I usually delete the ‘please take a moment to fill out this survey about the university’ email from my inbox before I even open it. Today though, the gmail preview read, “Congratulations! You have the distinguished opportunity to participate in..”
Wow! Congratulations AND distinguished: two words that make me want to read on.
Yep, I was sucked in. I ended up completing a survey about something I am completely removed from - UT athletics. I did, however, think it was amusing that UT is trying to figure out how to promote academics as grandly as sports already are. It’ll never happen, largely because a lot of the promotion is out of the university’s hands (media coverage, alumni, etc).
Side note: I also had to complete a page about myself. Under sexual orientation, the options included (but not limited to) gay, lesbian, male bisexual, female bisexual and queer. Did I miss something?