Letter to the Classes of '79, '82, '85, '89, '93, '97 and 2001Greetings once again to the Classes of '79, '82, '85, '89, and '93 and a new greeting to the classes of '97 and 2001! Your help is being requested in this ongoing sociological study of post-collegiate life among graduates. As a member of one of these classes you are part of a very special research project that has become now a tradition at HWS with response rates that are unparalleled in any research on college graduates in this country. The response to the first survey in 1987 (classes of '79, '82 and '85) was unprecedented (860 of you responded or 76%)! In the 1991 version of this survey the class of '89 was added and 1,151 of you responded (70%). Then in 1996 the third round was launched and included the class of '93. Again the response was huge with 1,394 of you replying for another incredible 70% response rate. Most recently in 1999 I conducted another survey of these classes and 64% responded. I have added the classes of '97 and '01 for the current study. All graduates of the seven classes are being contacted and asked to complete the Post-Collegiate Life Survey regardless of whether or not you participated previously. Participation is anonymous as in past surveys and voluntary, of course, but every member of these classes is urged to respond so that all views and experiences among graduates from a variety of backgrounds will be adequately represented. Here is the accummulated response since launching the latest survey on April 15, 2003:
Thank you for your help and continued interest in this study! H. Wesley
Perkins, Ph.D.
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