POLICY Title: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION – INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH Code: Authority: Original Adoption: 12/13/72 Revised/Reviewed: 5/26/09 Effective: 5/27/09 N/A H0300-2 Institutional Research (IR) collects, analyzes and reports data on students, faculty, and staff; educational activities, programs and facilities; and administrative and support services to provide accurate information for planning and decision making purposes. Institutional Research is the responsibility of the provost. Institutional Research conducts research for planning committees, academic divisions and programs, campuses, student services, finance, marketing, recruitment, and other college offices and locales. It undertakes market analyses and environmental assessments as well as reports college data to external sources, such as the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) and departments of the federal government Page 1 of 1