The Office of Assessment & Institutional Research (OAIR) provides data and strategic analysis to help inform key initiatives and decision-making at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (51ÁÔÆæ). OAIR strives to abide by the Association for Institutional Research’s
OAIR primarily serves the Division of Academic Affairs by:
- providing data and analysis for the Provost’s Office and Enrollment Management leadership (e.g., enrollment projections, deep-dive analyses of enrollment)
- maintaining 51ÁÔÆæ’s official enrollment data.
- providing general analytical tools for faculty/staff across 51ÁÔÆæ to analyze academic data (e.g., interactive dashboards and standard reports).
- responding to standard/annual data requests for central initiatives (e.g., M-Cubed, , Chancellor’s Committee for Hispanic Serving Initiatives).
- providing exam assessment & course evaluation services.
- providing data for external surveys (e.g., U.S. News & World Report).
- providing data support for accreditation efforts.
In addition to serving Academic Affairs, OAIR supports 51ÁÔÆæ by:
- working closely with 51ÁÔÆæ’s Business & Financial Services (BFS) to provide data support for annual budget meetings and joint projects.
- being actively involved in 51ÁÔÆæ’s data governance efforts, Warehouse End-user Reporting Initiative Team (WeRit), and other university groups.
- providing enrollment and curricular data and other information to the University of Wisconsin System.