NEAIR 32nd Annual Conference

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Pre-conference workshops will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th at The Saratoga Hotel and at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.  Shuttle transportation to Skidmore College will be provided.

Workshops seats are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Seating is limited.  Please register for workshops early to assist us in our planning.  Conference organizers reserve the right to cancel any workshop due to low enrollment.

Technology enhanced workshops held offsite at the Skidmore College Computer Labs are $85, regular half-day workshops are $60, the full-day Newcomers Workshop is $100, and the Colloquium for Experienced Practitioner is offered at $10 to cover refreshment costs.

Workshop Descriptions (PDF)

Data Management, Reporting and Data Mining
Richard J. Reeves, Cornell University

Data 101 (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Linda Mallory, US Naval Academy

How to Conduct Your Surveys on the Web with WebSurveyor
(Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Heather Roscoe, Tufts University; Sean Mahoney, WebSurveyor Corp

Using MS Access for Data Clean up, Recoding, and Summarization: A Delaware Study Test Case (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Laura Uerling, Stonehill College

Planning and Analysis as Essential Components of Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation
Michael F. Middaugh, University of Delaware

Research Design Ideas for Institutional Researchers
Anne Marie Delaney, Babson College

IPEDS Intermediate (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Michael Duggan, Suffolk University

Intermediate Excel Visual Basic (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Manish Sharma, University of Connecticut

Juggling 101: Managing a Small Institutional Research Office
Mary Louise Gerek, Nazareth College

Newcomers to Institutional Research, Part II (Continued from Saturday)
James F. Trainer, Villanova University; Gayle Fink, Community Colleges of Baltimore County; Michelle Appel, University of Maryland

Sunday, November 6, 2005   1:30 – 4:30 pm

Assessing Alumni Outcomes
J. Fredericks Volkwein, Penn State University; Vicki L. Baker, Penn State University

Practical Approaches to Assessment
Gayle Fink, Community Colleges of Baltimore County

The Theory and Practice of Focus Groups
Rena Cheskis-Gold, Demographic Perspectives

Cold Fusion Introduction (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Eric Spear, University of Maryland

IPEDS for Newcomers (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Lu Phillips, Lorain County Community College

Nonparametric Statistical Methods (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Manish Sharma, University of Connecticut

Designing Effective Presentations Using Microsoft PowerPoint (Skidmore College Computer Lab)
Heather Jasmin, Keene State College

Colloquium for Experienced Practitioners: What Hath Thou Wrought…Lately (2:00 - 4:00pm)
Michelle Appel, University of Maryland; Michael Dooris, Penn State University; James F. Trainer, Villanova University