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18th Annual Fall Conference Agenda

Yakima Valley Community College
Deccio Higher Education Center, Parker Conference Room (PCR)
October 21-22, 2010

Thursday, October 21 , 2010

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Pre-Conference Discussion Session - Collaboration & IR Terminology:
Do you have a project that you would like to collaborate on? Have you ever found yourself discussing a group of student or a report with a colleague, thinking that you were both referring to the same thing, then found out that you weren't? Have you ever started development on something that you wondered if you have to start from scratch? Is there an area of expertise you need to tap? Please join us as we discuss collaborative projects and begin forming a list of common IR terminology with definitions.

Moderators:
Chris Johnson - Director of Research & Development, Renton Tech College
Cynthia Requa - Coordinator of IR & Planning, Clover Park College

Welcome Addresses -
Linda Kaminski - President of Yakima Valley CC
Mark Macias - President of WARP

Presentation - A Glimpse of the Future: Applications Based on Operational Data Store Technology

The Walla Walla Early Warning System and the Advisors' Data Portal
Bill Storms - Director of Tehcnology, Walla Walla CC

Discussion Session - WA Community and Technical Colleges and the State Board: Are We In the Same Boat?

A consideration of the missions of the CTCs and the SBCTC, and how these impact the data we use.

Moderator:
Cora Nixon - Research Analyst, Insititutional Effectiveness & Research, Bellevue College

Discussion Session - Student Achievement Task Force (SATF) Updates and Future Plans

SATF member will provide a brief overview of the ITV session with Davis Jenkins regarding the SA evaluation. This will be followed by a facilitated discussion about the multifaceted aspects of the SA initiative and the current state of the research with the goals of: 1) getting information for and from all the WARP members, and 2) identifying issues which will help the SATF focus in on appropriate research questions.

Moderator:
Maureen Pettitt - Director of IR, Skagit Valley CC

Student Achievement Initiative Task Force Data Discussion -
Hosted by the SATF and the Data Stewards committees, the purpose of this session is two-fold:

• Participants will share evidence-based, documented, examples of potential data discrepancies between the SAI data warehouse and their own student records.
• Participants will share examples of how their college is using SAI data to support and evaluate practices and programs.

Moderator:
Maureen Pettitt - Director of IR, Skagit Valley CC

Setting Up Your Data Mart for Cohort-Based Longitudinal Analysis

Presenters:
Chris Johnson - Director of Research & Development, Renton Tech College
Pat Chakravarty - Research Analyst, Renton Tech College

PCR

Deccio Rm 206

Session A: New Accreditation Standards Discussion

Moderators:
Joe Montgomery - Dean for Insititutional Effectiveness/Research, Planning & Assessment, Columbia Basin CC
Susan Murray - Executive Director of Planning & Insititutional Effectiveness, Wenatchee Valley College

Session B: Using Pivot Tables for Ad Hoc Analysis

Do you often need quick, highly summarized calculations on a multitude of data? Are you tired of spending hours on a research request only to redo it because someone wanted to look at the data from a slightly different angle? Would you like to be able to quickly identify errors, inconsistencies, patterns an/or trends in your data? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, the use of Pivot Tables could revolutionize your career!

Presenter:
Sherri Daymon - Director of Research & Budgeting, Bellingham Tech College

PCR

Deccio Rm 206

Session A: CCSSE: Why Use It? And How to Use It Panel Discussion

The panel will begin a discussion about how CCSSE data has been distributed at their colleges and the extent to which the data has inform changes in practice, new initiatives, etc. The panel hopes participants will also share their experiences during this session. The panel will be available to answer questions about the technical aspects of the CCSSE administration.

Panel Members:
Joe Montgomery - Dean for Insititutional Effectiveness/Research, Planning & Assessment, Columbia Basin CC
Maureen Pettitt - Director of IR, Skagit Valley CC
Anne Marie Karlberg - Director of Insititutional Effectiveness, Whatcom CC

Session B: Using VBA to Automate Processes, Part 2

Presenter:
Joe Duggan - Institutional Effectiveness & Strategic Planning, Shoreline CC

PCR

Deccio Rm 206

Breakfast

WARP Business Meeting

• Approval of Minutes
• Treasure Report
• Spring Conference
• Committee Reports
  • Collaboration Management & Training
  • Commission Peition Initiative & Liason Management
  • Data Stewards
  • SATF - already provided
• Committee Structure Discussion

SBCTC Updates

• New Completions Rate Report
• MRTE Update
• ERDC (P-20+) Update
• IPEDS Reporting Update

Carment Stewart - Director of Research & Development, SBCTC
David Prince - Director of Research & Development, SBCTC

Break

Open Course Library Project Update

Maureen Pettitt - Director of Insitutional Research, Skagit Valley CC
Chris Johnson - Director of Research & Development, Renton Tech College

Data Systems & Collaboration Tools

• ODS Project Update
• IRIS Project Update
• Lift 'n Shift and ODS Update
• Team Foundation Server Update

Russ Beard - Director of Information Technology, Big Bend CC
Mark Macias - Managing Director of IR, Community Colleges of Spokane