To the Members of the OAIRP --

We're in the middle of some discussions about ways that Lakeland might increase
both the efficiency and effectiveness of the HEI and IPEDs reporting process.
I'm very interested in hearing how other institutions organize the reporting
process. IN particular, I have four questions,

1.   How many people do you have in your institutional research office?

2.   Is your HEI/IPEDs reporting process centralized and overseen by one office,
or is it decentralized throughout the college/university?

3.   Do you have a computer programmer in your institutional research office?

4.   Are there any suggestions you might make or organizational "best practices"
that have facilitated your information gathering and reporting processes?


Thanks very much --

Eileen Doherty
Director of Research & Planning
Lakeland Community College