********************************************************************** * The Electronic AIR * * * * The Electronic Newsletter * * of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) * * Serving Institutional Research Professionals * * and Those Engaged in Mgt. Research, Policy Analysis & Planning * * * * 4/23/01. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volume 21, Number 6 * * Part A * * Editor: Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman IT * * (mailto:Timothy.Chow@rose-hulman.edu) * * Jobs Editor: Patty McClintock, Indiana State Univ * * (mailto:P-McClintock@indstate.edu) * *Subscription Mgt.: Norm Gravelle, Assoc. for Institutional Research * * (mailto:air@mailer.fsu.edu) * * Suggestion: Easier to Read Using a Monospace Font Such as Courier * * Get Back Issues at: http://ira.rose-hulman.edu/E-AIR * ********************************************************************** * Current Subscribers = 2762 * * Next Issue Target Publication Date: 5/21/01 * * Next Issue Copy Deadline: 5/19/01 * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * Table of Contents * ********************************************************************** * THE CHANGING SCENE * * AIR FORUM NEWS - Job Seekers: Employment Clearinghouse * * AIR FORUM NEWS - Employers: Forum Employment Clearinghouse * * AIR NEWS - Get Re-Energized About Your Profession * * CONFERENCE NEWS - EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference * * SEMINAR NEWS - SASS Database Training Seminar * * WORKSHOP NEWS - Effective Strategies for Change * * NEWS - Reminder: Online CDS User Survey * ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** * THE CHANGING SCENE * * "A way to keep up with news about our colleagues." * * Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman IT, (Timothy.Chow@rose-hulman.edu) * ********************************************************************** This portion of the newsletter is devoted to keeping you informed about changes such as readers who relocate to new positions and/or institutions, professional recognition awards and honors, retirements, deaths, newly hired colleagues, promotions, etc. If you become aware of a change on your campus or elsewhere which should be mentioned in "The Changing Scene," please send me a note with the key facts at (Timothy.Chow@Rose-Hulman.Edu). Keep it brief, but include the information you think others would like to know. JACK LETARTE (JCLETARTE@TAYLORU.EDU), past president and emeritus member of INAIR, will be retiring on May 31, 2001, having finished his tenth year as institutional researcher at Taylor University. For the time being, Jack is planning to remain in Upland, Indiana. Upon his retirement, Jack and his wife, Cindy, are expecting to spend more time with their children and grandchildren, and also working with their church in efforts to help people on welfare to turn their lives around. I am fortunate to be acquainted with Jack through INAIR. He has made significant contributions to the association and is a true friend with charming character and integrity. We will miss you and Happy Retirement, Jack! KATHY THOMA (KThoma@aap.org) has moved from her previous position as Assistant Director of Institutional Research at DeVry Institute of Technology System Office to Research Project Manager for the PROS Network at the American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village, IL. She will miss seeing everyone at the upcoming AIR Forum in Long Beach by plan on keeping up with IR issues and colleagues. Kathy can be reached at kthoma@aap.org or (847) 434-7620. Good luck in your new job, Kathy! SANDRA STARKE (sstarke@binghamton.edu) has been asked to serve as the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Sandra had been the Assistant Vice President of Budget and Institutional Research at SUNY-Binghamton. Best wishes, Sandra! DOUG WHITTAKER (dwhittaker@SBCTC.ctc.edu) recently left his position in institutional research at Tacoma Community College (WA) to become Manager, Research and Analysis at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges effective Monday, April 9th. Doug can be reached at dwhittaker@SBCTC.ctc.edu. Congratulations, Doug! ********************************************************************** * AIR FORUM NEWS - Job Seekers: Employment Clearinghouse * * Gail Fishman, AIR, (gfishman@mailer.fsu.edu) * ********************************************************************** Employment Clearinghouse at the Forum Looking for a job? Do you have an open position to fill? If you plan to attend the AIR Forum in Long Beach then remember the Employment Clearinghouse. The Employment Clearinghouse is a service to AIR members seeking employment opportunities and those seeking institutional research professionals. Confidentiality is assured and no blind ads will be accepted. Employers will be charged $25.00 to register with the Clearinghouse. To submit a job description, employers must hold a current AIR membership and be registered for Forum. Please send an electronic copy of the job description mailto:air@mailer.fsu.edu no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 25, 2001. Late additions can be submitted at Forum and copies made on site. There is no charge for those seeking employment. Those seeking a position must be registered for Forum and bring 10 copies of their resume or vita for inclusion in the viewing binders and should also bring sufficient copies to hand to prospective employers. There will be a small copier on site and resumes or job descriptions can be copied for $3.00 each. The Clearinghouse will be held in Convention Center Room 203C. Hours of operation are: Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon. ********************************************************************** * AIR FORUM NEWS - Employers: Forum Employment Clearinghouse * * Ellen Kanarek, AIR, (ekanarek@aer.princeton.nj.us) * ********************************************************************** Forum Employment Clearinghouse (Invitation) Dear Employer: I am writing to invite you to participate in the Employment Clearinghouse, to be held at the 41st annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), June 3-6 at the Convention Center and Hyatt Hotel in Long Beach, California. The AIR Forum attracts upwards of 1200 professionals and graduate students in the areas of institutional research, enrollment management, planning, and assessment each year. Last year's Forum in Cincinnati attracted close to two dozen employers and three dozen applicants to the first Clearinghouse, and their satisfaction