The Association for Institutional Research in the Upper Midwest (AIRUM) invites you to submit presentation proposals for our annual conference on November 1-3, 2023, in Bloomington, Minnesota (near the Mall of America). This conference is an excellent opportunity for practitioners, scholarly researchers, and decision-makers in the Upper Midwest to meet and share research, tools, and best practices in institutional effectiveness (IE) and institutional research (IR). The conference theme is “Data Democratization: Empowering Through Access and Transparency.”

SUBMISSIONS

The deadline for proposal submission is Tuesday, August 15th, 2023.  (The proposal status will be notified via email by September 1, 2023.) 

You will be asked to provide a list of presenters, a 60-word abstract that will appear in the program book, and a 200-word narrative that will be used by the committee to review proposals for acceptance. Don’t wait; submit your proposal today.

FORMATS

Presentation - A 45-minute presentation including a Q&A period on an IE/IR-related theoretical and/or methodological issue as well as best practices and tools to enhance IE/IR efforts. 

Panel Discussion - A 45-minute discussion involving 3-4 panelists who can share different perspectives on a topic relevant to IE/IR.  A session may start with a brief opening statement/overview by each participant before allowing for an engaging discussion with the audience.

Hands-On Workshop - A 45-minute interactive workshop where a facilitator takes attendees through a series of activities to provide training or improve technical skills.

RELEVANT TOPICS

We welcome proposals in all IE/IR-related areas. Some areas of practice attendees have expressed interest in include the following:

·        data visualizations,

·        data analytics,

·        predictive modeling for admissions, enrollment, and retention,

·        assessing effective student support interventions,

·        data governance and management (e.g., cybersecurity, oversight),

·        effective reporting practices (including adapting to different audiences),

·        accreditation and compliance reporting (e.g., self-studies, in-person vs. virtual visits, etc.),

·        equity (e.g., disparate impact by race, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.),

·        operational planning (e.g., streamlining, aligning, budgeting), cost and ROI of initiatives,

·        student satisfaction,

·        and strategic planning (e.g., new program launches, fundraising campaigns).