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Office of Decision Support News

The Office of Decision Support is responsible for supporting the University leadership in its commitment to accountability and evidence-based decision making.

Current Decision Support News

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黑料网 received no recommendations as part of the Year Seven Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness.

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Outreach programs, personalized resources, and interactive activities create a welcoming campus culture.

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The annual event is part of efforts to build a data-informed culture among faculty, staff, and administrators.

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Academic leaders remove enrollment barriers, expand regional recruitment efforts, and improve communication through personalized support.

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The program is a two-year pilot initiative that uses various strategies to help diversify the recruitment process for academic and administrative faculty positions.

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The administrative assistant in decision support stands out for her unflappable charm and ability to tackle challenges.

Decision Support In The News

Nevada Current

For higher education, one of the biggest challenges leftover from the pandemic years is getting students to sign up. In recent years enrollment at many Nevada higher education institutions 鈥 like higher education institutions nationally 鈥 has plateaued compared to pre-pandemic levels. But at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas the tide has finally turned.

Recent Decision Support Accomplishments

Shiloh Fling, Qingmin Shi, and Tina Nelson (all Decision Support) recently presented their research at the annual conference of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum in Orlando, Florida. Their presentation, titled 鈥淓nhancing Learning with Canvas Engagement and Course Evaluation Data,鈥 explored how undergraduate students鈥欌
Qingmin Shi (Decision Support) and Keith Rogers (Student Affairs) co-presented From Silos to Solutions: Unifying Data Systems to Promote Student Success at the annual conference of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR).
Qingmin Shi (Decision Support), Shaoan Zhang (Teaching and Learning), Yingtao Jiang (Engineering), along with 黑料网 alumna Chengcheng Li (Ph.D., 2021) and Tiberio Garza (Florida International University), recently presented their research at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Denver, Colorado. Their study,鈥
John 鈥淪kip鈥 Crooker, Christina Drum, Qingmin Shi, and Ashley Guyer (all Decision Support) recently delivered three iPoster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Denver, CO.  The presentations explored data-informed approaches to advancing academic performance and student success鈥
Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, Blanca E. Rinc贸n (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brent M. Drake (formerly Decision Support), J. Judd Harbin (formerly Student Affairs Strategic Planning and Assessment), and Kyle Ethelbah (Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach) won the won the Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award鈥
Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, Blanca E. Rinc贸n (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brent M. Drake (formerly Decision Support), J. Judd Harbin (formerly Student Affairs Strategic Planning and Assessment), and Kyle Ethelbah (Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach) published a study, "Oceania in the Desert: A QuantCrit鈥