From: "Dean of Undergraduates -- Robin Forman " webserv@rice.edu Sent: April 7, 2008 To: "Student's first and last name " StudentEmail@rice.edu Subject: Senior Survey -- First Reminder Dear [insert first name]: On March 22, 2008, we sent you by email an invitation to participate online in the 2008 Senior Survey. If you have not yet completed the survey, this is a reminder to do so. Your participation is critical to the success of this project. Your opinions and those of your classmates will guide the university in making informed administrative decisions for improving the quality of Rice's undergraduate education. Rice is participating with several peer institutions in administering the 2008 Senior Survey through the web survey facilities at MIT. We assure you that all data will remain strictly confidential. The survey data will be used for statistical purposes only, and the results will not be reported in a manner that would identify you or any other individual. To access the survey, please click on your personal link: [Insert senior's personal survey url] Your participation in the survey is voluntary, and you may complete as few or as many of the questions as you wish. However, because of the importance of this project, we hope that you will complete them all. As you finish each page your responses will be saved when you click on the "Next " button. Therefore, if you are unable to complete the survey in one sitting, you can return to do so through your personal link, and you will have your previous entries available for edit if you wish. The survey will close on Monday, May 9, 2008. If you encounter technical problems while completing the survey, please contact webserv@rice.edu. Thank you for participating in this important institutional research project. Sincerely, Robin Forman Dean of Undergraduates