Each year, the NILIE program provides a number of graduate assistantships to students in the Leadership, Policy, Adult, and Higher Education Department at North Carolina State University. Working under the direction of faculty experts, these graduate assistants are trained in survey techniques, data analysis and report preparation. They work with individual colleges to conduct PACE and SACE assessments and bring their experience and enthusiasm to the survey process. In turn, their studies at the masters and doctoral level are enriched and broadened.