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SHEEO Webinar Staffing Trends in Public Colleges and Universities: A National View with a State and an Institutional Level Perspective. Katie Zaback State Higher Education Executive Officers Joseph Curtin Director of Institutional Research for the Utah System of Higher Education
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SHEEO WebinarStaffing Trends in Public Colleges and Universities: A National View with a State and an Institutional Level Perspective Katie Zaback State Higher Education Executive Officers Joseph Curtin Director of Institutional Research for the Utah System of Higher Education Michael Torrens Director of Analysis, Assessment & Accreditation at Utah State University June 23, 2011
Overview • Report Overview • Report Findings • A state example of examining fall staff data • Lessons learned from analyzing fall staff data at the institutional level
Methodology • Staffing data is from IPEDS Fall Staff survey which is conducted in odd years • Also used data from Institutional Characteristics and 12-Month Enrollment Survey • Used staff (headcount) per 100 annual student FTE • Time Period is 2001 to 2010
Key Groupings Note: Other administrative was only included in the 2001 fall staff data collection. In later years the definition was incorporated into the executive/administrative and managerial category which is why it was grouped there.
Simple Explanation: Economic Situation FY 09 -17% Base Starting Point FY 11 Additional Cuts of 2% - $13 M No Additional Cuts -3%Leg. action $93 M 8% ARRA 1 Time Final Cut of 12% FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Absorbed enrollment increases Fall 2008 + 11,896 students Fall 2009 + 12,632 students Fall 2010 + 8,156 students Total Students + 32,684 students
Difficulties with IPEDS Summary Data • Shift in data based on changes in who makes the decisions (within an institutions ) • Clerical & Secretarial now reported in Technical and Paraprofessional • Inconsistent classifications between institutions for the same job title
USU: What Did We Learn • This type of study is a great starting point for discussions and further research; it can either support or dispel widely held assumptions. • Longitudinal IPEDS data studies are sensitive to start/end dates and choice, specification and grouping of data…this can be misleading. • Question: Is the large increase in “Other Professionals” due to structural changes in Higher Ed, or is this category becoming a kind of catch-all?
Visit http://www.sheeo.org/pubs/Fall_Staffing-Final05-24-2011.pdfFor a copy of this report. For Additional Information Contact: Katie Zaback kzaback@sheeo.org 303-541-1638