Designed for professionals across all functional areas, the Academy provides practical, accessible learning experiences that translate complex data concepts into actionable strategies. Whether you’re new to data or looking to refine your expertise, our offerings will help you gain confidence in using, accessing, and managing institutional data effectively.
Professional Development
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Student Voices
Discover how institutional researchers can amplify student perspectives to enhance college policies and programs. This webinar showcases practical methods and real-world examples from IUPUI and Golden West College on integrating student voices into institutional planning.
All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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The Art and Science of Managing an IR Office
This four-session course blends lecture, discussion, and group exercises built around developing management mindsets, working with and directing others, and stewarding resources such as finances and staff time to help you shift from individual contributor to successful manager.
All Levels • Live Online Course • Multi-Week • $525/$625
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The Art and Science of Managing the IR Office
Gain the management skills needed to lead an IR office—building teams, allocating resources, and navigating leadership dynamics.
Intermediate • In-Person Workshop • Full Day • $395/$605
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Understanding How IR and Public Policy Interact and How You Can Be a Data Influencer
Institutional researchers explore the evolution of federal data collection, its legislative influences, and how to engage in shaping policies that impact higher education. Learn to become a data influencer within the public policy landscape.
All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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Understanding the PDP Analysis-Ready Files
Learn how to navigate, interpret, and leverage PDP Analysis-Ready files to deepen institutional research and strengthen student success strategies.
Beginner • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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Understanding the Postsecondary Data Partnership Institution-Level Dashboards
Learn how to navigate PDP dashboards to identify student success metrics, performance gaps, and opportunities for institutional improvement.
All Levels • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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Using Power BI to Construct a Course Trajectory Analysis
Learn how to create a Power BI dashboard that visualizes student course trajectories to support data-informed degree planning, advising, and student success.
All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $99/$129
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Using the Data Literacy Institute to Build Faculty and Staff Data Literacy
To make data-informed decisions about student success, faculty and staff must be aware of available data and trained to use it. To achieve those goals, Wayne State University developed a data asset inventory and selected 27 individuals to participate in AIR’s Data Literacy Institute.
All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • < 1 Hour • $0/$0
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Using the PDP for Student Retention: Who Am I Losing and When Are They Leaving?
Learn to use PDP dashboards to identify retention patterns across all student populations—not just first-time, full-time freshmen.
Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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Using the PDP to Support a Student-Centered Continuous Quality Improvement Plan
Learn how to leverage PDP dashboards to design, implement, and communicate a student-centered continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan.
Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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Using the PDP to Understand Academic Momentum
Learn how to use PDP dashboards to measure academic momentum and identify early indicators of student success or risk.
Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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Using the PDP to Understand Academic Momentum: Strategies for Timely College Completion
Learn to analyze credit accumulation metrics using PDP dashboards to support timely college completion.
Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
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What Every IR/IE Rookie Should Know
Get an introduction to the fundamentals of institutional research (IR), explore core responsibilities, and learn about project management practices essential for success in the field.
Beginner • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$50
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Where Are They: Using GIS Technology to Locate Your Institution's Stakeholders
Learn how Penn State leveraged GIS technology and the TIGER API to quickly and accurately map student, employee, and alumni locations for strategic decision-making.
All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$50
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