Office of Institutional Research

Records, 1993-2004

0.33 cu. ft. (1 document box)

Restrictions
This collection is open.

History--Biography
The Office of Institutional Research originated within the Office of the Registrar. At that time, the University Registrar served as both registrar and institutional researcher. Once the registrar functions expanded to full-time, the Office of Institutional Research was reorganized into the Office of Management Research and Analysis (MRA) in 1997. The new office was established and overseen by Peter French, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to carry out the university's institutional research function. MRA's first director was Barbara Timko, who hired Institutional Research Coordinator, Sarah Parrott, in 1999.

In 2000 Jean Eddy, Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment, assumed leadership of MRA, which was renamed the Office of Institutional Research. Currently, the office provides consultation, analysis, and communication of pertinent information to inform and assist senior management and other university constituents in their strategic planning and decision- making processes. The work of Institutional Research falls into three main categories: coordination of data collection for external surveys and information requests from publishers; campus surveys, in both electronic and paper format; and admissions and financial aid data preparation and analysis (enrollment management).

Scope and Contents
This collection contains institutional research results either written by Brandeis staff or commissioned from outside research funds. The files includes both final results and raw data on topics such as faculty and staff recruitment, affirmative action, student satisfaction, student housing and health services, and student enrollment.

Series
Reports

Series Summary
Reports
Inclusive dates: 1993-2004
Arrangement: Chronological
This series includes institutional research reports written by
Brandeis staff or commissioned by outside research firms.

      
Folder List
Reports
     Study of Issues Related to Recruitment, Retention, and
          Advancement of Brandeis Faculty and Administrators:
          Executive Summary--J. Howard Associates, 1993
     Study of Issues Related to Recruitment, Retention, and
          Advancement of Brandeis Faculty and Administrators: Final
          Report--Appendix Volume I, Faculty Tables--J. Howard
          Associates, 1993
     Study of Educational Values and Preferences of Brandeis
          University Recruitment Constituencies--Kane, Parsons and
          Associates, Inc., 1994
     Selected Findings from the 1995 Senior Study, 1995
     Self-Study Narrative, 1996
     Student Health Services Request for Proposals, 1998
     Graduate Student Survey, 1999
     Memoranda, 1999
     An Enrollment Management Opportunity Analysis--Maquire
          Associates, Inc., 1999
     Enrollment Related Trends: Benchmarking Study--Maquire
          Associates, Inc., 1999
     First Year Student Survey, 1999
     Moving Brandeis Foward: U.S. News and World Report
          Ranking Issues and Strategy, 1999
     1999 Senior Survey: Student Satisfaction with Brandeis
          University, 1999
     Undergraduate Student Housing Upgrade Study: Phase I
          Recommendations--Biddish Hier Limited, 1999
     Institutional Priorities Survey, 2004

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