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The Distributed IR Model
eAIR caught up with Tony Parandi, Director of Institutional Research, Indiana Wesleyan University, to chat about his career in IR and adapting to meet increased demands for external reporting and internal analytics....Read Moreabout: The Distributed IR Model -
Bottleneck Capacity Courses Dashboard
Humboldt State University (HSU) is one of 23 campuses in the nation’s largest four-year university system, the California State University (CSU) system. The CSU Chancellor’s Office has broadly described a bot...Read Moreabout: Bottleneck Capacity Courses Dashboard -
Using the Excel Time Function
I have been working on planning a conference for an organization and need to create a daily agenda. In the past, this task would be achieved by using some combination of cutting, pasting, and filling within Excel. Recent...Read Moreabout: Using the Excel Time Function -
IR Office Locations and Reporting Structure
The division that houses the IR Office can affect how that office is structured and the types of work it performs. So, in which division are most IR Offices located? Results from the 2018 National Survey of IR ...Read Moreabout: IR Office Locations and Reporting Structure -
Office Leaders’ Evaluation of Professional Development
Professional development is important to ensure that staff and leaders have the skills and knowledge needed for the ever-growing demand for data and analytics. How do office leaders rate the effectiveness of their staff...Read Moreabout: Office Leaders’ Evaluation of Professional Development
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