Alumni Questionnaire (AQ)

Title: Alumni Questionnaire (AQ)

Purpose: To assess alumni’s overall experience at BYU–Hawaii through an optional survey of closed and open-ended questions.

Audience: BYUH alumni in a given calendar year

Cadence: Every year to alumni 3-years post-graduation (e.g., in 2025, those who graduated in 2022 will be surveyed)

Survey Creators: The Institutional Research Office with collaboration from the alumni office and program leaders.

Survey Distributer: The survey is administered online via Qualtrics. A link to the anonymous survey is emailed through the Qualtrics distribution system and is sent on behalf of BYU–Hawaii Institutional Research.

Data Collection Timeframe: Three months during the Fall, with a reminder email being sent monthly.

Survey Questions: In addition to general questions assessing current activity status, overall BYUH experience, and more, alumni are directed to major-specific questions created by faculty in their program.

Historical Information: This survey was developed in-house and has been used in a variety of formats since 1998, including being administered by BYU Provo from 2001to 2023. In 2023, the BYUH IR office reclaimed ownership and distribution of the AQ. Questions in the AQ will be re-examined and updated every five years with the most recent update in 2024 for the 2020 and 2021 graduating cohorts.

Reporting of Results: Data from the AQ is automatically uploaded in aggregate form to an AQ Domo Dashboard. Individual program deans have access to their program-specific data. Results from the AQ are used for program reviews, PC decisions, and accreditation purposes.