Specific Rice Questions

How much effort do you wish you had spent in developing the following areas while you were an undergraduate at Rice? (Please answer each question.)	Less Effort	Effort was Adequate	More Effort		Not Applicable
1. Research skills	opt01 1	opt01 2	opt01 3		opt01 9
2. Information access and evaluation	opt02 1	opt02 2	opt02 3		opt02 9
3. Appreciation of global culture, politics, and history	opt03 1	opt03 2	opt03 3		opt03 9
4. Other, please specify: opt04txt	opt04 1	opt04 2	opt04 3		opt04 9

5. In the box below, please list all the languages, other than English, that you studied as an undergraduate student at Rice.  Also, please indicate in which of them you are fluent enough to speak today.
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How would you characterize the amount of academic support you received at Rice for your development in the following areas? (Please answer each question.)	None	Too Little	Adequate	More Than Necessary		Not Applicable
6. The ability to access, evaluate and apply information from a variety of academic or scientific approaches	opt06 1	opt06 2	opt06 3	opt06 4		opt06 9
7. Ability to integrate & evaluate knowledge from multiple philosophic perspectives	opt07 1	opt07 2	opt07 3	opt07 4		opt07 9
8. An understanding of US culture and politics in the context of world history	opt08 1	opt08 2	opt08 3	opt08 4		opt08 9

How much did each of the following Rice undergraduate experiences influence your post graduation professional and personal decisions? (Please answer each question.)	No influence	Very little influence	Influenced somewhat	A lot of influence	Influenced very much		Not Applicable
9. International experience short term (less than 8 weeks)	opt09 1	opt09 2	opt09 3	opt09 4	opt09 5		opt09 9
10. International experience long term (8 weeks or longer)	opt10 1	opt10 2	opt10 3	opt10 4	opt10 5		opt10 9
11. Community service	opt11 1	opt11 2	opt11 3	opt11 4	opt11 5		opt11 9
12. Leadership training	opt12 1	opt12 2	opt12 3	opt12 4	opt12 5		opt12 9
13. Internship found through Rice sources, e.g., Rice web links, postings, Rice faculty, etc.	opt13 1	opt13 2	opt13 3	opt13 4	opt13 5		opt13 9
14. Internship found through other sources, e.g., family, friends, non-Rice postings, etc.	opt14 1	opt14 2	opt14 3	opt14 4	opt14 5		opt14 9

15. How satisfied are you with how well your major(s) prepared you for your career?

opt15 1 Very dissatisfied

opt15 2 Generally dissatisfied

opt15 3 Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied

opt15 4 Generally satisfied

opt15 5 Very satisfied

Please tell us the type of undergraduate research and design experience (if any) you had while at Rice and how much it influenced your post graduation professional decisions. (Please answer each question.)	No influence	Very little influence	Influenced somewhat	A lot of influence	Influenced very much		Did not have this experience
16. Undergraduate research or design project proposed/originated by faculty	opt16 1	opt16 2	opt16 3	opt16 4	opt16 5		opt16 9
17. Undergraduate research or design project that you proposed	opt17 1	opt17 2	opt17 3	opt17 4	opt17 5		opt17 9
18. Undergraduate research or design project conducted with and/or for a community partner	opt18 1	opt18 2	opt18 3	opt18 4	opt18 5		opt18 9

19. Of those listed below, what aspect of your independent research experience at Rice have you found to be the MOST useful in your current employment? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt19 1 The opportunity to work collaboratively

opt19 2 The opportunity to work independently

opt19 3 Learning to frame a research question

opt19 4 Selecting/applying appropriate methodology

opt19 5 Interpreting findings

opt19 9 Not applicable, I had no independent research experience at Rice

20. How satisfied were you with your development of research skills and your opportunities to conduct research while an undergraduate at Rice?

opt20 1 Very dissatisfied

opt20 2 Generally dissatisfied

opt20 3 Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied

opt20 4 Generally satisfied

opt20 5 Very satisfied

21. How well did Rice prepare you to research and make effective career decisions? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt21 1 Very poorly

opt21 2 Less than adequately

opt21 3 Adequately

opt21 4 More than adequately

opt21 5 Very well

opt21 9 Not applicable

22. Please describe in the box below how Rice prepared you to identify and take advantage of employment and graduate education opportunities which advance your career within your field or industry.
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23. To what extent have you been able to utilize leadership skills in service to society since leaving Rice University?

opt23 1 Not at all

opt23 2 Very little

opt23 3 Somewhat

opt23 4 A great deal

24.  Please describe in the box below what kind of academic advising was helpful or would have been helpful to you while you were an undergraduate at Rice.  Please indicate whether you are referring to advising before declaring a major or advising in your major.  Please indicate, also, whether your comment refers to advising by faculty or by upperclass students.
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25. Do you feel that you are receiving sufficient communications from Rice? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt25 1 No. I would like more updates via regular mail

opt25 2 No. I would like more updates via email

opt25 3 No. I would like more updates via regular mail and email

opt25 4 Yes. I am getting sufficient communications from Rice

opt25 5 I am currently getting too much communication from Rice

26. When you mention Rice University in conversations with friends and colleagues, approximately what proportion recognizes the Rice name? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt26 1 None

opt26 2 Few

opt26 3 Some

opt26 4 Most

opt26 5 All

27. When friends and colleagues recognize the Rice name, is their reaction generally positive, mixed or negative? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt27 1 Very negative

opt27 2 Somewhat negative

opt27 3 Mixed

opt27 4 Somewhat positive

opt27 5 Very positive

28. How do you currently feel about the City of Houston? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt28 1 Very negative

opt28 2 Somewhat negative

opt28 3 Mixed

opt28 4 Somewhat positive

opt28 5 Very positive

29. Has your perception of the City of Houston improved or worsened since you were a Rice student? (Mark only ONE answer.)

opt29 1 My perception of Houston has greatly worsened

opt29 2 My perception of Houston has somewhat worsened

opt29 3 My perception of Houston has remained about the same

opt29 4 My perception of Houston has somewhat improved

opt29 5 My perception of Houston has greatly improved

30. When you graduated from Rice University, did you consider a connection to Houston to be a distinctive feature of your Rice education?

opt30 1 Not at all

opt30 2 Very little

opt30 3 Somewhat

opt30 4 A great deal

31. Do you believe it is important for Rice to cultivate diversity in the student body?

opt31 1 Yes

opt31 2 No

Because of Rices interest in the well-being of all students, it would be enormously helpful to the university if you would answer the following question. Your response is voluntary and totally confidential. It will not be reported in any way that would identify you. 32. Do you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT)?

opt32 1 Yes

opt32 2 No

33. Please write in the space below the academic or career related advice you would give to current Rice undergraduates.
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Please use the space below to elaborate further on any of the questions in this survey (it is helpful if you refer to the questions by number), or to comment on any aspect of Rice University.
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