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| 1. Do you agree or disagree that Yale effectively communicates news and information relevant to alumni? |
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| 2. How important is each of the following communication vehicles for keeping you informed about Yale? |
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| The Yale Alumni Magazine |
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| ELIne, the monthly email newsletter for alumni |
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| Other email communications or newsletters |
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| Print newsletters |
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| Yale web sites |
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| Occasional update letter/email from President Levin |
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| Direct communications from other senior officials |
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| National and local press |
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| 3. Aside from the Yale Alumni Magazine, how would you most prefer to get information about Yale? Choose up to three of the following, one choice in each column. (If you do not have a second or third choice, do not rank any further but choose the last option for that column.) |
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| ELIne, the monthly email newsletter for alumni |
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| Other email communications and newsletters |
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| Print newsletters |
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| Yale web sites |
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| Occasional update letter/email from President Levin |
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| Direct communications from other senior officials |
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| 4. In which of the following existing and potential activities and programs for alumni would you be interested in participating? |
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| Domestic service projects (1-2 weeks) |
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| International service projects (1-2 weeks) |
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| Local service projects (one day) |
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| More career networking opportunities |
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| More opportunities to interact with current students |
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| More family-oriented programming |
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| More opportunities for content-driven programming (e.g., faculty lectures) |
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| 5. Alumni engage with the University and with one another through varying affiliations and avenues. Thinking about your relationship to Yale and to other Yale College alumni, how important to you are each of the following? |
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| Your Yale College class |
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| A local Yale Club |
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| Connections based on a student activity while at Yale (e.g., a singing group or the Yale Daily News) |
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| Connections based on your professional work |
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| Connections based on race/ethnicity or other identity characteristic |
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| 6. How interested are you in each of the following types of ONLINE content, assuming there is no charge: |
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| Audio podcasts of faculty and distinguished visitors delivering public addresses or interviews |
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| Video of faculty and distinguished visitors delivering public addresses or interviews |
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| Yale College courses, including videos of lectures |
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| Special University events (e.g., Commencement) made available online via video and audio coverage |
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| 7. How does Yale rank as a recipient of your charitable giving? |
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My highest priority |
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My second or third priority |
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A recipient, lower priority |
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8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
I feel an obligation to contribute to Yale to ensure that future generations of students have the same opportunities for a Yale education that I had. |
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| 9. How do you currently feel about the city of New Haven? |
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New Haven is a great city |
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New Haven is an okay city |
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I'm ambivalent about New Haven |
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New Haven is not such a great city |
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New Haven is an awful city |
| 10. Has your perception of the city of New Haven improved or worsened since you were a Yale student? |
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My perception of New Haven has greatly improved |
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My perception of New Haven has somewhat improved |
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My perception of New Haven has remained about the same |
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My perception of New Haven has somewhat worsened |
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My perception of New Haven has greatly worsened |
| 11. How would you characterize the way most of your non-Yale friends and associates perceive the city of New Haven today? |
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Other people feel that New Haven is a great city |
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Other people feel that New Haven is an okay city |
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Other people are ambivalent about New Haven |
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Other people feel that New Haven is not such a great city |
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Other people feel that New Haven is an awful city |
| 12. Did you study one or more foreign languages at Yale? |
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Yes - which language(s)?
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| 13. Do you use a language other than English in your current work environment? |
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| 14. Which, if any, of the following international experiences did you have while a Yale undergraduate?
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15. If you had an international experience while at Yale, how, if at all, did it influence your choices and experiences during and after college?
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16. What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of your undergraduate education now, compared to while you were at Yale? What aspects have become more or less important as your life has progressed?
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17. (For the class of 2003): The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred about half way through your college career. Are there ways in which the attacks changed or affected your choices and experiences during college?
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Thank you for your assistance. Please use the space below to elaborate further on any of the questions above (it is helpful if you refer to the questions by number) or to comment on any aspect of the college or university. Your comments are of great interest to administrators at your school. They will be reported to officials confidentially.
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