Sessions at a Glance (Date/Times TBD):
Wildcat Data Hub: Building a Centralized Business Intelligence Platform for Institutional Decision-Making
Presented by: Rajiv Puli, Kansas State University
Theme(s): Collaboration, Continuous Improvement
The Wildcat Data Hub is a university-wide business intelligence initiative that centralizes key institutional reports, dashboards, and analytics in Power BI. This session will share how Kansas State University is using the Hub to improve data access, reduce fragmented reporting, and support data-informed decision-making through user-friendly dashboards, semantic models, workspace organization, and stakeholder collaboration.
From Prediction to Action: Using Machine Learning to Increase Enrollment Yield at a Community College
Presented by: Christina Cox & Swarga Kakoti, St. Charles Community College
Theme(s): Collaboration, Continuous Improvement
St. Charles Community College developed a predictive enrollment model to identify applicants most likely to enroll and support targeted recruitment efforts. This session will share how we built and refined the model, key predictors of enrollment, lessons learned, and how results were translated into actionable outreach strategies. Attendees will leave with practical ideas for using predictive analytics to improve enrollment outcomes at their institutions.
From Data to Action: Building an Early Alert System to Support Student Success
Presented by: Christina Cox & Nhi Tran, St. Charles Community College
Theme(s): Collaboration, Continuous Improvement
St. Charles Community College developed an Early Alert Dashboard to identify students who may need intervention and connect them with support before challenges become barriers to success. This session will share the development process, stakeholder collaboration, implementation lessons, and strategies for turning student data into timely, actionable interventions that improve student outcomes.
Evidence, Alignment, and Engagement: Missouri State’s Path to HLC Reaffirmation
Presented by: Mary Bohlen & Stephanie Dixon, Missouri State University
Theme(s): Collaboration, Compliance
Missouri State University leveraged institutional effectiveness, assessment, and evidence practices to complete its 2026 Higher Learning Commission reaffirmation of accreditation through a structured, multi-year process led by an HLC Oversight Committee. This session will show how the university coordinated evidence mapping, stakeholder conversations, and campus-wide communication to prepare an Assurance filing and offer practical strategies to strengthen accreditation planning and evidence use.
Building a Fully Automated Dashboard
Presented by: Nick Irby, Oklahoma City Community College
Theme(s): Continuous Improvement
This session demonstrates the construction of a fully automated, self-updating dashboard using Python, Windows Task Scheduler, and Tableau. Content will feature a basic "how to" along with a discussion of best practices. While the presentation demonstrates the process using these tools, the principles and methods are applicable to a wide range of coding and visualization platforms.
This will be a lecture-style presentation.
