A two and one-half day workshop helped campus leaders use national data sets and new web-based tools to develop comparative analyses that can aid institutional decision-making.
    CIC and the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) cosponsored the technical assistance workshop, Data and Decisions: A Workshop for Independent Colleges and Universities, held December 11-13, 2002 in Lansdowne, VA. Twenty-five member institutions participated, out of more than 40 that applied.
    “Our goal for this workshop was to bring together the diverse individuals on campus who are responsible for institutional research and planning functions, to look at the data available and how best to use it, and to provide a fertile ground for networking and the sharing of best practices,” said Michelle Gilliard, CIC vice president for planning and evaluation. “While a small proportion of campuses have research and planning vice presidents or directors, often the work is shared among enrollment management, information technology, academic affairs, student affairs, and finance professionals. The interaction of the participants with workshop staff also afforded CIC the opportunity to access the general data needs of the membership,” she said.
    The 25 campus teams that participated include Agnes Scott College (GA), Alderson-Broaddus College (WV), Augsburg College (MN), Blackburn College (IL), College of St. Mary (NE), College Misericordia (PA), College of the Southwest (NM), Duquesne University (PA), Hiram College (OH), Hollins University (VA), LaGrange College (GA), Marian College (WI), Midway College (KY), Montreat College (NC), Mount Union College (OH), Nebraska Wesleyan University, Rivier College (NH), Seattle Pacific University (WA), Seton Hill University (PA), St. John Fisher College (NY), Stonehill College (MA), University of Sioux Falls (SD), Viterbo University (WI), Westminster College (UT), and Xavier University (OH).
    Planning for two additional regional workshops to be held in September and October is underway and will be announced shortly.

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