Department of Institutional Planning & Research

What is Institutional Research?

The Office of Institutional Planning and Research offers an array of data and other decision-making support services to all aspects of the college and external organizations. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of institutional data as well as other information to support college planning, decision-making, and marketing.  Specifically, the office has the following four main objectives: 

• Reports: This office provides Snow College statistical information to federal and state agencies as well as national publication organizations and the general public.
  
  
• Responsiveness: This office supports accreditation, internal ad hoc studies and/or reports, instructional improvement, and other similar activities.
  
  
• Research: This office publishes a variety of internal surveys, individual reports, state-wide collaborations, and professional presentations. In addition, this office serves as the clearinghouse for IRB (Internal Review Board) requests which is required by any student, faculty, or staff project involving Snow College students and/or student-generated data.
  
  
• Resources: This office provides statistical resources to the general college population, the higher education process, and the surrounding community (National Clearinghouse, IPEDS, WEBStats, etc.).

The Office of Institutional Planning and Research is willing to help you with your research ideas and or projects, including student projects. To submit a formal request, please use the contact information below:

Dr. Beckie Hermansen
(435)283-7346
beckie.hermansen@snow.edu

Current Events . . . . . .

• Course Evaluation Template approval period open until November 18th
• Implementation of the Community Engagement Survey
• Updates and support to TRACDAT
• Dashboarding with Tableau Dashboarding Software
• Innovation Committee development and communication