Dear Colleague:

I am conducting this study as a part of my doctoral dissertation research to better understand your views and those of your fellow Vice President for Student Affairs about the role of the VPSA in U.S. Colleges and Universities. Your voluntary, anonymous participation in this survey will not only be helpful for my research but also offers you the opportunity to share your views and ideas about your role as VPSA.

In order to respect your privacy, this survey is completely anonymous and voluntary. I cannot and will not attempt to identify you or your institution in my study.

If you choose to participate, my survey should take about 30 minutes to complete. In addition to questions about your role, it also asks you for some general background information. I will only use this background information to compare the views of participants with similar backgrounds and will not share anything about you individually. By completing this survey you hereby give me permission to use your anonymous responses in my dissertation and other publications.

Thank you for taking time to complete the survey. For more information about this survey or my study, you may contact me at gstannardjr@gmail.com or my dissertation chair, Dr. Jeffrey Kane, at jeff.kane@liu.edu. If you have questions about your rights as a subject, you may contact the Executive Secretary of the Institutional Review Board at (516) 299-3591.