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>Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 07:51:28 -0500
>From: "Richard W. Stratton" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Need some help on 2 issues
>
>Dear Colleagues,
> First I am please to announce that Dr. Thomas Gaylord has joined the
>University of Akron as Vice President for Information Technologies,
>Libraries, and Institutional Planning. Part of his responsibilities will
>be Institutional Research so I now report to him. He has long a varied
>experience in IR and I look forward to exciting times ahead.
> Now for my questions:
>1) A recent change in our software system now allows the
>race/ethnicity of employees to be unknown. In the past we apparently
>assigned a race/ethnicity category to those who left it blank. A query
>of the HEI database indicates the number of employees reported with
>race/ethnicity as unknown varies greatly. Is there good reason to try to
>minimize the number of unknowns? If so how do you accomplish a high rate
>of self identifications? If you have a large number of unknowns, how o
>you treat them on surveys and reports that do not provide for an unknown
>category?
>2) I am compiling a list of possible Key Performance Indicators for a
>new Decision Support project. Is there any widely accepted source for
>KPIs that I could consult to be sure I am not missing an obvious
>candidate? OH by the way I need this before my 4 pm meeting Friday. (I
>got the request yesterday)
>
>As always I appreciate the collegiality and friendliness of this
>organization and thank each of you for you help. Hope to see many of you
>on Monday at the Spring Conference.
>
>Dick
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>Richard W. Stratton http://www.uakron.edu/ips
>Director
>Institutional Research Voice: (330) 972-7897
>The University of Akron FAX: (330) 972-5989
>Akron, OH 44325-4712 e-mail [log in to unmask]
>
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>Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:10:28 -0500
>From: Linda Baxla <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Need some help on 2 issues
>
>Please remove my name from your mailing list.
>
>Thank you.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard W. Stratton [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 7:51 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Need some help on 2 issues
>
>Dear Colleagues,
> First I am please to announce that Dr. Thomas Gaylord has joined the
>University of Akron as Vice President for Information Technologies,
>Libraries, and Institutional Planning. Part of his responsibilities will
>be Institutional Research so I now report to him. He has long a varied
>experience in IR and I look forward to exciting times ahead.
> Now for my questions:
>1) A recent change in our software system now allows the
>race/ethnicity of employees to be unknown. In the past we apparently
>assigned a race/ethnicity category to those who left it blank. A query
>of the HEI database indicates the number of employees reported with
>race/ethnicity as unknown varies greatly. Is there good reason to try to
>minimize the number of unknowns? If so how do you accomplish a high rate
>of self identifications? If you have a large number of unknowns, how o
>you treat them on surveys and reports that do not provide for an unknown
>category?
>2) I am compiling a list of possible Key Performance Indicators for a
>new Decision Support project. Is there any widely accepted source for
>KPIs that I could consult to be sure I am not missing an obvious
>candidate? OH by the way I need this before my 4 pm meeting Friday. (I
>got the request yesterday)
>
>As always I appreciate the collegiality and friendliness of this
>organization and thank each of you for you help. Hope to see many of you
>on Monday at the Spring Conference.
>
>Dick
>--
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>
>Richard W. Stratton http://www.uakron.edu/ips
>Director
>Institutional Research Voice: (330) 972-7897
>The University of Akron FAX: (330) 972-5989
>Akron, OH 44325-4712 e-mail [log in to unmask]
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:14:31 -0500
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Need some help on 2 issues
>
>I really can't respond to your question #2, but for #1, we have had an
>option for unknown for quite some time now for employees. We gather our
>data from forms that are required after a person is employed (can't do this
>in the pre-employment stage, though we ask for people to voluntarily give
>it to us so that we have an idea about our applicant pools). We have a
>very good response rate from faculty and administrative/professional staff
>using these forms. It is not so good from clerical/technical and
>bargaining unit staff. On occasion, we complete data from observation, but
>that is a rare circumstance where that happens.
>
>On surveys with no place for an unknown, I generally write it in if at all
>possible (of course, you ususally can't do this with internet survey
>responses) so as to respond with a total workforce number that is complete.
>Then, I figure it's up to the person requesting the information to build it
>into what they are doing as best fits their purposes.
>
>Hope this is helpful to you.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Richard W.
> Stratton" To:
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on 2 issues
> Association for
> Institutional
> Research (Ohio
> AIR)"
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>
>
> 03/09/00 07:51 AM
> Please respond to
> "Ohio Association
> for Institutional
> Research (Ohio
> AIR)"
>
>
>
>
>
>Dear Colleagues,
> First I am please to announce that Dr. Thomas Gaylord has joined the
>University of Akron as Vice President for Information Technologies,
>Libraries, and Institutional Planning. Part of his responsibilities will
>be Institutional Research so I now report to him. He has long a varied
>experience in IR and I look forward to exciting times ahead.
