Featured Sessions
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Actionable Intelligence @ Buffalo = Analytics + Tableau + People
by Brian O'Connor, University at Buffalo and Shannon Mahany-Kulinski, University at Buffalo
Assessing Sense of Belonging to Improve Student Retention & Success
by Allison BrckaLorenz, Indiana University Bloomington and Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University Bloomington
Baccalaureate origins of U.S. doctorates: perspectives on productivity
by Jonathan Gordon, RTI International and Kelly Kang, National Science Foundation
Beyond Dashboards: How We Changed the Fabric of Decision Making
by Mark Neumann, Sheridan College, Mark Chapman, Sheridan College and Dean Langan, Sheridan College
Building Data Literacy and Use in Decision Making in Practice
by Jason Simon, University of North Texas, Loralyn Taylor, Ohio University and Krisztina Filep, University of Massachusetts Amherst
CDS: Annual Update, How It Is Used by Publishers, and Proposed New Question
by Robert Morse, U.S. News & World Report, Jeremy Serna, Peterson's and Ashley Robinson-Spann, College Board
Curriculum analytics as process mapping: An overview with examples
by Stefano Fiorini, Indiana University - Bloomington, Gina Deom, Indiana University - Bloomington, Mike Sauer, Indiana University - Bloomington, Linda Shepard, Indiana University - Bloomington and Julie Teague, Indiana University - Bloomington
Data Visualization Forensics: Techniques to Detect and Debunk Data
by Anthony Gray, University of Toronto and Aurora Mendelsohn, University of Toronto
Destiny Unbound: A Look at How Far from Home Students Go for College
by Rob Toutkoushian, University of Georgia
Early Bird Gets the Grade: Priority Registration Signals Student Success
by Adam Blevins, Bluegrass Community and Technical College and Brandi Thomas, Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Engaging campus stakeholders in data dialogue and action
by Kristin Buscher, Creighton University
Examining the Impact of a Test Optional Policy on Freshman Admissions
by David Mongold, University of Hawaii System
Examining Transfer Student Success: A Tale of Two Systems’ Studies
by David Troutman, Office of Institutional Research and Analysis at The University of Texas System and Colin Chellman, City University of New York
Faculty Engagement: Key to a GOOD Assessment Culture
by FELIX WAO, University of Oklahoma
From Self-Service to Storytelling: Revising our Dashboard Designs
by Justin Shepherd, Emory University
How Tableau Can You Go? Increasing Data Access for Decision Making
by Deborah Phelps, Cowley College and Larry Blackburn, Datatelligent
Implementing an Institutional Data Strategy at the University of Toronto
by Kiren Handa, University of Toronto
Improving college employee data literacy through a micro-credential program
by Dennis Mitchell, Mesa Community College
Lessons Learned from an Institutional Climate Assessment Process
by Jillian Morn, University of Washington and Sean Gehrke, University of Washington
Looking at Academic Library & IT Services through a DEI Lens
by David Consiglio, Bryn Mawr College, Katherine Furlong, Bucknell University and Craig Milberg, Willamette University
Machine Learning Models for Predicting Term Success & Timely Graduation
by Ben Silva, Florida Atlantic University
Mapping the curriculum matters! Enhancing the Quality of Academic Programs
by FELIX WAO, University of Oklahoma
Mythbusting the Proposed Federal Student Level Data Network (SLDN)
by Josh Pretlow, RTI International and Jamie Isaac, RTI International
Prepare for the Unexpected & Reveal Breadth of Work – Continuity Documents!
by Laura Boyles, Davidson College
Show and Tell: Using Visual Metaphors in Data Storytelling
by Amanda Kulp, University of North Florida
Student Satisfaction Data: Taking Action for Institutional Success
by Julie Bryant, Ruffalo Noel Levitz, Samantha Richards, Trident Technical College, Jody Anderson, Piedmont University and Angie Bauman Power, Cornell College
Triangulating Graduate Outcomes from Multiple Datasets
by Tod Massa, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
U.S. News Education Rankings: Review of Last Year and the Upcoming Rankings
by Robert Morse, U.S. News & World Report
Using Bite-Sized Data Stories to Shift Institutional Culture
by Amanda Kulp, University of North Florida and B. Coleman, University of North Florida
Where Did They Go? Bringing NSC Data into Our Enterprise Data Warehouse
by Annette Sieg, University of Michigan and Michael Filipiak, University of Michigan