About OIPE
The goals of the OIPE include the following:
- Invest in and maintain a quality decision support framework for campus leaders. The OIPE is committed to supporting university leaders in making informed and effective planning, programming, and fiscal decisions. To that end, OIPE manages and organizes the people and tools necessary to ensure access and usability of institutional data.
- Enhance the accuracy and timeliness of university data.The utility of institutional data for decision-making hinges first and foremost on accuracy and timeliness. Furthering the OIPE’s potential as a reliable resource of campus data and expert analysis allows the unit to better service the information needs of the university.
- Ensure high quality processes and procedures in support of institutional planning and effectiveness.The quality of institutional data depends on effective and efficient processes and procedures, which are wholly dependent on an environment characterized by collaboration and open communication. To that end, the OIPE is committed to developing and fostering relationships within the office and across a broad array of university divisions and external agencies. The OIPE will utilize those relationships to create new and refine existing business practices where appropriate and necessary.
Recent Presentations
Designing an Early Momentum Metrics Dataset to Improve Student Success
Nathan Hodges and Anne Oxenreider
2025 NCAIR Annual Conference
Utilizing Tableau Reporting to Manage and Verify Faculty Roster Information
Tim Metz
2023 SACSCOC Annual Meeting
Prescriptive Analytics for Student Success in the Era Optional Testing
Dwayne Tutt
2023 NCAIR Annual Conference
Modeling Undergraduate Enrollment with Markov Chains
Presentation Notes
Nathan Hodges
2023 NCAIR Annual Conference
Recent Presentations
Designing an Early Momentum Metrics Dataset to Improve Student Success
Nathan Hodges and Anne Oxenreider
2025 NCAIR Annual Conference
Utilizing Tableau Reporting to Manage and Verify Faculty Roster Information
Tim Metz
2023 SACSCOC Annual Meeting
Prescriptive Analytics for Student Success in the Era Optional Testing
Dwayne Tutt
2023 NCAIR Annual Conference
Modeling Undergraduate Enrollment with Markov Chains
Presentation Notes
Nathan Hodges
2023 NCAIR Annual Conference
A Quick, Easy, Low-cost Compliance Readiness Audit
Tim Metz
2022 SACSCOC Annual Meeting
December 5, 2022
Leveraging State K-12 Data for Enrollment Planning Insights
Tim Metz
2021 NCAIR/SCAIR Virtual Conference
February 26, 2021
Transforming Assessment Feedback: Harnessing Data, Building Bridges, Closing Loops, and other Tales of Heroism between Assessment and IR
Amy Strickland & Paul Hammer
2019 Southern Accociation for Institutional Research (SAIR) Confrence
September 28th - October 1, 2019
"Power" Tools for IR Reporting (Workshop)
Hands-On Files Supplemental Exercise
Alison Joseph & Tim Metz
2015 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum
May 25-29, 2015
Excel Power Tools
David Onder & Alison Joseph
2015 North Carolina Association for Institutional Research (NCAIR) Conference
April 13 - 14, 2015
Facilities Management: The Role of IR in Policy and Procedure Development
Alison Joseph & Elizabeth Snyder
2014 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
October 4 - 7, 2014
"Power" Tools for IR Reporting
Tim Metz, Alison Joseph, & Henson Sturgill
2014 NCAIR Summer Drive-In
July 24, 2014
"Power" Tools for IR Reporting
David Onder & Alison Joseph
2014 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum
May 27-30, 2014
"Power" Tools for IR Reporting (Workshop)
David Onder & Alison Joseph
2014 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum
May 27-30, 2014
Reporting Program-Level Retention and Graduation
Handout
Alison Joseph & David Onder
2014 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum
May 27-30, 2014
Report Automation Using Excel
Handouts
Alison Joseph, David Onder, and Billy Hutchings
2013 NCAIR Summer Drive-in
July 19, 2013
Reporting Program-Level Retention and Graduation
Alison Joseph & David Onder
2012 Southern Association of Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
September 22-25, 2012
It’s Not About Pie When It Comes To The Facts…
David Onder & Alison Joseph
2012 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
September 22-25, 2012
The Pie Maker - Automating the Fact Book Creation Process
Handouts
David Onder & Alison Joseph
2012 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
September 22-25, 2012
Improving the Online Evaluation Process and Response Rates
Elizabeth Snyder and Alison Joseph
2011 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
October 8-11, 2011
Updating Digital Measures Activity Insight Using MS Office
Handouts
David Onder
2011 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
October 8-11, 2011
It’s Not About Pie When It Comes To The Facts…
David Onder, Alison Joseph and John Bradsher
2011 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
October 8-11, 2011
Space Management: Changing Policies in a Changing Environment
Alison Joseph
2011 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
October 8-11, 2011
Duplicate Records - Waiting for the Banner Update
Kay Turpin
2011 Mid-Atlantic Banner Users Group (MABUG) Conference
October 2-4, 2011
Administrative Program Review
Handout 1- Guidelines
Handout 2- External Reviewer's Handbook
Administrative Program Review Slides
Dr. Melissa Canady Wargo, David Onder, and Mardy Ashe (Career Services)
2010 SACS-COC Annual Meeting
December 4-7, 2010
Attacking Addresses at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
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Current Student and Staff Name Change Form
Kay Turpin
2010 Mid-Atlantic Banner Users Group (MABUG) Conference
October 4-5, 2010
Student Evaluation of Faculty: Policies and Processes
Kay Turpin and Alison Joseph
2010 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference
September 25-28, 2010
Publishing and Marketing Events Using 25Live
Alison Joseph with Laura Huff (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ External Affairs)
2010 CollegeNet Users Conference
July 25-28, 2010
Staff Directory
| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Metz | Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institutional Planning & Effectiveness | tdmetz@wcu.edu | 828.227.3046 |
| Nathan Hodges | Business and Technology Applications Analyst | nhodges@wcu.edu | 828.227.3043 |
| Billy Hutchings | Research Specialist | wshutchings@wcu.edu | 828.227.2413 |
| Trista Middleton | Research Specialist | tymiddleton@wcu.edu | 828.227.3021 |
| Srisuda McCollough | Business and Technology Applications Analyst | smmccollough@wcu.edu | 828.227.2570 |
| Anne Oxenreider | Senior Data Analyst | aoxenreider@wcu.edu | 828.227.3041 |