with the experience encouraged us to expand the service. Here are the details: The Clearinghouse will be housed in the Long Beach Convention Center, Room 203C. The hours of operation will be Sunday, June 3, from 1:00-4:00 pm, Monday and Tuesday, from 10:00-4:00, and Wednesday, from 10:00-12:00 noon. Employers will be charged $25 to register with the Clearinghouse, must hold a current AIR membership, and must be registered for the Forum. Position descriptions will be posted in viewing binders which will be available for perusal at the Clearinghouse site. There is no charge for anyone seeking employment. Potential applicants must also be registered for the Forum, and are requested to bring 10 copies of their resume or vita for inclusion in the viewing binders. There will be a small copier on site on which resumes or job descriptions may be copied for $3.00 each. The Clearinghouse will be staffed at all times with an AIR staff member or other volunteer. The staff member will be available to facilitate communication between employers and prospective applicants. For reasons of privacy and limited space, interested parties should schedule interviews in another location. Confidentiality is assured; no blind ads will be accepted. If you wish to participate in the 2001 AIR Employment Clearinghouse, please send an electronic copy of the job description mailto:air@mailer.fsu.edu by 4:00 pm on Friday, May 25, 2001. Late additions may also be submitted at the Forum. Remember that you or your representative must register for the Forum. If you are unable to be present in Long Beach but wish to post a job description on the AIR web site, please contact Patricia J. McClintock (mailto:P-McClintock@indstate.edu). If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the AIR central office (mailto:air@mailer.fsu.edu), the Forum Chair (John Porter, mailto:porterjo@sysadm.suny.edu), or me (Ellen Kanarek, mailto:ekanarek@aer.princeton.nj.us). I look forward to meeting you in Long Beach. Sincerely, Ellen A. Kanarek Past Forum Chair ********************************************************************** * AIR NEWS - Get Re-Energized About Your Profession * * Youlanda Green, AIR, (ygreen@mailer.fsu.edu) * ********************************************************************** The Professional Development Committee of the Association for Institutional Research will be offering three opportunities for enhancing your skills in the area of institutional research (IR) this summer. The ever-popular Foundations for the Practice of Institutional Research Institute, will be July 7-11 at The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Institute on Enrollment Management will be held July 28-31, at the Hilton University Place, Charlotte, North Carolina. Lastly, the Applied Statistics for Institutional Research, Management, and Planning Institute, will be August 11-15 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The modules at the Foundations Institute are designed for professionals who are new to the field of institutional research, defined as professionals practicing two years or less. Skills and exercises are basic to intermediate-level, and require a basic knowledge of statistics and computers. The AIR Enrollment Management Institute is designed for Individuals working with enrollment management, such as Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and Academic Enrichment. This Institute examines the critical role that IR plays in successful enrollment management, and addresses many of the most pressing questions facing those responsible for developing and supporting an enrollment management program on their campus including: -Who should be involved in the institution's enrollment management program? -What are the common structures and activities in enrollment management? -What questions need to be answered to develop successful recruitment and retention programs? -What information needs to be collected? -How can information used in the management of enrollment be used for effective distribution of institutional resources? The Applied Statistics Institute is designed for Institutional Research professionals, faculty and graduate students with moderate to advanced statistical training and experience. The Institute is targeted at those individuals who wish to broaden and/or sharpen their statistical knowledge base and to enhance their ability to utilize a range of statistical tools and techniques in order to improve their overall effectiveness. Institute faculty will explain the theoretical context for each module; will provide hands-on exercises utilizing the technique(s); will suggest practical applications; and will demonstrate presentation techniques to utilize with audiences of varying levels of statistical knowledge. AIR is inviting you to participate in these opportunities. If you have any questions regarding the Professional Development Committee offerings, please visit the AIR web site at http://airweb.org and select Institutes or contact Youlanda Green, Assistant Director for Grants Administration and Continuing Education, at: The Association for Institutional Research 114 Stone Building Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-4462 Phone:(850) 644-6387; Fax:(850) 644-8824 Mailto:ygreen@mailer.fsu.edu ********************************************************************** * CONFERENCE NEWS - EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference * * Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman IT, (Timothy.Chow@rose-hulman.edu) * ********************************************************************** REGISTER NOW FOR THIS INFORMATIVE CONFERENCE Southeast Regional Conference June 27-29, 2001, Orlando, Florida Caribe Royale Resort Suites and Villas EDUCAUSE is pleased to announce that registration for the Southeast Regional Conference is now online. Visit http://www.educause.edu/conference/serc/2001/index.asp for more information and to register. The conference theme is "Developing the Next Generation of Leaders." Representatives from all institutions in the southeast-public and private, large and small-are invited to attend. To enhance your professional development, the following four program tracks have been developed: * Notions of Technology Leadership * The Tools of Leadership * Information Technologies on the Horizon * Corporate Presentations Register for the conference through May 30, 2001 to receive the reduced conference rate. The conference hotel, the Caribe Royale Resort Suites and Villas, offers special reduced conference rates guaranteed through May 22. A