Subject: Reminder: Please respond to the 2009 Senior Survey Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:59:28 -0400 From: Margaret Zelljadt To: Jag Patel Dear Jag, As of this morning, our records show that you have not yet completed the online Senior Survey. If you have since done so, please disregard this reminder and accept our sincere thanks. Otherwise, please take approximately 20 minutes to complete the survey now. We are trying to learn about the undergraduate experience at Smith. Your response truly does count. The online Senior Survey consists of several linked sections. The sections ask about satisfaction, quality, and financing your Smith education. Your responses to these questions will be held in the strictest confidence. The last section asks for biographical information such as your nickname and preferred class year. The survey will clearly indicate that the information you supply in this final section will go into your alumna record at Smith. It is important that you complete the entire survey. To access the survey, click on the following link: The survey will be available online only until noon on Friday, May 8th. When you submit your Senior Survey, completed or not, you will be sent three complimentary commencement luncheon tickets; those who do not complete the survey will need to pick up their tickets at dining services. Additionally, if you complete the survey, you become eligible for the remaining weekly drawings of three prizes of $25 in Campus Cash. If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please contact the Office of Institutional Research at survey1@email.smith.edu or extension 3023. 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 Kathleen Foley, Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Educational Assessment, at 413-585-3023 or survey1@email.smith.edu. You may also contact Professor Phillip K. Peake, chair of Smith's Institutional Review Board, at 413-585-3914 or ppeake@email.smith.edu. Thank you for your valuable input. Sincerely, Margaret Zelljadt Dean of the Senior Class Smith College This is Smith College official correspondence.