From matthew.a.eastwood at occc.edu Wed Feb 10 11:34:30 2016 From: matthew.a.eastwood at occc.edu (Eastwood, Matthew A.) Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:34:30 +0000 Subject: [OKAIR] OK-AIR Spring Conference: Call for Proposals Message-ID: <72427BB707C2F444BC19A99299D38651A4182ABD@MBXsvr1.occc.edu> Notes from the OK-AIR Board: Happy 2016 fellow OK-AIR members. Hope everyone is getting ready and excited for the spring OK-AIR conference! First though, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to the fall 2015 OK-AIR conference held at the University of Central Oklahoma. Our attendees, presenters and conference hosts deserve a giant thank you. We had over 50 in attendance last fall, as well as some great presentations and discussions. Overall, it turned out to be an enjoyable experience for our membership. The upcoming spring 2016 conference will be hosted by the Tulsa Community College on Friday, April 8th, 2016. Details on the conference are now available at www.OK-AIR.org. We had several of new faces at our most recent conference, including new presenters. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again this spring and any new colleagues you would like to invite. OK-AIR conferences are great opportunities for networking as well as professional development. As always, we would like to keep a friendly and informal tone at the conference this spring, so please consider submitting a proposal for presentation. It's your willingness to volunteer that makes these conferences happen. See you soon! - Matthew Eastwood, OK-AIR President Official Call for Proposals (Don't Forget, Presenters Attend FREE!!!): The Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research (OK-AIR) invites any and all interested parties to submit one or more proposals for presentation at the spring 2016 Conference. We are hoping to receive several submissions to allow for both a wide variety of topics and a robust schedule. So any submitted proposal will be greatly appreciated. Additionally, the board is currently working on booking a morning keynote speaker, as soon as details are finalized, we will let you know. Please feel free to submit a proposal on any topic that would be of interest to higher education professionals working in research, assessment, planning or any of the wide variety of functions that our attendees have gained experience. We are a small and informal group of academic professionals and can gain much from each other's perspectives. So please do not hesitate to submit. Your insights and perspective will be appreciated by those in similar positions. Proposals will be due by Friday, March 18th. To submit a proposal, please fill out the attached proposal form submit to: Matthew Eastwood, OK-AIR President matthew.a.eastwood at occc.edu (405) 682-7842 or (405) 830-2712 Once a Proposal is Submitted: Individuals whose proposals have been accepted for presentation at the conference will be notified via email and/or telephone no later than March 20th and will be eligible to receive FREE REGISTRATION!!! Questions about proposals or presentations may be directed to Matthew Eastwood at matthew.a.eastwood at occc.edu. Topics and Suggestions as Provided by Our Members: Recent written and email feedback regarding potential topics that are of interest include: - Excel Functionality - Changes in IR - UDS - Budget and Finance Issues - How to use Student Tracker (National Clearinghouse) - Anything HLC - Increasing online survey response rates - Statistics and Analytics - Measuring Student Success and Retention - Increasing Grads - Academic and Non-Academic Assessment - Established Best Practices of IR Offices - Utilizing Spreadsheets and other Related Software Please check the OKAIR website (www.ok-air.org) for more spring 2016 conference information details and registration announcements! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks and don't forget to sign up for the Spring OK-AIR Conference in a few months at TCC! https://www.occcjobs.com/postings/11484 Matt Eastwood, Senior Research Analyst Office of Institutional Effectiveness Oklahoma City Community College 7777 South May Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73159 Email: matthew.a.eastwood at occc.edu Phone: (405) 682-1611 Ext. 7165 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michelletaylor at jccc.edu Thu Feb 18 09:54:53 2016 From: michelletaylor at jccc.edu (Michelle Taylor) Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:54:53 +0000 Subject: [OKAIR] Call for Proposals: 2016 National Benchmarking Conference Message-ID: We are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2016 National Benchmarking Conference which will be held May 3-5 in Overland Park, KS (metro Kansas City area) at Johnson County Community College. Topics of particular interest include: * Benchmarking in colleges * Measuring costs * Student success and outcomes? On the proposal, please include * Presenter's name, title and college * Presentation title * A brief overview of the presentation topic Submit proposals by March 1, 2016 via email to: Michelle Taylor Senior Research Analyst National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute Michelletaylor at jccc.edu Or call 913-469-8500. ext 3831 for more information. More information about the conference is available below or at our website: National Benchmarking Conference Website. Michelle Taylor Senior Research Analyst | National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute Johnson County Community College|12345 College Blvd. | Overland Park, KS 66210 Phone: 913-469-8500 Ext. 3831| michelletaylor at jccc.edu www.JCCC.edu | www.NCCBP.org | www.CostandProductivity.org [http://files.ctctcdn.com/51615662101/873ef103-32ed-4002-8246-b27ccb8ccedc.jpg] May 3-5, 2016 xx Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS The National Benchmarking Conference will take place at the state-of-the-art conference center at Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This year we will offer three tracks for breakout sessions that match the Benchmarking Institute's project lineup: * Benchmarking Student Success in Community Colleges * Student Success and Outcomes * Measuring Costs at Community Colleges Register now for the Benchmarking Conference and workshops. Register separately for the Ruffalo Noel-Levitz Workshop . For more information, visit our website Conference Keynote Speakers: Sara Goldrick-Rab Professor of Educational Policy Studies & Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Senior Scholar at the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Post-secondary Education Michael Reilly Executive Director, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Ricardo D. Torres President and CEO, National Student Clearinghouse L. Anthony Wise Jr. President, Pellissippi State Community College Conference Schedule Overview Workshops Accommodations Hotels (Make your reservation now! Room availability will be limited after April 1.) Conference Location REGISTER NOW Benchmarking Conference and Workshops The conference price is $295 with workshops only $95 each. Conference fee includes a reception on Tuesday evening and breakfast and lunch on Wednesday and Thursday. Call for Proposals Topics include: * Benchmarking * Measuring Costs * Student Success and Outcomes Submit proposals by March 1 via email to: Michelle Taylor Senior Research Analyst The Benchmarking Institute Ruffalo Noel-Levitz Pre-Conference Workshop Student Satisfaction Assessment Workshop: Making the Most of the Data You Gather A workshop presented by Ruffalo Noel-Levitz in conjunction with the Benchmarking Institute May 2 1-5 p.m. Regnier Center, JCCC Register Questions? Michelle Taylor 913-469-8500, ext. 3831 The National Benchmarking Conference and Best Practices in Higher Education will highlight initiatives, programs, methods and processes that assist higher education institutions to identify peer institutions and benchmark educational best practices. Stay In Touch [Follow us on Twitter] [View our profile on LinkedIn] Copyright ? 2016. All Rights Reserved. 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