Lead: Director Planning & Analysis

Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration

Member Department
Chris Fastnow, lead Director, Office of Planning & Analysis
Kenning Arlitsch Dean, Library
Tami Eitle Associate Dean, College of Letters & Science
Mike Wittie Assistant Professor, Computer Science
David Singel Associate Provost
Cathy Hasenpflug Director, HR Operations
Chris Kearns VP, Student Success

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Previous meetings

November 13, 2014
December 4, 2014
December 18, 2014

Past topics discussed

November 13, 2014

  • Reviewed charge
  • Discussed process and timeline

December 4, 2014

  • Reviewed charge
  • Discussed current “lay of the land” in institutional research broadly and at MSU
  • Started to define scope of “institutional research” at MSU

December 18, 2014

  • Drafted scope of included activities within the rubric of “institutional research” at MSU (centralized and decentralized)
  • Drafted desired process improvements as a result of the UPdate group
  • Reviewed ad hoc/regular activity breakdown  in OPA

January 15, 2015, 1 pm, 210 MT

  • Revised desired process improvements
  • Discussed constituent groups to approach for their assessment of current state, recommendations for future state
  • Began assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

January 29, 2015, 1 pm, 210 MT – review constituent feedback

  • Reviewed constituent group feedback from Deans and PEC members

Future meetings  and topics of discussion

February 12, 2015, 1 pm, 210 MT – Refine/complete SWOT, review best practices

February 26, 2015, 1 pm, 210 MT – Review best practices, begin draft recommendations