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    • Thank You
    • 06.18.19

    Thank You to the AIR Community

    • by eAIR
    Thank you to Nick Hillman who presented Making the IPEDS Students Financial Aid Survey Data Meaningful on May 23, 2019 at the 9th IPEDS Educator web conference for this contract cycle. The session discussed the IPEDS Stu...
    Read Moreabout: Thank You to the AIR Community
    • Journal News
    • 05.16.19

    Journal/Book Discounts Available

    • by eAIR
    Journal and partner book discounts are back! Keep current with the latest news from influential IR, assessment, and higher education journals and books. Discounted journals include: Assessment Update Journal of ...
    Read Moreabout: Journal/Book Discounts Available
  • NSRIO-2
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 05.15.19

    National Survey of IR Offices

    • by eAIR
    The AIR National Survey of IR Offices has collected data from over 1,000 IR offices on metrics such as staffing, compensation, work produced, and clients served. Complete the survey by June 30, 2019, to take advant...
    Read Moreabout: National Survey of IR Offices
  • Tech-Tip-May-2019
    • Tech Tips
    • 05.15.19

    Combination Charts in Excel Made Easy

    • by Dale Amburgey, Assistant Director of Institutional Research, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Given that a picture is worth 1,000 words, there will be occasions when you want to make your data visualization show more than just a standard chart. Microsoft Excel offers an easy way to address this by producing a com...
    Read Moreabout: Combination Charts in Excel Made Easy
  • VDDMay2019
    • Visual Displays of Data
    • 05.15.19

    Course Enrollment Trends Dashboard

    • by Steve Miller, Director/Sr. Analyst Institutional Research, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
    University of Cincinnati students often take classes offered at other UC campuses and vice versa.  UC Blue Ash regional campus administrators and academic chairs wanted to better understand how many UCBA students we...
    Read Moreabout: Course Enrollment Trends Dashboard
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    • Featured Summit
    • 05.15.19

    Using Data and Analytics to Improve Student Success

    • by eAIR
    A summary of the 2019 Enterprise Summit: Analytics “The greatest potential for building effective institutional research is leveraging talent across the institution.” (from the Statement of Aspirational Pract...
    Read Moreabout: Using Data and Analytics to Improve Student Success
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    • Special Feature / Interview
    • 05.15.19

    Leading the Field in Service and Practice

    • by eAIR
    eAIR recently spoke with Barrie Fitzgerald, Director of Institutional Research, Valdosta State University, about juggling full-time work and graduate school, advice for first-time Forum attendees, being an IR leader...
    Read Moreabout: Leading the Field in Service and Practice
  • Timothy Chow
    • Ask eAIR
    • 05.15.19

    Analytics Highlight Actionable Insights to Inform Decisions

    • by Timothy Chow, Director of Institutional Research, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    Dear Timothy: In my office we have recently been discussing how analytics is changing IR. Some see it as getting too much into the weeds and one coworker said it felt like we were "telling people what to do." ...
    Read Moreabout: Analytics Highlight Actionable Insights to Inform Decisions
    • Thank You
    • 05.15.19

    Thank You to the AIR Community

    • by eAIR
    Authors who submit materials to AIR publications receive feedback from AIR members. Thank you to the following individuals who reviewed manuscripts submitted for the spring 2019 volume of The AIR Professional File: Doug ...
    Read Moreabout: Thank You to the AIR Community
    • Changing Scene
    • 05.15.19

    Who's on the Move?

    • by eAIR
    Michelle Arrington has retired as Associate Provost for Institutional Research from University of Southern Mississippi. Megan Bolter is now Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Decision Support at Ball State ...
    Read Moreabout: Who's on the Move?
    • IR In The Know
    • 05.15.19

    The Changing Face of College

    • by eAIR
    Reports & Tools A Crisis in Confidence in Higher Ed (Angela Henderson) This report examines possible factors impacting Gallup’s finding that confidence in higher education in the U.S. has decreased significantl...
    Read Moreabout: The Changing Face of College
  • Michelle Appel
    • Board Corner
    • 05.15.19

    Will We See You in Denver?

    • by Michelle Appel, AIR President
    It is hard for me to believe that in a matter of weeks the iconic “blue bear” will be peeking into the Denver Convention Center watching over the AIR Forum! I am excited to be returning to the Mile-High City ...
    Read Moreabout: Will We See You in Denver?
    • IR In The Know
    • 04.19.19

    Community Colleges and the Future of Higher Education

    • by eAIR
    Reports & Tools The State of Higher Education in 2019 (Angela Henderson) This report from Grant Thornton provides insights, examples, and action steps to encourage innovative thinking in higher education institution...
    Read Moreabout: Community Colleges and the Future of Higher Education
    • Journal News
    • 04.18.19

    Good Reads for the Higher Education Professional

    • by eAIR
    Check out the latest IR and higher education journal news. April eAIR highlights content for the Journal of Higher Education (JHE) and the Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. The latest art...
    Read Moreabout: Good Reads for the Higher Education Professional
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    • Featured
    • 04.17.19

    Integrating Thick Data Into Our Work

    • by eAIR
    eAIR recently caught up with Tricia Wang to talk about integrating thick data into the work of higher education professionals. Tricia, a global tech ethnographer who began her career as a documentary ...
    Read Moreabout: Integrating Thick Data Into Our Work
  • Bill Knight
    • Ask eAIR
    • 04.17.19

    IR Professionals Do More Than Just Pull Data

    • by Bill Knight, Assistant Provost for Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Miami University
    Dear Bill: I’ve noticed that leaders on many campuses perceive IR as being “too busy” to conduct the kinds of studies needed to understand the effectiveness of certain programs. Others might just percei...
    Read Moreabout: IR Professionals Do More Than Just Pull Data
    • Changing Scene
    • 04.17.19

    Colleagues on the Move

    • by eAIR
    Stephanie Bushey has retired from Hofstra University. Ronald Durnford has retired as Vice President for Planning, Institutional Research, and Assessment from Xavier University of Louisiana. Lisa Fitzgerald has retired as...
    Read Moreabout: Colleagues on the Move
  • LauraB
    • Special Feature / Interview
    • 04.17.19

    Analytics Serve Important Role for Analysis, Benchmarking

    • by eAIR
    eAIR recently spoke with Laura Bageant, AVP Data & Analytics, University of North Carolina System, about data, analytics, and using dashboards for data analysis and benchmarking. eAIR: As someone who didn't...
    Read Moreabout: Analytics Serve Important Role for Analysis, Benchmarking
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    • Visual Displays of Data
    • 04.17.19

    Visualizing Regression Results for Non-Statistics Audiences

    • by Amanda Kulp, Director, & Matt Grandstaff, Institutional Effectiveness Specialist, Offices of IR & Assessment, University of North Florida
    The Office of Assessment at the University of North Florida (UNF) uses infographics to succinctly visualize student engagement and success data. We’ve found them to be a useful platform to share focused messages wi...
    Read Moreabout: Visualizing Regression Results for Non-Statistics Audiences
  • DataBite-April-2019
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 04.17.19

    Data Bite April 2019

    • by eAIR
    The U.S. institutional research office does not follow a common organizational structure. Each IR office evolved to serve the unique needs of their institution. However, there are a few information studies that a lot of ...
    Read Moreabout: Data Bite April 2019
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