Hope College Institutional Research Activities
2014-2015
Summary
The table below shows a seven-year summary of activity count as reported in the Annual
Report.
Studies
Surveys submitted
Surveys monitored
Website design &
implementation
External data requests
Consultations
Internal data reports
Presentations/Reports
National/Regional Meetings
attended
Total Number of Activities
20078
20089
200910
201011
201112
201213
201314
201415
8
8
6
1
10
21
5
1
9
20
7
1
16
15
8
1
18
15
11
1
22
17
9
1
22
22
9
1
28
17
9
4
0
0
11
3
2
4
23
27
3
2
5
62
20
4
1
10
47
41
1
0
4
46
27
3
0
10
47
25
2
2
12
36
45
2
0
20
47
32
2
0
39
96
129
139
125
135
149
159
Detailed List of Activities
During this year, attention was given to involving Laurie Smith in various ongoing
projects with attention to her being prepared to carry out those projects in the future.
Those projects that included Laurie’s involvement are marked with an asterisk (*).
1. Studies by Hope College Office (27)
Major projects that were either newly developed or continued after development in prior
years
Admissions (3)
Admit Yield Model, two versions (2/9/15,6/27/15), Yield and need by HS and zip
(9/24/14)
Alumni (2)
Alumni Involvement Rating Continuation (8/21/14), Graduate Survey (1/16/2015)
Career Services (1)
*Graduate Survey Dashboard for Departments (5/1/2015)
Finance (1)
Enrollment Projection Model (10/31/2014)
HEDS
*Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey analysis (5/15/2015)
International & Multicultural Education (3)
American Minority & International Faculty/Staff/Student Project (4/2/2015)
Minority Retention Study (6/29/2015)
Off-campus Study Report (1/30/2015)
Natural & Applied Sciences Division (4)
FACES Impact Study (12/15/2014,6/17/2015)
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*STEM course tracking (6/17/2015)
Health Professions graduate statistics (2/18/2015)
Provost (10)
Department Dashboard continuation (11/14/2014)
Course Dashboard (4/1/2015)
Faculty Equity Salary Study (11/12/2014)
Academic Dashboards for Academic Affairs Committee of BOT (9/22/2014)
AAUP salary comparisons with peer institutions (4/21/2015)
HERI Faculty Survey report and analysis (9/30/2014)
Analysis of NSSE results (11/12/2014)
Hope faculty salary differences by gender (1/16/2015)
Analysis of Brookings rankings (5/11/2015)
Program dashboard development (6/30/2015)
Registrar (1)
*Factbook revision and maintenance (4/6/2015)
Social Science (1)
Ten year divisional analysis (6/20/2015)
Unclassified (1)
*Consumer Information Website maintenance (6/3/2015)
2. Surveys coordinated and submitted (16)
Major surveys from external organizations that are often used in publications
ACT (3/16/2015)
College Board (12/16/2014)
Common Data Set (11/30/2014)
Fiske Guide to Colleges (6/2/2015)
Kiplinger’s Annual Best Private Colleges (10/15/2014)
Michigan College Guide (7/23/2014) (2/6/2014)
Michigan Postsecondary Handbook (7/9/2014)
NACUBO Tuition Discounting Study (11/26/2014)
National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement Survey (NSLVE)
(3/31/2015)
Peterson’s Guide Main Survey (2/20/2015)
Peterson’s Guide Financial Aid Survey (3/20/2015)
*US News & World Report (5/2/2015)
*US News & World Report Finance (5/2/15)
*US News & World Report Financial Aid (5/2/15)
*Wintergreen Orchard House (3/9/2015)
3. Surveys monitored with other Hope office coordinating (9)
Surveys that are coordinated by other offices but whose results are monitored by IR
ACRL Library Survey (Library) (2/3/2015)
Annual Campus Crime Report (Campus Safety) (10/1/2014)
AAUP (Human Resources) (3/22/15)
Educause (CIT) (3/30/2015)
IPEDS Fall Reports (Registrar) (12/6/2014)
IPEDS Finance (Finance 2/19/2015)
IPEDS Spring Reports (Registrar) (2/19/2015)
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2014-2015
Merritt Research Services (Finance) (11/13/2014)
Oberlin Group Library Survey (Library) (2/3/2015)
4. Website design and implementation (1)
Continual website improvement and updating
Maintenance and continued development
5. External Data Requests (12)
Ad hoc data requests from external organizations
Beckman institutional data request (8/1/2014)
CIC request for data on faculty roles and composition (5/11/2015)
*HEDS data collections and exchanges
AAUP Salary survey (12/20/2014)
Common Data Set (1/5/2015)
HERI Faculty Survey (7/7/2014)
Institutional Data update (7/15/2014)
NACUBO Tuition Discounting Survey (12/16/2014)
NSSE data exchange (9/11/2014)
Tuition and Fees data collection (3/18/2015)
Faculty Survey administrative report form (7/16/2014)
6. Consultation (36)
Consultations with Hope offices or personnel. These may consist of advice or
clarification.
Admissions (3)
Business Services (1)
Career Services (1)
CIT (1)
Director of Process & Innovation (1)
Faculty (12)
Finance (2)
Financial Aid (1)
HEDS (8)
Integrated Marketing (2)
International & Multicultural Education (3)
Library (3)
President (1)
Provost (3)
Strategic Planning (2)
Student Development (2)
Teaching and Learning (1)
7. Internal Data Reports (45)
Ad hoc requests for data from Hope Offices
Admissions (5)
Alumni (2)
Business Services (2)
Career Services (1)
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2014-2015
Center for Ministry Studies (1)
Faculty (12)
Finance (1)
HEDS (1)
Library (2)
PIC (1)
Provost (4)
8. Presentations/Reports (2)
Formal presentations or reports given to various Hope constituencies
Academic Affairs Board Meeting (9/30/2014)
Deans’ Council Meeting (2/12/2015)
9. National Regional Meetings Attended (0)
none
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