Ex Uno, Plura (From One, Many):
How One Institution Uses Activity Insight for Individual,
Department, College, and University Reports
Laura MacBride, Office of Institutional Research & Analysis
Marquette University
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Capturing Information Once, Using it for Multiple
Purposes
 Major selling point of Activity Insight
• Decreasing the number of requests that
faculty, departments and colleges receive
for the same information
• Increase accuracy and consistency of
reported information, allowing for more
informed strategic decision-making at all
levels
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Marquette’s Faculty Activities Database (FAD)
Brief History
2008 – 2009: Committee set up to develop plan for Activity
Insight at MU
2009 – 2010: Interfaces finalized, CVs collected
2010 – early 2011: CV data entry work
Fall 2011: Rolled out campus wide
2012 – present: New report designed, additional training
offered, data upload code finalized
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From one report to many
 Generating ideas for new reports/uses
of the system
 Getting buy-in from campus
stakeholders
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Generating ideas for new reports
 Reframing the “e-Vita”
 Discussion of examples
 Marketing
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Buy-in: Creating a “FAD” culture
 Committee to design the system
(pre-roll out)
 Planning committee becomes Advisory
Committee
 Fair Use Document
 Trainings
 Website
• www.marquette.edu/oira/fad
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The Advisory Committee
 Purpose
 Members
 Schedule
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Fair Use Document
 Contents
 Ownership
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“Opt-in” policy
 University-level and multi-universitylevel reports
 Report Permissions Summary
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Reporting - Examples
 Compendium
 e-Publications@Marquette
 Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Faculty Activities Report
 Accreditation (HLC, AACSB)
 Marquette Nurse, Faculty Activities Summary
 College – level Faculty Activities Reports, CVs
 Dept – level Faculty Activities Reports, CVs
 Future uses: Promotion & Tenure tables, ORCiD
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Questions?
Laura MacBride
Research Analyst
Office of Institutional Research & Analysis
laura.macbride@marquette.edu
Marquette University
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