Registration and check-in start at 8:00 a.m. and the conference will conclude by about 3:30 p.m. Please submit registration form in advance.

The conference site is the Professional Education and Conference Center at Kent State University – Stark Campus (directions).

To secure hotel reservations at the Four Points Sheraton, please call 330.494.6494. The OAIRP group rate is $79 per night (other hotel information).

Agenda

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Registration, continental breakfast, networking
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Welcome and announcements
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Panel Discussion: Key Performance Indicators in Higher Education Panelists: Julie Carpenter-Hubin, Ohio State University Kathleen Fenton, Rhodes State College John Nutter, University of Toledo Nancy Roszell, Wilmington College Kevin Sayers, Capital University William Knight, moderator and panelist Bowling Green State University
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Business meeting
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Council meetings
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Concurrent Session 1a: Improving Mid-Term GPAs Through Applied IR Wayne Schneider, Kent State University
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Concurrent Session 1b: Institutional Research and the Registrar’s Role in Metrics and Assessment Amy Adams and Kevin Sayers Capital University
1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.	Concurrent Session 2a: Creating Graphically Pleasing Feeder High-School Profiles Using the Mail Merge Function Caroline Alikonis, University of Cincinnati
1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.	Concurrent Session 2b: An Analysis of the US News & World Report Ranking Process Glen Turney, Kenyon College
2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Break with refreshments
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Session 3a: Starting the Assessment Discussion with Student Success Defined Natasha Jankowski, Kent State University
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Session 3b: What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us: Dealing (Effectively) with Missing Data John Ryan, The Ohio State University