2009 Conference - Kansas City, MO

Opening Plenary: Necessity's Sharp Pinch: Challenges and Innovations for Public Higher Education
Michael T. Nietzel, President, Missouri State University

Participation, Persistence and Performance of Missouri Developmental Education Students
Jeffrey Smith, Jeremy Kintzel and Brian Crouse, Missouri Department of Higher Education

DEMIS: KU's Web-Based Decision-Support System
Ryan Cherland, University of Kansas

Data Sources for Institutional Research
Melissa Casteel, University of Arkansas and Natalie Alleman Beyers, Johnson County Community College

Lessons Learned in Developing Accountability Measures for a University System
Randy Sade, University of Missouri-System and Mardy Eimers, University of Missouri-Columbia

Environmental Scanning-A Learning Project
Nangai (Ray) Yang, University of Northern Iowa

Whoa! I Didn't Know You Could Do That in Excel: Keyboard Shortcuts, Formatting Tricks, the Magic Spin Button, Spark Lines, and More
Douglas Anderson and Bridgett Milner, Indiana University

Examining Exit Data at an Urban University
Annalisa Gramlich, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Prediction Model for Course Demand at MU
Kathy Schmidtke Felts and Mark Ehlert, University of Missouri-Columbia

New Federally Mandated Race/Ethnicity Categories at MU
Kathy Schmidtke Felts and Ann Patton, University of Missouri-Columbia

Re-engineering the Faculty Communication Proficiency Survey
Ronald D. Thompson, University of Missouri System

2008 Conference - Kansas City, MO

IR Newcomers PDO
Larry Westermeyer, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Joe DeHart, Des Moines Area Community College

Opening Plenary: Information for the Next 91 Years (Give or Take 86)
Victor Borden, Indiana University

Alignment of Assessment Initiatives-Campus Perception Surveys
Linda Mannering and Steve Bullock, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Displaying NSCIP (Delaware Study)Data
Ron Thompson, Robert Mullen, Mikael Pelz and Mardy Eimers, University of Missouri System

Role of IR in Policy Analysis and Grant-Funded Research on Faculty
Sandy Gahn, Florence Hamrick and Jason Pontius, Iowa State University; Kathy Schmidtke-Felts and Ann Patton, University of Missouri-Columbia

Catholic Colleges and University Presidents: Fundraising Practices and Identity Maintenance
Derek Wesley, Mount Marty College

Performance Gap Between Student Satisfaction and Expectations
Jia Ren and C. R. Thulasi Kumar, Missouri University of Science and Technology

The Promise and Pitfalls of Updating State and Federal Compliance Reporting with New Administrative Systems
Randy Sade and Robert Mullen, University of Missouri System

Integrating Key Performance Indicators into the Strategic Planning Process
Barbara Keim and Ron Pennington, St. Charles Community College

Work Smart! Use Office Efficiencies To Free Time For "Real" IR Work
Patricia Ryan and Rae Wojdylo, Southeast Missouri State University

2007 Conference - St. Louis, MO

What Does Your External Assessment Data Tell You About Your Institutions
John Masterson and Jeff Mcenroe, College Assessment Institute

Easier Reporting Through Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing
Michael Taft and Michael Nguyen, ZogoTech

University Leadership and Institutional Research: Essential Partners in Decision Making
Glen Hahn Cope, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Tracking the Quarry: Retention, Graduation and How to Communicate Them
Lee Tarrant, Oklahoma State University

General Structure/Architecture of State Level Higher Education Funding Models
Robert Mullen, Larry Gates, Nilufer Joseph and Mikael Pelz, University of Missouri System; Tara Warne, Washington University

Preparing for the Future: A Framework for Developing a Strategic Plan
Larry Bunce, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Automate Your Course and Faculty Evaluation Process from Beginning to End
Tom Nugent, Scantron

Responding to Calls for Greater Accountability: The VSA
Christine Keller, University of Kansas and National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

Logistic Regression: Analysis, Interpretation, and Vision Representation of Results
Kathy Schmidtke Felts

The Qualities of an Effective Institutional Research Director in Today's Higher Education Environment
Ron Pennington, St. Charles Community College; Julie Weissman, St. Louis University; Delores Honey, Missouri Southern State University; Paul Langston, Missouri State University; Mardy Eimers, University of Missouri

2006 Conference - Kansas City, MO

Assessing Undergraduate Financial Aid Distribution Patterns: The Case of the University of Missouri
LaShonda Carter-Boone and Mardy Eimers, University of Missouri-System

Utilizing the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining to Detect Unique Retention Patterns of First-Time Freshmen
LaShonda Carter-Boone and Tara Warne, University of Missouri-System

The Influence of Change: An Investigation of Major Changers at the University of Northern Iowa
Karen Cunningham, Kristen Moser, and Anthony Smothers, University of Northern Iowa

A+ Schools Program in Missouri
Mark Ehlert and Susan Li, Missouri University

Fitting Outcomes of General Education Assessment and Other Academic Assessments to Structural Equation Modeling: What Academic Factors Affect CAAP Scores
Mingchu Neal Luo, Bruce Vieweg, and Christy Schreck, Emporia State University

Portfolio Management
Pam McCoy and Chris Geary, University of Nebraska

How to Increase the Response Rate of Graduate and Employer Surveys
Janet Perry, Oklahoma City Community College and Dennis Brandt, Northeast Community College

Building on Assessment of Student Academic Achievement
Debbie Smith, Ottawa University

Average Faculty Salaries: Are Your's Keeping Up the Pace
L. Lee Tarrant, Oklahoma State University

Student Demographic and Performance Information for Transfer-Originating Institutions Larry Westermeyer and Carol Sholy, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Additional Handouts

Taming the Beast: A Framework for Building a Culture of Assessment
Donna Vinton, University of Northern Iowa

Understanding State Higher Education Politics: The Case of Tuition Policy
Tara Warne, University of Missouri-System

The Student Satisfaction/Engagement Survey, Student Diaries, and Student Interviews as Assessment and Self-Study Tools
Bob Wilkinson, Pittsburg State University

2005 Conference - Columbia, MO

Opening Plenary: How Old is Institutional Research and How Did it Develop?
Joe Saupe; Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia

Analysis of Statewide Student Enrollment Patterns
Kurt Gunnell, Dawn Ressel, and Colleen Denney, Kansas Board of Regents

Impact of a Residential Facility on Student Engagement and Success
Steven LaNasa, Natalie Alleman, and Elizabeth Olson, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Maximizing the Impact of Freshman Seminars on GPA and Retention
Brett Magill and Julie Weissman, Saint Louis University

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