Mission Statement

IR is a service office for the University community; primarily the executive leadership team. It is our mission to support strategic planning activities and continuous quality improvement at the institution. We accomplish our mission by:

• Collecting, maintaining, and preserving institutional data;
• Providing data analysis to inform executive decision-making and strategic planning initiatives;
• Serving as the official reporting office for the institution;
• Ensuring validity and reliability of the data and research methodologies utilized;
• Responding to federal and state mandated reporting requirements as well as requests from other external agencies as appropriate;
• Engaging in systematic, continuous, and integrated research activities related to student/applicant, finance, and human resources data;
• Facilitating program review and institutional assessment activities;
• Supporting regional and professional accreditation activities;
• Providing expertise in research methods and other higher education issues.

History

In 2004, the Office of Budgets and Institutional Analysis (OBIA) became two separate departments:

• Office of Budgets
• Institutional Research