typos on a diploma?

This is an email that was sent to all the seniors. I didn't read the subject line and thought that the school was trying to graduate me (with my Computer Engineering) degree earlier than I'd expected. I was worried for most of that day, in fact, until I realized my mistake (and theirs). The idea of them screwing up both the diplomas and the emails is just too juicy not to pass along.

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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:00:04 -0600
From: smwa@northwestern.edu
To: m-lietz
Subject: December Journalism Diploma

Dear Graduate,

It has been discovered that the diploma issued to you for your December 
graduation was printed with an incorrect graduation date. The correct 
graduation date is December 28, 2002, rather than December 31, 2002.  Your 
degree has been awarded correctly on your academic transcript and must be 
corrected on the diploma.  Diplomas have been ordered with the correct 
date and are expected to arrive the week of January 21, 2002.  It is our 
intent to mail those corrected diplomas to each of you as soon as 
possible.  To insure the smoothest possible process, please confirm your 
permanent address on CAESAR. 

You will be receiving, in the mail, a letter regarding this diploma 
replacement and an envelope to return the incorrect diploma.  Upon receipt 
of the incorrect diploma, we will mail the correct diploma to your 
permanent address.  We apologize for any inconvenience and are working to 
rectify this as quickly as possible.

Sincerely,

Suzanne M. W. Anderson
University Registrar

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This message was sent via the NU IT bulkmail facility to student  with 
normal priority.
 

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