Darby Roberts & Robert Tirso, Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research at Texas A&M University

Darby Roberts & Robert Tirso, Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research at Texas A&M University

April 19, 2026 · 28 min

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Darby Roberts and Robert Tirso discuss student affairs surveys and their implications at Texas A&M University.

Darby Roberts, Director, Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research at Texas A&M University & Robert Tirso, Data Analyst, Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research at Texas A&M University discuss the WISHES Survey & Aggie Wellbeing Survey, their roles in this office, trends that they're currently seeing, first generation students vs others, the importance of fostering a sense of belonging, positive vs negative survey responses, confidentiality of responses, the option of having follow-up from the university, faculty & staff student support, some of the questions in the survey, who the survey is sent to (and how), and where to find data from the survey.

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