Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Planning

WHAT WE DO

As stewards and reporters of institutional and assessment data, IREP educates stakeholders, facilitates decision-making, and fuels continuous improvement in pursuit of the university mission.

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Elevating inquiry to empower Decision Making

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Institutional Research

Institutional Research provides unbiased research, analysis, and reporting that employs a holistic understanding of complex university business processes to promote data-informed decision making of internal and external entities.

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Institutional Effectiveness

Institutional Effectiveness facilitates the systematic improvement of the quality of educational programs, teaching, research, service, and administrative processes

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Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning supports integrated planning at the university, school, and departmental levels that leads to the strategic use of data in organizational decision making.

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Meet our Team

Get to know the faces behind the work, and see how their passion drives us forward every day.
Linda Bailey

Linda Bailey

  • Systems Analyst IV
Katie Busby

Katie Busby

  • Director of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning, Accreditation Liaison, and Instructional Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Shannon Dixon

Shannon Dixon

  • Operations Coordinator
Tiffany Gregory

Tiffany Gregory

  • Data Analyst III
Ryan Hamill

Ryan Hamill

  • Assistant Director Strategic Planning
Jenny Holt

Jenny Holt

  • Program Manager
Scott Mason

Scott Mason

  • Assistant Director of Assessment
Lanlan Mu

Lanlan Mu

  • Data Analyst
McKenna Rose

McKenna Rose

  • Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Ed Stuart

Ed Stuart

  • Systems Analyst III
Margaret Walden

Margaret Walden

  • Associate Director of Institutional Research
Katherine Waldon

Katherine Waldon

  • Data Analyst