At Liberty, we strive to create a culture where everyone’s voice shapes our growth and success. Our survey tools empower you to share insights, gather feedback, and make informed decisions. This page connects you to the resources you need to design surveys, analyze responses, and leverage data to strengthen communication and collaboration across the university.

Explore the support options below to find easy‑to‑use options for collecting feedback.

Please note that some tools are approved and supported as enterprise technologies, while others may require additional or department‑specific licensing. Please contact your department’s BRM for details and to begin a request.

MS Forms
Qualtrics
MS Teams Polling
MS Lists

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms enables you to easily create surveys, quizzes, and polls to collect feedback and make informed decisions. Whether you’re gathering input from your team, running departmental assessments, or managing event registrations, MS Forms provides a simple and intuitive way to design, distribute, and analyze responses, all within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Key Benefits

  • Create polished surveys and quizzes using customizable question types
  • Analyze real-time responses with instant exports to Microsoft Excel
  • Distribute forms via direct links, email, SharePoint, or Microsoft Teams
  • Secure all data within Liberty’s protected Microsoft 365 environment

Use Case Highlight: Graduate School ILLUMINATE Grant Process

Microsoft Forms played a key role in helping the Graduate School streamline its ILLUMINATE Grant submission and review workflow.

Results at a Glance

  • Collected all grant proposals through a structured MS Form, ensuring consistent and complete submissions
  • Improved collaboration by feeding Form responses directly into the broader Microsoft 365 review process
  • Received positive administrative feedback following implementation
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Qualtrics

Qualtrics is a survey and research platform designed for in‑depth data collection, analysis, and reporting. Ideal for academic research, large‑scale assessments, and complex feedback initiatives, Qualtrics offers diverse customization options and analytics to help you gather helpful insights to help make data‑driven decisions across the university.

Please note: Qualtrics is intended for recurring or long‑term survey use cases and is not recommended for one‑off or ad hoc surveys. For single‑use or informal surveys, consider alternative survey tools listed on this page.

Key Benefits

  • Design complex surveys with advanced logic, branching, and diverse question types
  • Analyze responses through built-in dashboards, statistical tools, and visual reports
  • Protect sensitive data with Liberty’s robust compliance features
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MS Teams Polling

Microsoft Teams Polling makes it easy to gather real‑time input during meetings, classes, and collaborative sessions. Create quick polls, quizzes, and surveys directly within Teams to gather feedback or guide decision‑making, all without switching apps. Poll results update instantly, helping presenters keep participants engaged and conversations moving.

Key Benefits

  • Create quick polls, quizzes, and surveys directly within Teams meetings and chats
  • See responses update instantly to support fast decisions and discussions
  • Drive participation through simple, interactive prompts that keep attendees engaged
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Microsoft Lists

Microsoft Lists helps you organize information, track workflows, and manage team processes with ease. Whether you’re coordinating projects, monitoring inventory, logging requests, or keeping track of departmental data, Lists provides flexible templates and customizable views that make it simple to stay organized and collaborate effectively across the university.

Key Benefits

  • Build structured lists using ready-made templates or custom fields
  • Visualize data in real time with grid, calendar, gallery, and board views
  • Automate repetitive tasks by integrating Power Automate workflows
  • Collaborate securely by managing permissions within Microsoft 365

Use Case Highlight: Commuter Lounge Inventory Process

MS Lists helped streamline operations within the ‘Office of Student Life’s Commuter Lounge by transforming a previously time‑consuming inventory workflow into an efficient, reliable process.

Results at a Glance

  • Reduced weekly effort for Student Workers from 60 minutes to 10 minutes
  • Improved process compliance from under 50% in the fall to 100% adherence after deployment
  • Positive feedback from administrators following implementation
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