We Are Listening is a monthly survey conducted by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (IRE) at Bemidji State University (BSU).

The purpose of this survey is to ask your thoughts on important topics so we can better meet your needs and wishes for BSU. Survey results will be used to guide institutional decision-making. To see a list of these topics, please view the upcoming schedule or list of past topics. This is your opportunity to be heard and help the university, we are listening to your responses.

This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and will be open for the first 2 weeks of each month. It is completely anonymous and all answers are provided voluntarily. No identifiable data is collected and your answers will only be used in summarized form with other responses. The survey is administered via Qualtrics and all survey protections for anonymity are enabled. You may access the survey via the link on our website, via a direct link sent to your BSU email or by scanning the QR code posted around campus. You may choose to participate via whichever method you prefer and on a device of your choosing (personal computer, phone, computer lab, etc). No meta-data is collected besides the time of submission.

Upon completion of this survey, you will be redirected to a separate form to enter yourself for a chance to win 1 (of 1) $100 gift cards or 1 (of 3) $50 gift cards to the BSU Bookstore. Only valid BSU emails (or other valid MinnState email for transfer students) will be counted for entry and duplicate submissions will be disqualified. Prize determination is conducted via assignment of a unique random number to each entrant and drawing randomly from this list of numbers. Odds of winning a prize are 4 out of the total number of responses.

Any questions or feedback may be directed to IRE at ir@bemidjistate.edu. For additional information and to suggest future topics, please check out the We Are Listening page on the IRE website. Results from the survey will be posted on our website on the Past Surveys page after we have had a period of time to review results and compile them into a summary report.

We want to make sure that this survey is accessible to you. If you need to request accommodations or other services to complete this survey, please contact Accessibility Services by calling (218) 755-3883 or emailing accessibility@bemidjistate.edu. You may also contact the Minnesota Relay Service at 1 (800) 627-3529.

Note for Minors Under 18

This survey is conducted under Institutional Review Board (IRB) policy. While the main purpose of the survey is IRB exempt as summary results will be used to inform educational practices, use of data from minors is prohibited for further research purposes. Further research includes longitudinal analysis or the use of results for conference presentations or journal publications. While minors may complete the survey, their responses will only be used for IRB exempt purposes informing university decisions. After this, all data from minors will be deleted as an additional precaution.

Debriefing

It is not expected that you will suffer any adverse effects from this survey. Should that happen, please contact the Student Center for Health and Counseling by calling (218) 755-2053. If you need immediate support, call the Bemidji Mobile Crisis line at (800) 422-0045 or National Crisis Line at 988. MN Warmline is a non-crisis resource available from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm at (651) 288-0400 or by texting “Support” to 85511. Another resource is Text4Life available by texting “MN” to 741741.