Fall 2008 Conference

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                                Rose State College

             Professional Training and Education Center

  

1720 Hudiburg Drive
Midwest City, OK  73110

 

 

October 10, 2008 - Full Day Conference

                                                                                                                       

                            

               

    *** Early registration discount through October 3rd ***

Sessions at the Fall 2008 OKAIRP conference will focus on a variety of issues including a roundtable follow-up discussion on the progress of the Achieving the Dream initiative, new IPEDS reporting changes, reporting practices using the Banner system, and a progress report on the Oklahoma Education Information System (OEIS).  We are pleased to have David Gleason from the University of Texas in Dallas deliver our keynote address.  We are also grateful to Rose State College for hosting this event at their new Professional Training and Education Center!  Early registration cost for the Fall 2008 conference is $50; late registration is $60. 

The Holiday Inn Express, 1700 S. Sooner Road, Midwest City, OK  73110, 1-877-863-4780 or toll free at 1 (800) Holiday (465-4329), will serve as our conference hotel at a cost of $104 (single) plus tax. 

 

Conference Agenda


Friday, October 10, 2008 – Rose State College Professional Training and Education Center 
 
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
 
9:00 am – 9:15 am

9:15 am - 11:15 am

 Welcome:   Dr. Frances Hendrix, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Rose State College

Opening Keynote Address: “Learning to Think With More Than One Hat”
David Gleason, University of Texas, Dallas, TX

Although everyone thinks (that’s a no brainer), not everyone thinks as productively and effectively as they can.  This session will introduce innovative and creative approaches about thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.  You will be challenged to put on SIX different thinking hats and try them on for size!

Biography

David is the Assistant Director for Employee Development and Employee Relations at the University of Texas in Dallas,  Texas.  He has over twenty years experience working in the public and private sector for profit, not-for-profit, government, and academia.  His work experience includes training, teaching, community education, program management, counseling, planning, demographic research, and quality assurance auditing.   He is a certified Achieve Global Trainer, certified EEO Compliance Trainer, and experience as a mediator for managing workplace conflict.  He also is a member of the American Society for Training and Development.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm 

12:30 pm – 12:55 pm

Lunch  

Business Meeting

 

Morning      Concurrent Sessions 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

“Achieving the Dream Follow-up Progress Report – Roundtable Discussion”

Jacki Stirn, Greenwood Village, Colorado, Achieving the Dream Data Coach for Rose State College                                                         Isabelle Billen, Director of Information Systems/Institutional Research, Rose State College                                                                    Mary Millikin, Director of Planning and Institutional Research, Tulsa Community College                                                                      Joyce Morgan-Dees, Research Support Analyst, Oklahoma City Community College

Achieving the Dream is a national initiative to help more community college students succeed by completing college courses                    and earning certificates and/or degrees.  This session is a follow-up to the Achieving the Dream Student Success in College              presentation at the Spring 2008 OKAIRP conference.  Target audience:  any institutional research/effectiveness/assessment                 office targeting efforts to build institution-wide commitment to improve the assessment of the student learning process.

 

“Data and Report Management Using the Banner System”

Cindy Boling, Director of Institutional Research, University of Central Oklahoma                                                                                         Jan Douglas, Information Technology Project Manager, University of Central Oklahoma  

With a number of institutions utilizing and implementing Banner, now is a great time to have some discussions about Banner                    and how it impacts the workload in Institutional Research.  Presenters will facilitate a discussion followed by a question/answer          session and provide examples of their experiences with the Banner system, so be sure to bring along your questions!                           Target audience:  any institutional research/effectiveness/assessment office seeking information on the Banner System to improve their reporting process.

 

Afternoon          Concurrent Sessions   2:05 pm – 3:05 pm

 

“Oklahoma Education Information System (OEIS) – Progress Report”

Marion Dilbeck, Director of Information Technology, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education - OKC                     Michael Yeager, Director of Research and Analysis, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education – OKC

This session will provide an update and review of current and upcoming matters that include the following:  reformat of UDS record layouts, OEIS implementation, and IPEDS changes.  Target audience:  any institutional research/effectiveness/assessment office wishing to gain an understanding of the current and upcoming issues related to the unitized data system (UDS), IPEDS changes, and implementation of the Oklahoma Education Information System (OEIS)   data warehouse resource.

“IPEDS Race/Ethnicity and Degree Classification Changes”

Tom Hardy, Director of Institutional Research, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC).  Tom is also a certified IPEDS trainer with the Association for Institutional Research (AIR).

This presentation will discuss the changes in the IPEDS reporting of the new Race/Ethnicity and Degree Classification categories and challenges in collecting the Race/Ethnicity data.  Timelines differ for each of the categories and each survey completed.  Current reporting for race/ethnicity consists of seven categories, whereas the new reporting consists of nine categories.  This session will also discuss the following changes with the First-Professional category:  1)  the removal of this category from the Degree Classification and 2) new breakdowns required for the Doctoral degree reporting.  Target audience:  any institutional research/effectiveness/assessment office seeking information on IPEDS new reporting changes and ethnicity classification categories.

 

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm                               

Closing Remarks

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