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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Measuring the success of a UIFresh initiative is not a black and white matter. It is difficult to have exact numbers that indicate a successful initiative.&nbsp;Therefore, you must work to combine qualitative and quantitative data to assess the impact you make and to identify improvements you can make for future events.</span></span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; One of the most valuable ways to determine success is to evaluate how the students engage in the events. Do the students seem engaged and happy to be taking part in the activities you are leading? Are they learning the objectives you are trying to teach them? This may be something executed in real time, while you are doing the event with the students. It is important to talk to the students, asking them what they’re doing and seeing if they understand the activity. Make adjustments on the spot if you find that the students could learn better or be more engaged. Being flexible and prepared to change your plans is very i!mportant when leading a UIFresh event. There is no 5-step plan for evaluating engagement, it takes paying attention as a leader to the reaction of the students and subsequently feeling out the results. It will be different for every event, every campus, and every group that does the activity. Getting direct feedback from the participants at the end of the event - discussed more thoroughly in the next section - is a great way to see what changes need to be made for the next group and evaluate the success of the last group.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Feedback is another great way to determine success. Listening to students conversation about the event and how they feel afterwards. Another tool that has been utilized often is the I like I wish game. Basically, students write one thing they liked about the event and one thing they wished was different. This allows immediate feedback so adjustments can be made and data can be taken to determine what changes if any need to be made. You may also provide questionaires or surveys to assess the success of your event. [https://www.google.com/forms/about/ Google Forms] surveys are a valuable asset for quick and easy statistics!</span></span>