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Results of AIRPO Survey of SUNY IR Offices. Who We Are and What We Do. Responses. How Many Have Faculty Rank. Where/To Whom Does IR Report. Titles I. *Associate, Assistant. Titles II. duplication possible. FT, FT/Split, PT, PT/Split Administrators. duplication possible.
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Results of AIRPO Survey of SUNY IR Offices Who We Are and What We Do
Titles I *Associate, Assistant
Titles II duplication possible
FT, FT/Split, PT, PT/Split Administrators duplication possible
Administrative FTE in IR unduplicated
FT, FT/Split, PT, PT/Split Sec/Clerical duplication possible
Secretarial/Clerical FTE in IR unduplicated
Total FTE Staff in IR unduplicated
Where Else are Split IR Administrators • Instruction (teaching)(5) • Registrar (3) • Advisement (1) • Planning (2) • IT (2) • President’s Office (3) • Bursar (1) • Evaluation/Accreditation (1) • Marketing (1) • Space Analysis (1)
Years of Experience by Type of Experience 26 18 24 23 44 20 6
SUNY/NYSED/IPEDS Reporting • Administration of SUNY-Sponsored Surveys (SOS, HERI) 4.78 • SUNY 5-year Enrollment Plan 4.54 • Student Data File (SDF) 4.38 • SUNY/NYSED Admissions/Applicant Reporting 4.04 • Automated Degree File (ADF) 4.02 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
SUNY/NYSED/IPEDS Reporting Con’t • SUNY Non-Credit Student Reporting 3.78 • Course & Section Analysis (CASA) 3.71 • VTEA/Perkins Reporting 3.66 • SUNY/IPEDS Employee/HR Reporting 3.56 • NYSED/IPEDS Financial Aid Reporting 3.25 • Assessment of General Education/GEAR 3.07 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
SUNY/NYSED/IPEDS Reporting Con’t • NYSED/IPEDS Financial Reports 2.95 • SUNY/IPEDS Library Reporting 2.47 • SUNY Physical Space Inventory 2.15 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
External Reporting Requirements • Submission to college guides/surveys (e.g. Peterson's) 4.43 • Input to National Studies/Data Sets 4.19 • Student Right-To-Know 3.23 • Athletics Reporting (e.g., NCAA reports) 2.72 • National Student Clearinghouse Reporting 2.62 • Campus Crime (Cleary Act) Reporting 1.28 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5
Internal Reporting • Fact Book 4.65 • Enrollment Projections 4.56 • Accreditation/Self Studies 4.38 • Development of other surveys 4.26 • Performance Indicators/Effectiveness Measures 4.25 • Planning 4.18 • Administration of other surveys 4.15 • Program Review/Evaluation 4.05 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Internal Reporting Con’t • Alumni Survey 3.96 • Graduating Student Survey 3.79 • Program Assessments 3.62 • Data Warehousing 3.60 • Incoming New Student Survey 3.45 • Economic Impact Studies 3.24 • Learning Outcomes Assessment 3.13 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Internal Reporting Con’t • Student Evaluation of Instruction 2.72 • Qualitative Methods (e.g., focus groups) 2.64 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Overall Reporting • Administration of SUNY-Sponsored Surveys (SOS, HERI) 4.78 • Fact Book 4.65 • Enrollment Projections 4.56 • SUNY 5-year Enrollment Plan 4.54 • Submission to college guides/surveys (e.g. Peterson's) 4.43 • Accreditation/Self Studies 4.38 • Student Data File (SDF) 4.38 • Development of other surveys 4.26 • Performance Indicators/Effectiveness Measures 4.25 • Input to National Studies/Data Sets 4.19 • Planning 4.18 • Administration of other surveys 4.15 • Program Review/Evaluation 4.05 • SUNY/NYSED Admissions/Applicant Reporting 4.04 • Automated Degree File (ADF) 4.02 1= PLAY NO ROLE; PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Overall Reporting Again SUNY-related work Campus-related work • Administration of SUNY-Sponsored Surveys (SOS, HERI)4.78 • Fact Book4.65 • Enrollment Projections4.56 • SUNY 5-year Enrollment Plan4.54 • Submission to college guides/surveys (e.g. Peterson's) 4.43 • Accreditation/Self Studies4.38 • Student Data File (SDF)4.38 • Development of other surveys4.26 • Performance Indicators/Effectiveness Measures 4.25 • Input to National Studies/Data Sets 4.19 • Planning4.18 • Administration of other surveys4.15 • Program Review/Evaluation4.05 • SUNY/NYSED Admissions/Applicant Reporting4.04 • Automated Degree File (ADF)4.02
FREQUENCY OF FILLING CAMPUS REQUESTS 1 = NEVER DAILY = 6 • Ad-hoc Requests on Students 4.73 • Standard/Recurrent Reports for Administrators 4.46 • Analytic Support for Enrollment Management 3.94 • Graduation/Retention/Attrition Rates 3.60 • Ad-hoc Requests on Employees 3.10 • Ad-hoc Requests on Finance, Costs, Budget 2.52 • Diversity Studies 2.35 • Salary Studies 1.85 • Space Analysis 1.66 (Weekly) (Once per semester) (once per year) (Almost never)
How Do We Get Our Work Done??
