launch August 7

To:
From: "Ross Peacock" <institutional.research@oberlin.edu>
Subject: 2006 Survey of American Freshmen

Dear <firstname>,

First, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Oberlin
College community.  I look forward to seeing you and your classmates
as you arrive for Orientation.

One thing you will learn quickly as a student is that we are
interested in your experiences before, during and after your time at
Oberlin.  This e-mail announces a very important first step.  Since
1973, Oberlin and hundreds of other institutions have participated in
the Survey of American Freshmen administered by the Higher Education
Research Institute. You may have seen the national results from this
survey as many news outlets publish them each year.  In addition to
providing an excellent description of the students entering college
for the first time every year, we find the responses from Oberlin
students especially useful as we engage in various research and
planning activities.  I think our students find the results as
interesting as I do!

Your personal link to the survey is 
<survey link>

Our friends at MIT are hosting the technical administration for this
survey for Oberlin students.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ross Peacock
via e-mail at Institutional.Research@Oberlin.edu or by telephone at
(440) 775-6927.  

If you are interested in learning more about what the Office of
Institutional Research actually does, you may wish to visit our home
page at http://peacock.adm.oberlin.edu/ir.html.


Ross Peacock
Director of Institutional Research
Oberlin College