About IRMA

We will frame and inform the institutional strategic dialogue, building a culture of evidence in support of planning and management, as agents of change at DePaul and in higher education generally.

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For general inquiries, please contact Coleen Dickman at (312) 362-6645 or by email at IRMA@depaul.edu.

Conference Presentations

The IRMA staff regularly contribute to the professional discourse in order to elevate and advocate for best practices in research, analysis, and data management. See below for recent conference presentations and published material.

2021 I-AIR Conference Presentation: Building a Culture of Evidence and Improving Data Literacy - How We Disseminate Information to Our Colleagues and Stakeholders	11/1/2021	Coleen Dickman
2019 IAIR Conference Presentation: Market Studies in Higher Education-- Leveraging Market Share Data to Support New Program Development	10/8/2019	Coleen Dickman
2019 IAIR Conference Presentation: Data Governance, It's a Challenge for Everyone	10/7/2019	Alim Ray
Assessment Workshop: Writing Effective Reports	5/31/2016	Liz Sanders
2014 IAIR & MidAIR Conference Presentation: Make Your IR Website Work For You (And Everyone Else...)	11/15/2014	Alim Ray
2014 CSRDE Presentation: Using Survival Analysis to Model Retention in a Master's Program	11/4/2014	Joe Filkins
IAIR Conference Presentation: Home-by-Course College Matrix	10/24/2014	Jasmine Ahmad
IABS Conference Presentation: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Outcomes, Impacts, and Influence	6/20/2014	Gerry McLaughlin
IABS Conference Presentation: Transparency Accountability Information Symmetry and Integrity - Creating Guiding Principles for Developing US Institutional Ratings and Rankings	6/20/2014	Vera Setiawan
AIR Conference Presentation: Measuring Diversity - A New Approach for Health Professions Education	5/30/2014	Gerry McLaughlin

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AIR Conference Presentation: Predictive Validity of ACT from 2002-07 to 2008-11	5/28/2014	Gerry McLaughlin
The DIAMOND Project: An overview of DePaul's introduction of Non-cognitive measures in Freshman Admission	4/17/2014	Coleen Dickman
Basic Design Visualization Tips for Designing Tableau Dashboards	3/22/2014	Joseph Magliari
IAIR Conference Presentation: A Note on Measuring Diversity	10/25/2013	Gerry McLaughlin
Economic Sustainability and Institutional Characteristics	10/25/2013	Gerry McLaughlin
A Strategic Look at Enrolling Successful Transfer Students	6/5/2013	Gerry McLaughlin
2013 AIR Forum Panel Discussion: DePaul's Use of Non-Cognitive Variables in the Admission Process	5/20/2013	Sue Stachler
IAIR Conference Presentation: Character Development - Identifying and analyzing unclassified subsets of the student population for the use of recruitment strategy and planning	11/15/2012	Shannon Milligan
2012 National Symposium on Student Retention: A Workshop on Benchmarking Retention Data	10/29/2012	Gerry McLaughlin
IAIR Conference Presentation: Comparing the bachelor's completion rates of native transfer students using multiple informational sources	10/15/2012	Gerry McLaughlin
AACRAO SEM Conference Presentation: A Tale of Two Cultures - Building a Comprehensive EM Culture_David Kalsbeek, Liz Sanders, SEM 2012	6/4/2012	Liz Sanders
Conference Presentation (IAIR): Data Visualization in Academic Program Review	11/1/2011	Liz Sanders
AIR Conference Presentation: Analyst Developers and Tableau	6/1/2011	Alim Ray
AIR Conference Presentation: Automation of Reports	6/1/2011	Karolynn Horan
AIR Conference Presentation: Ten Presentation Tips	6/1/2011	Karolynn Horan
2011 AIR Conference Presentation: Ten Practical Tips for Effective Presentations	5/25/2011	Karolynn Horan
AIR Conference Presentation: Program Portfolio Analysis	5/1/2011	Joe Filkins
The Essential Collection of Visualization Resources	3/1/2011	Liz Sanders
IAIR Conference Presentation: ILDS Data System - Some Assembly Required	11/1/2010	Liz Sanders
AIR Conference Presentation: Managing Volatile Data within a Data Warehouse	6/1/2010	Nate Stott
Chicago AIR Conference Presentation: What if Tufte Ran the IR Office?	6/1/2010	Liz Sanders
AIR Conference Presentation: Expanding the IR Toolkit to Answer Non-Traditional IR Questions for a New Dean - Presented by Susan Stachler, Dr. Liz Sanders, & Suzanne Depeder at the 2010 AIR Annual Forum, Chicago, IL	6/1/2010	Liz Sanders
2010 AIR Conference: Beyond the Bar - Advance Visual Graphic Technique	5/28/2010	Karolynn Horan
AIR Conference Presentation: Getting the Message Out - Using Web Video to Present IR	5/1/2010	Joe Filkins
AMA Conference Presentation: Expanding the IR Toolkit: The SoE Conjoint Analysis	5/1/2010	Sue Stachler
SEM Conference Presentation: Four Ingredients of a Successful Transfer Enrollment Strategy	11/4/2009	Liz Sanders
HCRC Conference Presentation: DePaul DIAMOND Program	6/1/2009	Liz Sanders
IAIR Conference Presentation: Using Sharepoint in Website Development	11/1/2008	Nate Stott
AIR Conference Presentation: Exploring Quantitative Methods of Tracking, Analyzing, and Understanding Part-time Faculty Retention	5/23/2008	Joe Filkins
AIR Conference Presentation: What 'marketing research' means to you	5/1/2008	Liz Sanders
AIR Conference Presentation: Forming Peer Groups Strategic Operations, the Comparative Process, and a Spreadsheet Model	5/1/2008	Gerry McLaughlin
AIR Conference Presentation: Retention of Non-Traditional Adult Students ppt	5/1/2008	Joe Filkins
IAIR Conference Presentation: Win Free Tuition for Answering this Survey!	11/1/2007	Sue Stachler
AMA Conference Presentation: Academic and Marketing Partnerships - New Program Development	6/2/2007	Liz Sanders
IAIR Conference Presentation: Student Employment and its Impact on the UG Experience	11/1/2006	Sue Stachler
IAIR Conference Presentation: Life in the Loop: The UCC Student Perspective	11/1/2005	Joe Filkins
SEM Conference Presentation: A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place: Market Matrix	11/1/2004	Liz Sanders
SPSS Webinar: Smart Viewer Web Server Presentation	7/1/2004	Liz Sanders
AIR Conference Presentation: Using an Alumni Personality Typology to Impact Metrix of Success	5/1/2004	Sue Stachler
SEM Conference Presentation: Developing a Data Driven Marketing Plan	11/1/2002	Liz Sanders
AIR Conference Presentation: Burning the Candle at Both Ends - Graduating Senior Survey	5/1/2002	Joe Filkins
IAIR Conference Presentation: Meeting the Needs of Multiple Clients with SmartViewer	11/1/2001	Liz Sanders