Catholic Dorm Survey for Parents

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1. Which of your chidren cause your current interest in a Catholic dorm at St. Marys?

Which of your chidren cause your current interest in a Catholic dorm at St. Marys? I had a son at A&M.

I had a daughter at A&M

I have a son at A&M

I have a daughter at A&M

I hope to have a son at A&M

I hope to have a daughter at A&M

2. Did your son or daughter attend a Catholic elememtary school or high school?

Did your son or daughter attend a Catholic elememtary school or high school? Yes, elementary school.

Yes, high school.

No.

3. Please rank in order of importance to you each of these components of a living environment for your son or daughter.

	Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Ethical code of conduct.	Please rank in order of importance to you each of these components of a living environment for your son or daughter. Ethical code of conduct. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Single sex by floors.	Single sex by floors. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Security.	Security. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Catholic identity in dorm community activities.	Catholic identity in dorm community activities. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Proximity to campus.	Proximity to campus. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Affordability.	Affordability. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.
Proximity to St. Mary's.	Proximity to St. Mary's. Not important at all.	Somewhat important.	Important.	Very Important.

4. Do you prefer a dining service and a meal plan or students to cook in rooms?

Do you prefer a dining service and a meal plan or students to cook in rooms? Dining service and meal plan.

Students cook in own room.

5. Our dorm would be within two blocks of campus. Given this proximity, would your son or daughter need parking for a car connected to the dorm?

Our dorm would be within two blocks of campus. Given this proximity, would your son or daughter need parking for a car connected to the dorm? yes

6. What percentage of education and housing costs do you pay for your son or daughter?

What percentage of education and housing costs do you pay for your son or daughter? 100 %

75 %

50 %

25 %

0 %

7. If you had the option of housing your son or daughter in a Catholic student dorm with about 450 other students, across the street from the Catholic center, with available parking, food service, men and women divided by floor, and all residents agreeing to an ethical code of conduct, how strongly would you encourage your son or daughter to live there?

If you had the option of housing your son or daughter in a Catholic student dorm with about 450 other students, across the street from the Catholic center, with available parking, food service, men and women divided by floor, and all residents agreeing to an ethical code of conduct, how strongly would you encourage your son or daughter to live there? I would let them decide.

I would recommend them to live there.

I would strongly encourage them to live there.

I would require them to live there.

8. Inasmuch as a Catholic dorm at St. Mary's would also help fund our ministry to the campus as well as to the dorm, would you be willing to pay a premium above TAMU dorm prices and/or local private dorm prices to house your son or daughter there?

Inasmuch as a Catholic dorm at St. Mary's would also help fund our ministry to the campus as well as to the dorm, would you be willing to pay a premium above TAMU dorm prices and/or local private dorm prices to house your son or daughter there? Yes, up to $50 more a month.

Yes, up to $75 more a month.

Yes, up to $100 more a month.

Yes, more than $100 per month.

No.

9. At this time, I am trying to gauge the interest of parents and students in the possibility of a Catholic student dorm community at St. Marys. This survey comes ahead of a relatively expensive feasibility study for such a dorm. Please give me any feedback you think would help me in making a responsible decision to go ahead or not with this project. Thanks, Fr. David

At this time, I am trying to gauge the interest of parents and students in the possibility of a Catholic student dorm community at St. Marys. This survey comes ahead of a relatively expensive feasibility study for such a dorm. Please give me any feedback you think would help me in making a responsible decision to go ahead or not with this project. Thanks, Fr. David