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Lafayette College Technology Clinic

-Midyear Report Spring 2018-

An Analysis of

Communications at

Lafayette College

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1. Meet The Team…………….………………… 5

2. Charge…….….……………...……………...… 7

3. Clients………………....…………………...… 9

4. Project Significance…………………..……… 13

5. Focus………………...……….………...……. 16

6. Understanding Personas ……….…….….…... 19

7. Current Communications…...….…………...... 21

8. Methodology…………………....………...….. 25

9. Understanding Content………....………...….. 31

10. Suggestions………………………..…..….... 40

11. Future Work…………….………………… 45

12. Acknowledgements……………….……….. 47

13. Appendices…………………….…...……… 50

14. References…………………….…………… 56

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Meet the

Team

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Charge

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Clients

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Clients

Lafayette College Communications Division:

Lafayette College Office Of Development:

Lafayette College Office Of Admissions:

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Clients

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Project

Significance

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Why Does This Matter?

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Project Significance

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Focus (Goals / What We Are Thinking About)

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Focus

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Focus

Personas

Content

Mode Of Destribution

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Understanding

Personas

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Current

Communications

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Introduction:

Students:

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Current Communications

Alumni:

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Current Communications

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Methodology

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Interviews:

Methodology

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Methodology

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Methodology

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Institutional Review:

Methodology

Student Survey:

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Understanding

Content

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Figure 1. Survey responses about which method of communication

students predominantly use to learn about on-campus events.

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I Predominantly Learn about On Campus Events Through…

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Understanding Content

Figure 2. Survey results depicting the frequency with which

respondents access their Lafayette email accounts.

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The Frequency At Which I Visit Lafayette Email

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Understanding Content

Figure 3. Survey results depicting the frequency with which respondents access

LafSync.

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The Frequency At Which I Visit Lafsync

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The Frequency At Which I Visit Moodle

Understanding Content

Figure 4. Survey results depicting the frequency with

which respondents access Moodle.

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The Frequency At Which I Visit My.lafayette.edu

Figure 5. Survey results depicting the frequency with

which respondents access My.Lafayette.edu

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Understanding Content

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The email announcements I receive are relevant to me.

Figure 6. Survey responses indicating how relevant respondents feel email

announcements are to them.

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I Would Prefer To Receive Information About All Lafayette Events...

In a bulk email once a week.

In a bulk email twice a week.

In a bulk email three times a week.

In a bulk email everyday.

One separate email for each event.

Figure 7. Survey responses about participants’ preferences for email

announcement format.

Understanding Content

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I Can Determine Whether Or Not An Email Is Relevant To Me

Without Opening It.

Understanding Content

Figure 8. Survey responses regarding whether or not

participants’ feel they can determine the relevancy of an

email to them without opening it.

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Strongly Agree

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I Am Well-informed About Campus Events

Figure 9. Survey responses regarding how well-informed

participants feel they are about on campus events.

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Figure 10. Survey responses regarding how well-informed participants feel they are

about on campus events.

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Suggestions

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Suggestions

Calendar Of Events:

Installments and Stall Talks:

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Suggestions

Podcasts:

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Suggestions

Lafsync:

Google:

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Suggestions

Student App:

Choosing Platforms:

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Future Work:

Summer Reunion and Fall 2018

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Reunion:

Fall 2018:

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Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgments

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Appendix

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Of these announcements that are relevant to me, I participate in ____ % of events.

Figure 11. Survey results regarding respondent’s estimates of how often they attend the

corresponding events to relevant announcements to them.

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The Frequency At Which I Visit My Mailbox

Figure 12. Survey results regarding the frequency with which respondents

visit their Farinon mailbox.

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The Frequency At Which I Visit Online Calendar of Events

Figure 13. Survey results depicting the frequency that respondents access

the Online Calendar of Events.

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