special thanks goes to COLLEGIS and Computer Comforts, Inc., for their support of this year's conference. For additional information on all EDUCAUSE conferences see http://www.educause.edu/conference/conf.html ********************************************************************** * SEMINAR NEWS - SASS Database Training Seminar * * NCES Newsflash, NCES, (NCESWebMaster@ed.gov) * ********************************************************************** The registration deadline is April 27 for the following free training session being offered by NCES: "Using the SASS Database for Research and Policy Discussion." This seminar is open to institutional researchers, education practitioners, and policy analysts from state and local education agencies and professional associations as well as advanced graduate students and faculty members from colleges and universities nationwide. There is no fee to attend this seminar. NCES will provide training materials as well as computers for hands-on practice. NCES will also pay for transportation, hotel accommodations, and a fixed per diem for meals and incidental expenses during the training seminar. For more information, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/conferences/confinfo.asp?confid=80 ********************************************************************** * WORKSHOP NEWS - Effective Strategies for Change * * Carole Battiste, Union College, (battistc@union.edu) * ********************************************************************** ICCEE 2001: IMPLEMENTING CURRICULUM CHANGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Effective Strategies for Change Union College, Schenectady, NY October 19-20, 2001 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Our Fall 2000 ICCEE workshop had several accounts of important changes in engineering curricula, including technology infiltration, math/science integration, freshmen engineering courses, design integration, and international programs. The most common comments from participants were that the workshop should include more interactive sessions, and that they would like to hear more about HOW changes were accomplished. We are now planing a second workshop on curriculum change in engineering education, focusing on critical questions of implementation: How does a curriculum change agent actually produce a new, more innovative academic program? What are the key individual and institutional considerations that make or break reform efforts? What specific leadership actions lessen resistance and build commitment to change? If you have instructive examples of major curriculum reforms that illustrate effective leadership in one or more of the following areas, please consider developing a workshop presentation. * Control Issues - minimizing resistance to change by involving those affected in the management process. * Reducing Uncertainty - planning communication and providing information in a way that sets the rate of change at a comfortable level. * Eliminating Surprises - using timing to reduce, rather than increase the resistance to change. * The "McDonalds" Factor - using familiarity and standards, and building on generally recognized strengths to make change more comfortable. * Preventing Loss of Face - putting new changes in perspective to avoid embarrassment and blame of those engaged in prior practices. * Anticipating Ripple Effects - building flexibility into changes so that unforeseen ramifications do not thwart them. * Building Confidence providing education and training to build confidence in individuals who must take on new roles in changing curricula. * Recognition - using creative forms of recognition for the additional time and energy required to provide leadership for change. * Clearing Past Resentments - resolving previous grievances that often result in passive resistance to change. Submission Format Please submit a one-page synopsis that describes the curriculum change that you would like to discuss and the strategy employed to make it. Send it by April 30, together with author contact information, to: Dr. Robert Balmer Dean of Engineering Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 For more information and to submit a synopsis on-line: http://engineering.union.edu/iccee/ ********************************************************************** * NEWS - Reminder: Online CDS User Survey * * Mark Zidzik, Peterson's, (mark.zidzik@petersons.com) * ********************************************************************** The Common Data Set (CDS) publishers invite members of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and other college and university data providers familiar with the CDS to respond to a CDS user survey. This short Web-based survey asks fourteen questions about users' familiarity with, usage of, suggestions for, and opinions about the CDS. The survey's findings will be presented at the upcoming 2001 AIR Forum in Long Beach, California, posted to the Common Data Set Web site after the conference, and used by the CDS Advisory Board to direct future developments. Please take advantage of this opportunity to tell the publishers what you think about the CDS. STEPS: 1) Go to http://www.commondataset.org 2) Click the link to the survey, respond to the questions, and submit your completed questionnaire before Friday, May 4, 2001. - - - - - - - - - This newsletter is continued in Part B, sent separately. ********************************************************************** * If you wish to subscribe, change your e-mail address, or request a * * subscription for someone else, send it to Norm Gravelle, AIR Exec- * * utive Office, (air@mailer.fsu.edu) [Florida State University]. * * If you have AIR news, send it to Timothy Chow, Editor, at: * * (Timothy.Chow@rose-hulman.edu) [Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology]. * * (Please limit submissions to 72 characters or fewer per line and * * use mixed case, NOT ALL CAPS--NO NEED TO SHOUT.) * * If you have news for the SCUP electronic newsletter, send it to * * Terry Calhoun, SCUP Publ. Dir.,(terry@scup.ra.itd.umich.edu). * * For further information regarding individual or organizational * * membership in the Association for Institutional Research, contact * * Terrence Russell, Executive Director, AIR, 114 Stone Bldg., * * Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4462; * * Telephone: (850) 644-4470 or on Internet: (air@mailer.fsu.edu). * * AIR WebPage: http://airweb.org * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Online Newsletter System Created by: Sandor Pethes, Rose-Hulman IT.