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Joint Retreat
IgnitingTransformation:HowData,ResearchandAssessment
CanImproveInstitutionalPractices
BreakoutSessionDescriptions
Drop‐OutRisk:UsingStudent,Faculty,Attendance,andCourseDatawithRegression
toAlertAdvisingTeams
NathanDickmeyer,Director,InstitutionalResearch&Analysis,LaGuardiaCommunity
College
JennyZhu,Manager,InstitutionalResearch,InstitutionalResearchandAnalysis,
LaGuardiaCommunityCollege
ErezLenchner,SeniorResearchAssociate,InstitutionalResearchandAnalysis,LaGuardia
CommunityCollege
UpontherequestoftheLaGuardiaProvost,IR&Adevelopedalistofstudentsforadvising
teamsbyriskofdroppingout.Thelistingincludespre‐semesterdrop‐outrisk,non‐
attendanceatallclassesforsevendays,andEarlyAlertsubmissionsfromfaculty.
Thepre‐semesterat‐risklistwasbuiltusingstepwiseregressionandincludes
performance(likeGPA)andbehavioral(likelateregistration)variablestopredict
outcomesfromimmediatedroppingouttograduation.Newadditionstothemodel
includetheimpactoftakingspecificcoursesfromspecificfaculty.
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Non‐AcademicProgramReviewataCommunityCollege:MethodsandPractices
DereckNorville,SeniorResearchandAssessmentSpecialist,InstitutionalResearchand
Assessment,HostosCommunityCollege
PiotrKocik,DirectorofInstitutionalResearchandAssessment,HostosCommunityCollege
Ensuringinstitutionaleffectivenessnecessitatesanunderstandingofwhattakesplacein
theclassroomandbeyond.Non‐AcademicProgramReviewisaprocessforassessingthe
effectivenessofacollege'sprograms/officesthatmaynotspecificallybeacademicin
nature.Participantswillgainadeeperunderstandingofhownon‐APR,alongside
AcademicProgramReview,helpsacollegebuildasolidfoundationforderivinginsights
forinstitutionalrenewalandresourceallocationandplanning.
Institutional,DepartmentandNon‐AcademicOffices’UsesofNoelLevitzStudent
SatisfactionDataasEvidenceinAssessment
SamMichalowski,DirectorofInstitutionalResearch,CollegeofStatenIsland
1)Describetheprocessesusedtoachievearepresentativesampleofundergraduate
studentsintwocollectionsoftheNoelLevitzStudentSatisfactionInventory(NLSSI)atthe
CollegeofStatenIsland.
2)Establishimportanceofstudentsatisfactionasactionableinformationinassessment.
3)Presentusesofstudentsatisfactiondataforinstitutional,departmental,andnon‐
academicOffices’assessmentactivities.
4)DemonstratetheuseofTableauasanalternativetotraditionaldatasharingand
presentationmethods.
BreakoutparticipantswillbeencouragedtobringaWi‐Fienabledlaptop(eitherPCor
Mac)sothattheycanparticipateinaninteractiveassignmentusingTableauPublic.
InstallingTableauPublicisnotrequired:theinteractivedashboardswillbeavailableon
theweb.Iwillposeasetofresearchquestionstobeaddressedusingdatawhichwillbe
madeavailablethroughtheTableauPublicwebsite.Discussionwillbeencouragedamong
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workshopparticipantsastohowthissortofapproachandtechnologymightassistthem
inbridgingthegapbetweenIRandassessmentfunctions.
TrendsinPellGrantreceiptatCUNY:2001to2013
KerstinGentsch,SeniorPolicyAnalyst,OfficeofPolicyResearch,CityUniversityofNew
York
SarahTruelsch,DirectorofPolicyResearch,OfficeofPolicyResearch,CityUniversityof
NewYork
WeshowtrendsinPellGrantreceiptamongCUNYundergraduatesandfirst‐time‐
freshmenoverthepastdecadebycollegesector,individualcollege,andstudentrace.
Nationaltrendsarereportedforcomparison.Wealsopresentexploratoryanalysison
factorsthatmayhaveplayedaroleintheobservedPellGrantreceipttrends,including
changesinstudentdemographiccomposition,changesinCUNYpolicy,andchangesinthe
PellGrantprogram.
UsingAssessmentinAcademicSupportProgramstoMeetInstitutionalGoals
MarjorieDorimé‐Williams,DirectorofAssessment,BaruchCollege
DJDolack,Writing&ESLCommunicationsTutorialCoordinator,BaruchCollege
JDWilliams,MathematicsTutorialCoordinator,BaruchCollege
Co‐curricularassessmentcanplayanessentialroleinimprovingstudentoutcomes,
improvingcollaborationbetweendepartments,andsupportinginstitutionalgoals.This
panelwillhighlightwayscampusunitscanuseassessmentdatatoimprovestudent
outcomesoutsidetheclassroomandsupportinstitutionalgoals.
Informationaboutthedevelopment,implementation,outcomes,andactionsmadeintwo
academicsupportprograms(mathematicsandcommunication)willbeusedtoframethe
discussion.
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Closing
ClosingtheLoop:AnInteractiveAssessment
LisaRose,Professor,HumanServices,BoroughofManhattanCommunityCollege
BettinaHansel,DirectorofInstitutionalResearch,BoroughofManhattanCommunity
College
ThisisintendedasthefinalsessionfortheJointAssessmentandIRCouncil’sRetreat.The
presenterswillworkwiththeaudiencetoassesswhathasbeenlearnedatthisyear’s
retreat,howitmatchedwiththeirlearningobjectives,andwhatchangestheparticipants
intendtoimplementontheirhomecampuses.Itwillalsoserveasamodelforengaginga
groupinanassessmentprocessofinformationusefultoinformdecisions,improveresults,
orstreamlineaworkprocess.
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