WSU faculty, staff and students. Survey results and presentation recordings are posted in the fall following each winter survey period.
News stories
These articles may help you understand more about the SWEET survey.
Share your student experience and help make WSU better [March 2024]
In-house survey will assess undergraduate student engagement, needs [March 2024]
Questions?
If you have questions or would like more details about the survey, please email sweetsurvey@wayne.edu.