Alumni Communications and Engagement Survey

Dear ,

As a graduate of the VCU School of Education, we invite you to complete this brief communications and engagement survey -- it will take no longer than 5 to 7 minutes to complete. Please know that your answers are confidential, will not be shared, and that these data will only be used for internal planning purposes. Your feedback is vital to our efforts to ensure that you receive pertinent and timely information about the School, and that you receive this information through the most effective communications channels.

Thank you for your cooperation. As an incentive, once you complete the survey, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a basket of VCU merchandise worth $200. We appreciate your input and your support of the VCU School of Education. Go Rams!

2. In what ways are you currently involved with the VCU School of Education (VCU SOE)? Please select all that apply.

Professional and social events on campus (guest lectures/presentations, receptions, ceremonies, etc.)
Interactions with faculty
Events in your area
Networking opportunities
Volunteering opportunities
Private philanthropy
Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
I am involved at the University level (VCU Alumni).
I am not involved

3. In what ways would you most likely increase your engagement with the School of Education? Please select all that apply.

Professional and social events on campus (guest lectures/presentations, receptions, ceremonies, etc.)
Interactions with faculty
Events in your area
Networking opportunities
Volunteering opportunities
Private philanthropy
Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

4. How do you find out information about the School of Education? Please select all that apply.

For examples of each SOE communication, please visit the following links:

5. How would you like to receive information from the School of Education? Please rank each form of communication from 1 (most preferred) to 4 (least preferred). Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4
Email	Rank Email as 1 out of 4	Rank Email as 2 out of 4	Rank Email as 3 out of 4	Rank Email as 4 out of 4
Website	Rank Website as 1 out of 4	Rank Website as 2 out of 4	Rank Website as 3 out of 4	Rank Website as 4 out of 4
Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn)	Rank Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn) as 1 out of 4	Rank Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn) as 2 out of 4	Rank Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn) as 3 out of 4	Rank Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn) as 4 out of 4
Printed piece in the mail	Rank Printed piece in the mail as 1 out of 4	Rank Printed piece in the mail as 2 out of 4	Rank Printed piece in the mail as 3 out of 4	Rank Printed piece in the mail as 4 out of 4

6. How frequently do you want to receive communications from the School of Education?

7. What type(s) of School of Education information is most relevant to you? Please rank each type of information from 1 (most relevant) to 6 (least relevant). Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Profiles of current students	Rank Profiles of current students as 1 out of 6	Rank Profiles of current students as 2 out of 6	Rank Profiles of current students as 3 out of 6	Rank Profiles of current students as 4 out of 6	Rank Profiles of current students as 5 out of 6	Rank Profiles of current students as 6 out of 6
Profiles and updates on alumni	Rank Profiles and updates on alumni as 1 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on alumni as 2 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on alumni as 3 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on alumni as 4 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on alumni as 5 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on alumni as 6 out of 6
News of programs/projects	Rank News of programs/projects as 1 out of 6	Rank News of programs/projects as 2 out of 6	Rank News of programs/projects as 3 out of 6	Rank News of programs/projects as 4 out of 6	Rank News of programs/projects as 5 out of 6	Rank News of programs/projects as 6 out of 6
Updates on research	Rank Updates on research as 1 out of 6	Rank Updates on research as 2 out of 6	Rank Updates on research as 3 out of 6	Rank Updates on research as 4 out of 6	Rank Updates on research as 5 out of 6	Rank Updates on research as 6 out of 6
Profiles and updates on faculty	Rank Profiles and updates on faculty as 1 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on faculty as 2 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on faculty as 3 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on faculty as 4 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on faculty as 5 out of 6	Rank Profiles and updates on faculty as 6 out of 6
Upcoming events	Rank Upcoming events as 1 out of 6	Rank Upcoming events as 2 out of 6	Rank Upcoming events as 3 out of 6	Rank Upcoming events as 4 out of 6	Rank Upcoming events as 5 out of 6	Rank Upcoming events as 6 out of 6

8. Please indicate how often you read each of the following School of Education communication pieces.

Space Cell	Almost always	Sometimes	Not very often	Never	I do not receive this SOE communication
VCU School of Education quarterly e-newsletter	VCU School of Education quarterly e-newsletter: Almost always	VCU School of Education quarterly e-newsletter: Sometimes	VCU School of Education quarterly e-newsletter: Not very often	VCU School of Education quarterly e-newsletter: Never	VCU School of Education quarterly e-newsletter: I do not receive this SOE communication
VCU School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer	VCU School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Almost always	VCU School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Sometimes	VCU School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Not very often	VCU School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Never	VCU School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: I do not receive this SOE communication
VCU School of Education All in All Dean's e-newsletter	VCU School of Education All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Almost always	VCU School of Education All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Sometimes	VCU School of Education All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Not very often	VCU School of Education All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Never	VCU School of Education All in All Dean's e-newsletter: I do not receive this SOE communication

9. You indicated you do not currently receive the School of Education quarterly e-newsletter. Would you like to be added to our distribution list to receive in the future?

