Within Sight: Visualizing Student Wellbeing

The Well-Being Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) is a validated instrument administered on campuses across the country. In June 2023, San Diego State University will have invited every one of its 36,000 students to participate. Thousands of student responses to questions addressing physical and psychological health, belonging, instances of discrimination, and substance abuse are being assessed. SDSU is building a self-service dashboard suite which includes WISHES context, respondent demographics, insights, and a space for academic and student affairs professionals to filter and view outcomes that may impact their student constituencies. This self-service design promises to provide transparency, a single source of truth, and expedient findings for data-informed decision-making across the campus.