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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am studying masters’ and doctoral students’ perceptions of their academic experience, stress coping mechanisms, and overall program satisfaction
rating among CACREP accredited programs. I will appreciate it so much if you could forward the invitation included below to all of your students! This is a SAU IRB approved study. Participation is confidential and no identifying information is collected.<br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ileanna Freeman, Ph.D., LSC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dear students,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">My name is Ileanna Freeman and I am a Professor of Counseling at Southern Adventist University. Here is an invitation for you that could help
you to make a difference in your academic program and many other programs as well!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">My graduate assistants and I are studying masters’ and doctoral students’ stress coping mechanisms, perceptions of academic experience, and
overall program satisfaction rating among CACREP accredited programs. You will only need to click on this link,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJWMT6W" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJWMT6W</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
and complete a survey that will take just a few minutes. This is a SAU IRB approved study. Participation is strictly confidential and no identifying information will be collected. The results of this research will be made available to you after the data analysis
is complete.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact our research team at
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you so much for sharing with us a little bit of your precious time!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ileanna Freeman, Ph.D.,LSC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Principal Investigator</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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