10. To what email address should we send the quarterly e-newsletter? This question requires a valid email address.

11. You indicated you do not currently receive the School of Education biannual Momentum newsletter mailer. Would you like to be added to our distribution list to receive in the future?

12. To what mailing address should we send your copy of the Momentum newsletter mailer?

13. Please indicate which topic(s) you would most like to read about in our quarterly School of Education e-newsletter. Please rank the topics from 1 (most preferred) to 9 (least preferred). Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Faculty and staff news	Rank Faculty and staff news as 1 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 2 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 3 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 4 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 5 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 6 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 7 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 8 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 9 out of 9
Alumni news	Rank Alumni news as 1 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 2 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 3 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 4 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 5 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 6 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 7 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 8 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 9 out of 9
Research	Rank Research as 1 out of 9	Rank Research as 2 out of 9	Rank Research as 3 out of 9	Rank Research as 4 out of 9	Rank Research as 5 out of 9	Rank Research as 6 out of 9	Rank Research as 7 out of 9	Rank Research as 8 out of 9	Rank Research as 9 out of 9
School of Education Centers	Rank School of Education Centers as 1 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 2 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 3 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 4 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 5 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 6 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 7 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 8 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 9 out of 9
Students	Rank Students as 1 out of 9	Rank Students as 2 out of 9	Rank Students as 3 out of 9	Rank Students as 4 out of 9	Rank Students as 5 out of 9	Rank Students as 6 out of 9	Rank Students as 7 out of 9	Rank Students as 8 out of 9	Rank Students as 9 out of 9
Events	Rank Events as 1 out of 9	Rank Events as 2 out of 9	Rank Events as 3 out of 9	Rank Events as 4 out of 9	Rank Events as 5 out of 9	Rank Events as 6 out of 9	Rank Events as 7 out of 9	Rank Events as 8 out of 9	Rank Events as 9 out of 9
Community engagement	Rank Community engagement as 1 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 2 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 3 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 4 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 5 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 6 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 7 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 8 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 9 out of 9
Education policy	Rank Education policy as 1 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 2 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 3 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 4 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 5 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 6 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 7 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 8 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 9 out of 9
VCU at large	Rank VCU at large as 1 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 2 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 3 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 4 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 5 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 6 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 7 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 8 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 9 out of 9

14. Please indicate which topic(s) you would most like to read about in our School of Education Momentum newsletter mailer. Please rank the topics from 1 (most preferred) to 9 (least preferred). Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Faculty and staff news	Rank Faculty and staff news as 1 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 2 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 3 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 4 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 5 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 6 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 7 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 8 out of 9	Rank Faculty and staff news as 9 out of 9
Alumni news	Rank Alumni news as 1 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 2 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 3 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 4 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 5 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 6 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 7 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 8 out of 9	Rank Alumni news as 9 out of 9
Research	Rank Research as 1 out of 9	Rank Research as 2 out of 9	Rank Research as 3 out of 9	Rank Research as 4 out of 9	Rank Research as 5 out of 9	Rank Research as 6 out of 9	Rank Research as 7 out of 9	Rank Research as 8 out of 9	Rank Research as 9 out of 9
School of Education Centers	Rank School of Education Centers as 1 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 2 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 3 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 4 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 5 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 6 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 7 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 8 out of 9	Rank School of Education Centers as 9 out of 9
Students	Rank Students as 1 out of 9	Rank Students as 2 out of 9	Rank Students as 3 out of 9	Rank Students as 4 out of 9	Rank Students as 5 out of 9	Rank Students as 6 out of 9	Rank Students as 7 out of 9	Rank Students as 8 out of 9	Rank Students as 9 out of 9
Events	Rank Events as 1 out of 9	Rank Events as 2 out of 9	Rank Events as 3 out of 9	Rank Events as 4 out of 9	Rank Events as 5 out of 9	Rank Events as 6 out of 9	Rank Events as 7 out of 9	Rank Events as 8 out of 9	Rank Events as 9 out of 9
Community engagement	Rank Community engagement as 1 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 2 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 3 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 4 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 5 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 6 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 7 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 8 out of 9	Rank Community engagement as 9 out of 9
Education policy	Rank Education policy as 1 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 2 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 3 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 4 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 5 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 6 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 7 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 8 out of 9	Rank Education policy as 9 out of 9
VCU at large	Rank VCU at large as 1 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 2 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 3 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 4 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 5 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 6 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 7 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 8 out of 9	Rank VCU at large as 9 out of 9

