Sampling

Random Sample

Participating institutions are asked to draw a sample of students from their undergraduate population (this may include full- and part-time students). The sample size for the MSL Standard Package is 4,000 students. If your institution has fewer than 4,000 students, MSL will survey all matriculated undergraduates.

The MSL Extended Package offers an unlimited random sample.

MSL invites student to participate via e-mail, so you must provide e-mail addresses for each student in the sample. We are aware that your institution may have unique policies about sharing student information. We will assist you in satisfying all IRB requirements to ensure anonymity of data.

Comparative Sample

You may also select an additional sample in order to compare a sub-population against the benchmark set by your normative data. This comparative sample is optional. Individuals in the comparative sample may include any population of your choice, such as:

  • students in a leadership course
  • student organization members
  • peer educators
  • student athletes

The MSL Standard Package includes a comparative sample of 1,000 students. The MSL Extended Package offers an unlimited comparative sample.

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Latest News

MSL Co-PI Honored by NASPA

3.11.2010 NASPA announced an award named in honor of MSL's Co-PI. The Susan R. Komives Student Leadership Researcher Award will be awarded annually by the Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community.

MSL Receives NASPA Award

3.11.2010 MSL received the 2010 Spotlight of the Year Award from the NASPA Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community at the 2010 annual conference in Chicago.

National MSL Benchmark Dataset

3.1.2010 Starting in the 2011 data collection, the MSL will provide a National MSL Benchmark Dataset to all participating schools as part of the MSL Standard service. The purpose of this dataset will be for use by Institutional Research and other data driven researchers at MSL participating schools to conduct their own school specific analyses, including a representative subset of the MSL National Benchmark Data.

MSL 2011 Enrollment Open

3.1.2010 MSL 2011 enrollment formally opens with new services and a significant early enrollment discount.

Student Leadership Research Award

1.28.2010 John P. Dugan is the first recipient of the "Student Leadership Research Award" presented by the NASPA Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community.

ILA Board Appointment

10.13.2009 Susan R. Komives has recently been appointed to the Board of the International Leadership Association (ILA).

C. Charles Jackson Grant

9.18.2009 MSL has received a $25,000 grant from the C. Charles Jackson Foundation. The grant is designated to provide partial scholarships to support the involvement of institutions that need financial assistance to participate in the MSL 2010 study.

Example Custom Report

8.10.2009 An example of the complete MSL custom report is now available for download.

Informational Webinar

7.15.2009 Learn more about the MSL by watching our free informational webinar. The full webinar, PowerPoint® slides, and other materials are available for download. Read more »

Recent Publication

7.1.2009 NCLP partner Jossey-Bass has recently published a book on leadership by MSL PI Susan Komives and research team member Wendy Wagner. Leadership for a Better World: Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development is available to NCLP members at a 20% discount.

NASPA Certificate

4.6.2009 MSL PIs recognized by NASPA. Read more »

MSL 2011 Timeline

April 15, 2010

Early enrollment deadline

October, 2010

Final enrollment deadline

July - December, 2010

Schools prepare for data collection

January - April, 2011

Data collection

Summer, 2011

School reports distributed

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