Spring 2009 Conference

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                                         Redlands Community College

1300 S. Country Club Road
El Reno, OK  73036-5304

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 - Pre-Conference 

                                            Friday, March 27th, 2009 - Conference 

              

                      *** Early registration discount through March 20^{th ***}

Sessions at the Spring 2009 OKAIRP conference will focus on a variety of issues including university-wide assessment, disaster recovery, and campus process improvement.  We are pleased to have Scott Bodfish, Vice President of the Noel-Levitz market research division deliver our keynote address!  We are also grateful to Redlands Community College for hosting this exciting event!  Registration for the Pre-Conference is $25.  Early registration for the conference is $50 and the cost for late registration is $60. 

The Motel 6 located at 1506 Domino Lane (I-40 at Country Club Road, Exit 123), 405-262-6060, at a cost of $52.99 (single room) plus tax and Comfort Inn located at 1707 S.W. 27^th Street, 405-262-3050, at a cost of  $74.99 (single room) plus tax will both serve as our conference hotels.    

Pre-Conference Agenda (includes light snack and beverages)

Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Redlands Community College - Conference Center

Conference Agenda (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

Friday, March 27, 2009 – Redlands Community College 
 

8:30 am –   9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am –   9:15 am 9:15 am - 11:15 am	Welcome by Dr. Larry Devane, President of Redlands Community College Opening Keynote Address: From data to decisions: How can IR help with assessment and retention?   Scott Bodfish, Vice President for Market Research, Noel-Levitz Most campuses have assessment and retention initiatives and more often than not institutional researchers are asked to play a role. In my experience, the retention and assessment committees assume that IR has a secret store of data that is just waiting to be tapped into. But rarely is that the case. We do have lots of data but our colleagues want information to help make decisions. Through a series of case studies, Scott will illustrate a process for working effectively with campus assessment and retention initiatives.  Biography Scott Bodfish is Vice President of market research at Noel-Levitz.  He has over 14 years of experience as a strategic planner and institutional researcher.  He is currently responsible for maintaining and improving the effectiveness of Noel-Levitz research services and identifying additional data sources to enhance and customize institutional research approaches.  Scott has thorough knowledge of several areas within enrollment management and retention research, including policy formation, predictive modeling of inquiries, applicants, and matriculants, financial aid modeling, and student success and retention.  Prior to joining Noel-Levitz, Scott served as Director of Institutional Research and Planning Support at Wilkes University (MO) and Sweet Briar College (VA).  Scott holds an M.A. from Washington University (MO).
11:30 am – 12:30 pm  12:30 pm – 12:55 pm	Lunch  Business Meeting
Early Concurrent Sessions                     1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	“Disaster Planning and Recovery” Dr. Martin Crossland, Dean of the School of Lifelong Education, Oral Roberts University Planning a disaster recovery strategy is crucial to mission-critical systems in the event that your     hardware and/or software is vulnerable to unforeseen events such as such as a tornado, earthquake, fire, and/or  computer viruses causing a major disruption and downtime to business.  This session will cover data backup, recovery, and data management tips to improve disaster planning strategies on your campus.  Target audience:  Academic, Administration, or other offices seeking to improve data backup and recovery strategies.   “Why Lean?” Karen Kusler, Assistant Director of Process Improvement, University of Central Oklahoma Frustrations in the workplace, response delays for data, incomplete information submitted are a few  examples of how Lean Principles can help your campus fix these symptoms of problems.  Using Lean tools digs deeper in a process to identify the real issue and helps employees to think “outside of the education box” for solutions.  In addition, the solutions are identified and implemented in as short as a few days.  More complicated processes my take a few months, but that is still quicker than the typical one or two years implementation in higher education.  Learning how to “try-storm” and make change will improve every higher education institution’s image for responsiveness.  Karen is currently a certified Lean  Manager for Administrative and Service Processes.  Target audience: Any Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, or Assessment office seeking information on campus-wide process improvement strategies.

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