Dear Alumni,

Congratulations on your recent graduation from Benedictine University! We hope all is going well for you. Enclosed is our post-graduation survey that tracks employment trends, future education plans, and evaluation of our academic and institutional services. We are requesting your cooperation with the collection of this data. Please complete the enclosed survey within two weeks and return it in the pre-paid envelope. If we have not received your response by that time, a follow-up survey will arrive and further contact may be necessary.

HOW WILL THIS DATA BE USED? We need to supply tabulated data regarding graduate school, employment, employers and average salaries for specific majors to publications like the National Association of Colleges and Employers, and government bodies such as the State of Illinois. Benedictine will benefit as well because it will assist us in evaluating our current services and programs for future improvements and planning.

WHAT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY? The information you provide on this survey will only be released in a cumulative form, such as totals, averages and percentages. Your name will not be released with survey data. Salary information will never be released in any form other than cumulative statistical amounts.

If you have not done so, please sign up for the Alumni Online Directory. Through the system, you will be able to connect with old classmates, new friends and Benedictine University. Personalized access also interfaces with Facebook and MySpace.

Steps to sign on to the Alumni Online Directory:
1. Log on to www.ben.edu/alumni
2. On the left side of the page, click on "Alumni Online Directory"
3. Register as a first time user
4. Search for your record
5. Select your name from the search results list
6. You will need a secure ID number to register. If you do not know your secure ID number, contact the alumni relations office at jnelligan@ben.edu. We will email it to you within 24 hours. Register today and stay connected with your alma mater!

If you have not found a job or are considering changing jobs and would like to use our Career Development services, please feel free to contact us for assistance. As a reminder, our services are available to you as an alumnus of Benedictine University.

We greatly appreciate your response to completing this survey.

Sincerely,

Julie Cosimo
Director of Career Development
jcosimo@ben.edu
(630)829-6040