Program Effectiveness

Near the end of their weeklong experience, the students are asked to rate each of the sessions in which they participated during the week on a 0 - 10 scale with five being considered “acceptable”.  The average for this summer’s experience was 7.6.

 

Testaments

Actual participant comments on file with respect to the overall program include:

• I loved this program and I enjoyed it a lot.
• Fun and enjoyable because it's what I want to do.
• This opened my eyes to a job which so many people use.
• It’s great to have taken the opportunity to be involved with a challenging and fun program. The chance to live a week with a college life is greatly appreciated.
• The social part was the most enjoyable. You get to learn about risk management, visit a college, and make new friends.
• A great opportunity and a lot of fun.
• It was a fantastic time
• It was good to have an experience dealing with the insurance world.
• I had a great time this week and learned an awful lot. I thank ISU for this opportunity.
• It was fun and Informative. I enjoyed meeting new people and having a competition to see who is better
• The program was SO organized- I LOVED that!

So, while we have found significant success in implementation of the principles associated with the Challenge, we firmly believe that these very same concepts have tremendous applicability in other settings and with student of a wide variety of backgrounds.