For most institutions, the first challenge is not a dearth of data – it’s a data glut. Often those data are unclearly presented, unfocused, un-interpreted, and applied to no particular issue or question. Instead of enlightening the campus, the data are confusing, unhelpful, and end up shelved until the accreditors come. This session describes steps that can be taken to link data throughout the institution, generate documents, support institutional change, and make data meaningful.

Presenters: Maria Zack, Professor and Chair, Mathematical, Information and Computer Sciences, Point Loma Nazarene University; ChrisTina Leimer, Director, Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning, CSU Fresno