CAIR Virtual Town Halls
The featured speakers for this town hall include:
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CEO of Kai Analytics and Survey Research
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Kristina Powers
President at The Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education
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| HOST: Rosa Belerique
Vice President, Institutional Research and Effectiveness, New York Film Academy
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For those who were not able to attend, a recording of April 17th Town Hall can be found here.
TOWN HALL #2: Challenges facing higher education amid COVID-19 and the need for proactive strategies.
This forum features the four segments of California’s higher education system: the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), the California Community Colleges System (CCCS), and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), to discuss key strategies to plan for both the short- and long-term effects of COVID-19.
The featured speakers for this town hall include:
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Marty J. Alvarado Executive Vice Chancellor for Education Services and Support, California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office |
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Pamela Brown Vice President – Institutional Research and Planning, University of California – Office of the President |
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Edward Sullivan Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institutional Research and Analyses, California State University – Office of the Chancellor |
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Thomas Vu Vice President for Policy, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities |
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MODERATOR: Director Strategic Analytics, California State University – Office of the Chancellor |
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TOWN HALL #3: Data Driven Crisis Response
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Darren Catalano Mr. Catalano is the CEO of HelioCampus and former Vice President of Analytics at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). He will share how UMGC weathered a dire financial situation six years ago, highlighting the role of IR on this journey and in times of crisis. He’ll also suggest new priorities and areas of focus for IR offices that are especially important as institutions look to use data to inform their planning and navigate this unprecedented crisis. |
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KC Greaney, PhD Dr. Greaney will be discussing how in times of disaster, including pandemics, student records and administrative data do not provide sufficient information for necessary planning, but surveys can provide quick, actionable data for immediate response, and for longer term planning. She will share lessons learned from the surveys conducted by Santa Rosa Junior College in response to the devastating North Bay firestorms in 2017, and information about the forthcoming statewide California Community College COVID-19 survey of enrolled students, and all employees. |
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HOST: Golden Gate University |
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For those who were not able to attend, a recording of May 15th Town Hall can be found here.
TOWN HALL #4: Sanity in Statistics
The featured speaker for this town hall:
Carissa Coslow, MA, SUDPT
Senior Analyst, Bastyr University
Winner, 2019 PNAIRP Best Presentation Award
As any IR/IE Director or Analyst will tell you, crunching numbers, fulfilling institutional requests for data, and accreditation work can take its toll on mental (and eventually, physical) health. This session will cover the issues many Directors and analysts face, the “do’s and don’t’s” to share with those who work outside of IR/IE, and effective coping strategies for moments of high stress.
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Andrew Cress
California Baptist University
For those who were not able to attend, a recording of May 29th Town Hall can be found here.
TOWN HALL #5: Data-informed planning for an uncertain future
The featured speakers for this town hall include:
| Dr. Margaret T. Bailey, PhD, MBA Executive Director, Higher Education Board and Strategy Development Scenario Planning in times of Uncertainty
Dr. Bailey was introduced to crisis management and scenario planning during her navy career beginning at the end of the Vietnam War. She continued research in crisis management and scenario planning during her masters and doctorate degrees. She worked in the energy industry during the 1980s, a very volatile decade with oil shocks and was able to introduce scenario planning. Dr. Bailey began her university teaching career in the 1990s, where strategic planning, crisis management and scenario planning continued to be her primary area of research. Now she is working with private universities as they navigate the challenges of the current COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| Dr. Kim A. Weeden, PhD Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology; Director, Center for the Study of Inequality, Cornell University The Small-World Network of College Classes: Implications for Epidemic Spread on a University Campus.
Dr. Weeden studies the patterns, sources, and consequences of inequality in advanced industrial societies. She, along with Dr. Ben Cornwell, recently posted a working paper on the structure of enrollment networks that connect students and classes. It provides insight on how a virus could spread should universities resume face-to-face instruction in the fall. |
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HOST: Monica Malhotra Director Strategic Analytics, California State University – Office of the Chancellor |
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For those who were not able to attend, a recording of June 12th Town Hall can be found here.
For questions or to share ideas about how the Committee can better serve the CAIR community, please contact Vice President Rosa Belerique (VicePresident@cair.org) or Board member Monica Malhotra (mmalhotra@calstate.edu).