15. How effective is each of the following in communicating information from the School of Education?

Space Cell	Very effective	Effective	Somewhat effective	Not effective	I do not receive this communication.
Quarterly e-newsletter	Quarterly e-newsletter: Very effective	Quarterly e-newsletter: Effective	Quarterly e-newsletter: Somewhat effective	Quarterly e-newsletter: Not effective	Quarterly e-newsletter: I do not receive this communication.
All in All Dean's e-newsletter	All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Very effective	All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Effective	All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Somewhat effective	All in All Dean's e-newsletter: Not effective	All in All Dean's e-newsletter: I do not receive this communication.
Print event save the dates/invitations	Print event save the dates/invitations: Very effective	Print event save the dates/invitations: Effective	Print event save the dates/invitations: Somewhat effective	Print event save the dates/invitations: Not effective	Print event save the dates/invitations: I do not receive this communication.
Electronic event save the dates/invitations	Electronic event save the dates/invitations: Very effective	Electronic event save the dates/invitations: Effective	Electronic event save the dates/invitations: Somewhat effective	Electronic event save the dates/invitations: Not effective	Electronic event save the dates/invitations: I do not receive this communication.
Biannual Momentum newsletter mailer	Biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Very effective	Biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Effective	Biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Somewhat effective	Biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: Not effective	Biannual Momentum newsletter mailer: I do not receive this communication.
IMPACT (VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations donor magazine)	IMPACT (VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations donor magazine): Very effective	IMPACT (VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations donor magazine): Effective	IMPACT (VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations donor magazine): Somewhat effective	IMPACT (VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations donor magazine): Not effective	IMPACT (VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations donor magazine): I do not receive this communication.
SOE social media channels	SOE social media channels: Very effective	SOE social media channels: Effective	SOE social media channels: Somewhat effective	SOE social media channels: Not effective	SOE social media channels: I do not receive this communication.

16. How effective is the VCU Shafer Court Connections alumni magazine in communicating key information from VCU?

17. When you think about your engagement with the School of Education today, how important is each of the following to you?

Space Cell	Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important
Receiving the e-newsletters	Receiving the e-newsletters: Very important	Receiving the e-newsletters: Important	Receiving the e-newsletters: Somewhat important	Receiving the e-newsletters: Not important
Receiving the Momentum mailer	Receiving the Momentum mailer: Very important	Receiving the Momentum mailer: Important	Receiving the Momentum mailer: Somewhat important	Receiving the Momentum mailer: Not important
Receiving general VCU communications	Receiving general VCU communications: Very important	Receiving general VCU communications: Important	Receiving general VCU communications: Somewhat important	Receiving general VCU communications: Not important
Attending SOE events	Attending SOE events: Very important	Attending SOE events: Important	Attending SOE events: Somewhat important	Attending SOE events: Not important
Attending university-wide events	Attending university-wide events: Very important	Attending university-wide events: Important	Attending university-wide events: Somewhat important	Attending university-wide events: Not important
Interacting socially (non-professionally) with other alumni	Interacting socially (non-professionally) with other alumni: Very important	Interacting socially (non-professionally) with other alumni: Important	Interacting socially (non-professionally) with other alumni: Somewhat important	Interacting socially (non-professionally) with other alumni: Not important
Interacting with faculty and/or students	Interacting with faculty and/or students: Very important	Interacting with faculty and/or students: Important	Interacting with faculty and/or students: Somewhat important	Interacting with faculty and/or students: Not important
SOE website	SOE website: Very important	SOE website: Important	SOE website: Somewhat important	SOE website: Not important
Departmental or program website	Departmental or program website: Very important	Departmental or program website: Important	Departmental or program website: Somewhat important	Departmental or program website: Not important
Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)	Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube): Very important	Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube): Important	Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube): Somewhat important	Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube): Not important
Enter another option	Other: Very important	Other: Important	Other: Somewhat important	Other: Not important

18. Overall, please indicate how informed you feel about the School of Education.

19. When you think of the School of Education, please describe what comes to mind.

20. Please describe your most memorable experience at the School of Education.

21. Our School of Education Communications Office loves to hear great stories from our alumni. Would you be willing to speak with a member of our communications team to share additional information about your experiences during your time as a student at SOE?

22. If you found your way to this survey from a link on our social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) or our SOE web site, please provide an email address so you might be entered in the raffle for a basket of VCU merchandise worth $200. This question requires a valid email address.