Subject: [OKAIR] OK-AIR Fall Conference Call for Proposals

From: "Eastwood, Matthew A." <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:23:19 +0000

Notes from the Board:

Hello fellow OK-AIR members,

Happy fall semester and congrats on making it through FY 2015!  The board would like to thank everyone who contributed to the spring 2015 OK-AIR conference held at Rose State College. Our attendees, keynote speakers, presenters and conference hosts deserve a big thank you.  It turned out to be our biggest spring turnout in years and was very well evaluated.

The conference this fall will be hosted by University of Central Oklahoma on Friday, October 23rd. So make sure to clear out your calendars today!  Details on the conference are now available at OK-AIR.org. For those newcomers or others wanting to get back into the conference spirit, OKAIR conferences are great opportunities for networking as well as professional development and again by popular demand for this fall, you will have the opportunity to win several gift card prizes!  We like to keep a friendly and informal tone at the conferences, and all those old and new alike are welcome to be a part of our informative and fun group.
- Matthew Eastwood
Call for Proposals:

We need your help!  The Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research (OK-AIR) invites interested parties to submit one or more proposals for presentation at the fall 2015 Conference.  As an incentive, Registration costs will be waived in their entirety for all those that wish to present or lead a group. That's right presenters attend FREE! The board hopes to have as many breakout sessions and options for attendees as possible.  So any submitted proposal will be greatly appreciated.

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.  Presentations need not be presentation style only as well.  If there is a topic of interest to you, please feel free to submit a proposal to facilitate a group discussion as an example.  Chances are if something is important to you or your institution, several others will share the same sentiment.   Proposals will be due by Friday, October 2nd.  To submit a proposal, please fill out the attached Word document and submit the proposal to:

Matthew Eastwood, OKAIR President

[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

(405) 682-1611 Ext. 7165 or (405) 830-2712

Topics and Suggestions as Provided by Our Members:
                Recent written and email feedback regarding potential topics that are of interest include:

-          HLC Pathways (Lots of Feedback on This Issue)

-          UDS Issues (OSHRE Overview and Potential Issues)

-          Increasing online survey response rates

-          Basic statistics overview

-          Tracking Graduates' Success (Data Collection and Measuring Success)

-          Academic and Non-Academic Assessment

-          Issues in Online Education

-          Established Best Practices of IR Offices

-          Utilizing Spreadsheets and other Related Software

-          How to Measure Student Success

-          ANY TOPIC OF RELEVANCE TO OKLAHOMA COLLEGES

Individuals whose proposals have been accepted for presentation at the conference will be notified via email and/or telephone no later than October 6th.  Questions about proposals or presentations may be directed to Matthew Eastwood at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Please check the OKAIR website (www.ok-air.org<http://www.ok-air.org>) for more Fall 2015 conference information details and registration announcements!