Student activity preferences will be gauged in a survey to be conducted during Dead Week, according to Dean Bill Hughes.
Forms on which students may indicate their interests in dances, concerts, lectures, intramurals, clubs, and publications will be available on a table in the foyer of the Student Center.
Purpose of the survey is to determine whether students are actually interested in activities and, if so, which ones are preferred, in an effort to stimulate participation.
The response of only a few students to the survey will indicate a general lack of interest in organizations as such, according to Hughes.
“On the other hand, if several hundred students fill in forms, the implication will be that poor participation in activities in the past has occurred because those sponsored on campus did not meet the needs and interests of the majority of students,” Hughes said.
If such is the case, it may be possible to curb apathy by changing activities or varying them to a larger extent, he feels.