TOOLS WE USE 1 = NEVER DAILY = 5 • EXCEL 4.63 • ACCESS 3.34 • SPSS 3.16 • SQL 2.23 • SAS 1.57 • SDATA 1.02
METHODS FOR OBTAINING DATA 1 = NEVER VERY FREQUENTLY = 5 • Directly extract data from database (e.g., Banner, PeopleSoft) 3.57 • Use extract files created by others 3.32 • Conduct paper/pencil surveys 2.93 • Qualitative Methods 2.45 • Conduct web-based surveys 2.41 • Directly access institutional data warehouse 2.39 • Conduct focus groups 1.61
Where we feel most experienced • Accreditation/Self Study Reports 3.86 • Retention/Longitudinal Analysis 3.79 • Enrollment Forecasting/Management 3.77 • Research Methods & Statistics 3.77 • Survey Research/Follow Up Studies 3.77 • Program Evaluation 3.54 • Program Assessment 3.48 • Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability & Outcomes 3.48 1= No Experience Significant Experience=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
A little less experience • Faculty and Staff Issues 3.16 • Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes 3.14 • Needs Assessment 3.13 • Policy Analyses, Planning & Governance 3.09 • Campus Climate/Diversity Studies 3.04 1= No Experience Significant Experience=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Even less experience • Market Research/Demographic Analysis 2.91 • SPSS Programming 2.88 • Focus Groups/Qualitative Research 2.82 • Transfer Studies/Articulation 2.80 • Environmental Scanning 2.73 • Remedial/Developmental Education 2.70 • Web Based Databases/Web Site Development 2.63 • Adult Education 2.54 1= No Experience Significant Experience=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Where we feel least experienced • Cost Analysis/Other Fiscal Studies 2.50 • Quality Improvement, TQM 2.46 • Economic Impact Studies 2.45 • SQL Programming 2.05 • Facilities/Space Utilization 2.00 • SAS Programming 1.96 1= No Experience Significant Experience=5 1---------------------2--------------------3---------------------4---------------------5
Problems / Issues / Concerns OUR COMMENTS IR is hard!!
Workload Demands • “Workload only increases” • “A one person office with several significant • responsibilities cannot serve the institution at the level it should” • “ . . Increasing work load . . .” • “Breadth of office is 4 times what it was 9 years ago” • “one person office” • “ . . .especially pressing problem exists for 1 FTE offices as they • are still required to complete mandated projects that larger • FTE’s are required to complete” • “Needs have grown exponentially over my career” • “We’re being asked to do more” • “Too much need. Not enough staff” • “. .continual demand for expanded IR services . .” • “One person – multiple duties – not enough time . “ • “increasing demands but no increase in staff”
Data Needs • “Lack of data warehouse and proper data mining tools” • “Our greatest need is for the development of a campus data warehouse” • “I’m making very little progress toward data warehousing” • “SUNY is sitting on a treasure trove of data that can an should be accessed directly by participating campuses”
Final Comment “Either data from my office ‘saves the day’ or its ‘wrong’ ”