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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Keene State College will not use this question.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>*************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Cathryn Turrentine, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Director of Institutional Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Keene State College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Hale Building, 3rd Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>229 Main St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Keene, NH 03435-1506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>603-358-2117<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#244061'>The Office of Institutional Research </span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#244061'>provides evidence that informs decision making and helps to shape the campus conversation around important issues.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=362 height=58 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CEBA06.99AEE870" alt="cid:image001.png@01CC10BB.D050B260"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dorman, Laura Gransky<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 25, 2013 3:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Lashley, Brian (Institutional Research)'; coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [COPLAC-IR] NSSE & optional demographic question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As Brian has noted earlier, I apologize for send this to the schools not doing NSSE this year. For those administering NSSE . . . . <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This year NSSE is offering an optional demographic question on sexual orientation. I have pasted the actual wording of the question and details below. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>Optional Demographic Question</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>Institutions may choose to include the following demographic question about sexual orientation: <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>"Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation? [Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Questioning or unsure, I prefer not to respond</span>]". <b>The question will not appear on the survey unless an institution specifically adds it.</b> Responses to the sexual orientation question (if your school opts to administer it) <b>will be included</b> in student-identified institutional data sets, per approved NSSE IRB protocol.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Can you tell me whether your institution is including this question this year?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Laura Dorman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>University of Illinois at Springfield<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Springfield, IL 62703-5407<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net">coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a> [<a href="mailto:coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net">mailto:coplac-ir-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lashley, Brian (Institutional Research)<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 16, 2013 10:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net">coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [COPLAC-IR] how to register for the COPLAC consortium (NSSE)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apologies to those not doing NSSE this year, as this is yet another message you can delete.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those who are doing NSSE, we all have to take one additional step. We have to add the COPLAC consortium to our regular NSSE registrations. This can be done beginning this Wed., 9/18. I'm not sure exactly how/where the option will appear, but go to your institution interface sometime in the next week or so and there should be something there. Actually, if you're the NSSE coordinator on your campus, you'll probably get an email from your NSSE team on Wednesday about the availability of consortiums.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Brian R. Lashley, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Assistant Director of IR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Eastern Connecticut State U<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>Willimantic, CT 06226<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:lashleyb@easternct.edu">lashleyb@easternct.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Agency FB","sans-serif"'>860-465-5596<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>