> Now for my questions:
>1) A recent change in our software system now allows the
>race/ethnicity of employees to be unknown. In the past we apparently
>assigned a race/ethnicity category to those who left it blank. A query
>of the HEI database indicates the number of employees reported with
>race/ethnicity as unknown varies greatly. Is there good reason to try to
>minimize the number of unknowns? If so how do you accomplish a high rate
>of self identifications? If you have a large number of unknowns, how o
>you treat them on surveys and reports that do not provide for an unknown
>category?
>2) I am compiling a list of possible Key Performance Indicators for a
>new Decision Support project. Is there any widely accepted source for
>KPIs that I could consult to be sure I am not missing an obvious
>candidate? OH by the way I need this before my 4 pm meeting Friday. (I
>got the request yesterday)
>
>As always I appreciate the collegiality and friendliness of this
>organization and thank each of you for you help. Hope to see many of you
>on Monday at the Spring Conference.
>
>Dick
>--
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------
>
>
>Richard W. Stratton http://www.uakron.edu/ips
>Director
>Institutional Research Voice: (330) 972-7897
>The University of Akron FAX: (330) 972-5989
>Akron, OH 44325-4712 e-mail [log in to unmask]
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:56:16 -0500
>From: "Richard W. Stratton" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Need some help on 2 issues
>
>Very informative. Thanks Pat.
>dick
>
>[log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> I really can't respond to your question #2, but for #1, we have had an
>> option for unknown for quite some time now for employees. We gather our
>> data from forms that are required after a person is employed (can't do this
>> in the pre-employment stage, though we ask for people to voluntarily give
>> it to us so that we have an idea about our applicant pools). We have a
>> very good response rate from faculty and administrative/professional staff
>> using these forms. It is not so good from clerical/technical and
>> bargaining unit staff. On occasion, we complete data from observation, but
>> that is a rare circumstance where that happens.
>>
>> On surveys with no place for an unknown, I generally write it in if at all
>> possible (of course, you ususally can't do this with internet survey
>> responses) so as to respond with a total workforce number that is complete.
>> Then, I figure it's up to the person requesting the information to build it
>> into what they are doing as best fits their purposes.
>>
>> Hope this is helpful to you.
>>
>> "Richard W.
>> Stratton" To:
[log in to unmask]
>> <[log in to unmask]> cc:
>> Sent by: "Ohio Subject: Need some
help on 2 issues
>> Association for
>> Institutional
>> Research (Ohio
>> AIR)"
>> <[log in to unmask]
>> UOHIO.EDU>
>>
>> 03/09/00 07:51 AM
>> Please respond to
>> "Ohio Association
>> for Institutional
>> Research (Ohio
>> AIR)"
>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> First I am please to announce that Dr. Thomas Gaylord has joined the
>> University of Akron as Vice President for Information Technologies,
>> Libraries, and Institutional Planning. Part of his responsibilities will
>> be Institutional Research so I now report to him. He has long a varied
>> experience in IR and I look forward to exciting times ahead.
>> Now for my questions:
>> 1) A recent change in our software system now allows the
>> race/ethnicity of employees to be unknown. In the past we apparently
>> assigned a race/ethnicity category to those who left it blank. A query
>> of the HEI database indicates the number of employees reported with
>> race/ethnicity as unknown varies greatly. Is there good reason to try to
>> minimize the number of unknowns? If so how do you accomplish a high rate
>> of self identifications? If you have a large number of unknowns, how o
>> you treat them on surveys and reports that do not provide for an unknown
>> category?
>> 2) I am compiling a list of possible Key Performance Indicators for a
>> new Decision Support project. Is there any widely accepted source for
>> KPIs that I could consult to be sure I am not missing an obvious
>> candidate? OH by the way I need this before my 4 pm meeting Friday. (I
>> got the request yesterday)
>>
>> As always I appreciate the collegiality and friendliness of this
>> organization and thank each of you for you help. Hope to see many of you
>> on Monday at the Spring Conference.
>>
>> Dick
>> --
>>
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>>
>> Richard W. Stratton http://www.uakron.edu/ips
>> Director
>> Institutional Research Voice: (330) 972-7897
>> The University of Akron FAX: (330) 972-5989
>> Akron, OH 44325-4712 e-mail [log in to unmask]
>
>--
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>Richard W. Stratton http://www.uakron.edu/ips
>Director
>Institutional Research Voice: (330) 972-7897
>The University of Akron FAX: (330) 972-5989
>Akron, OH 44325-4712 e-mail [log in to unmask]
>
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