Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:34:26 -0400 To: "Jagruti Patel" From: "Provost Susan C. Bourque" Subject: Survey Invitation from Smith College Dear Jagruti Patel, Smith College is cooperating with 30 other selective colleges in a survey of Smith alumnae about their post-graduation activities and evaluation of their undergraduate experiences. We would like to have your help with this project. It will provide an invaluable source of information on our performance as an educational institution and permit us to compare our institutional condition with other similar institutions. I trust that you will help Smith College have a strong representation in the data that are analyzed in this project by completing this survey. To start the survey now, please click here: [url] Your contribution is crucial for an accurate picture of undergraduate education at Smith. I want to assure you that your responses to the main section of the survey will be kept strictly confidential. Your personalized URL will enable us to avoid sending you reminders once you have completed the questionnaire. It will also allow us to link your responses to other information in our files in order to increase the usefulness of the survey. Your name will not be associated with these data, and no individually-identifiable information will ever be reported, except for information you provide in the section that explicitly states that the data will be stored in your alumnae record. I hope I can count on your participation in this important project. The survey is, of course, entirely voluntary. If you decline to participate in the survey, or choose to skip any item, your relationship with Smith will not be affected. There are no physical risks to participating in this survey, but if any item causes distress or discomfort, please skip that item. If you have any questions about the project, please contact Cate Rowen, Director of Institutional Research & Educational Assessment at 413-585-3022, or crowen@smith.edu. You may also contact Professor Phillip K. Peake, chair of Smith's Institutional Review Board, at 413-585-3914 or ppeake@smith.edu. Thank you for your assistance in completing this project. Your feedback is important to us. Sincerely, Susan C. Bourque Provost