Using CCWS Data to Inform Institutional Practices

July 16, 2024 Best Practices Network

Following a brief overview of the CCWS (presented by Professor Guy Faulkner), the first part of this presentation features three institutional case studies who have implemented the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) and how the data has informed their institutional practices.

Case Study 1

Lina Di Genova from McGill University discusses how access to benchmark data from multiple surveys like the CCWS can help campuses learn about trending topics at local and national levels. Lina shares how recent health and wellness survey data has inspired how Student Life and Learning approaches knowledge mobilization, and programming and service delivery on campus. And how the CCWS data on food security inspired changes to their Student Housing and Hospitality Services Meal Plan.

Case Study 2

Meaghan Blake from John Abbott College discusses how the CCWS became a key data source for College wide mental health planning. Initially launched in 2022 as part of their gap analysis vis a vis the National Standard, the CCWS data has since served to support a whole campus approach to mental health. Meaghan discusses how the CCWS data has served to support a whole campus approach to mental health and shares practical applications of the data such as progress measures for their Strategic Plan and the identification of key action items for their new policy on Student Mental Health. Meaghan also shares insights on how the data has helped to secure funding (Bell Let’s Talk) and launch new mental health initiatives such as their SOAR mentorship program for racialized students.

Case Study 3

Sandra Gibson from the University of Waterloo dives into the data from the CCWS deployed at their institution in 2022. Sandra shares data on equity-deserving groups and also discusses faculty-specific reports.

The second part of the webinar is led by Dhruvi Nishar, a CCWS Analyst who provides an in-depth technical overview of the CCWS Tableau dashboard reporting tool. Institutions that participate in the CCWS receive dashboards that include their survey results and survey results from other institutions, which provide comparison data. Attendees will learn how to access and navigate these interactive reports, including key functions such as how to use filters to look at specific groups of students.

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Time Stamps

Part 1: Using CCWS Data to Inform Institutional Practices: Perspectives from Three Participating Institutions
Time: 0:00-1:03:21

Part 2: Technical Overview of the CCWS Tableau Dashboard Reporting Tool
Time: 1:03:22-1:21:08

Presenters

Dr. Guy Faulkner is a Professor and Chair in Applied Public Health in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He currently coordinates the implementation of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS; www.ccws-becc.ca) which is a system for collecting data on the health and wellbeing of Canadian post-secondary students.

Kelly Wunderlich is a Research Manager at the University of British Columbia. She manages the day-to-day operations of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS), a Canadian health and wellbeing assessment tool for Canadian post-secondary campuses.

Lina Di Genova is the Director, Assessment & Evaluation in Student Life & Learning at McGill University. Lina has over twenty years’ experience of translating data into action to promote the wellbeing of individuals and organizations.

Meaghan Blake, c.o. Psychotherapist, is the Chairperson of the Counselling team at John Abbott College. She is responsible for mental health strategic planning, and coordinating the College’s alignment with the National Standard, and corresponding Plan d’action sur la santé mentale étudiante en enseignement supérieur (QC).

Sandra Gibson is the Manager of Health Education and Promotion at the University of Waterloo and has been involved in the health and wellness industry for 30 years. Sandra engages with students, staff, and faculty to develop programming and promote wellness on campus. Sandra runs the Peer Health Education program, implements the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey at University of Waterloo, and co-produces the award-winning new student orientation play ‘To Be Honest”.

Dhruvi Nishar is a Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) data analyst with expertise in data management, wrangling, mining, and visualization. She is proficient in programming languages such as Python and R, as well as BI tools like Tableau. As part of her role with the CCWS, she creates and maintains the Tableau dashboards, and supports post-secondary institutions to understand and use them. Dhruvi also serves as the data steward and custodian for CCWS, ensuring the integrity and security of the project’s data.

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