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The California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR) is dedicated to the fostering of unity and cooperation among persons having interests and activities related to institutional research and/or planning in California institutions of postsecondary education. CAIR provides a forum for the dissemination of information and interchange of ideas on problems of common interest in the field of institutional research.
In addition, CAIR promotes the continued professional development of individuals engaging in institutional research and fosters the unity and cooperation among persons having interests and activities related to research.
This year’s conference theme is Good Research with Challenging Data.
Challenges: What challenges do you face in your research? How do you produce good research with challenging data – whether that involves incomplete databases, sensitive information, methodological issues, or institutional barriers?
Collaboration: How does your work, ranging from data collection and analysis to decision support and planning, connect with other departments and communities?
Continuous Improvement: How does your work help your institution develop and grow? What challenges do you navigate in order to ensure that processes improve? How does your work inform both the process and product of enacting institutional change?
Leadership: How do you lead with data? How can your work inform decision-making and planning? How can your work help inform and structure institutional accountability to students, faculty, and staff?
Innovation: What’s new? What methodological innovations have you developed or implemented? How can we make new use of software for data collection, analysis, and visualization?
Dealine: July 31, 2018 by 11:58 pm.
The CAIR Board is requesting nominations for three positions – one vice president and two directors – which will assume their role starting January 1, 2019. Please follow the link below for the full announcement, which includes instructions for completing and submitting your application. In addition, questions about serving on the Board can be answered by our Frequently Asked Questions sheet.
Dealine: July 31, 2018 by 11:58 pm
The CAIR Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 43rd conference to be held November 14-16 at the Delta Hotels Anaheim Garden Grove. The theme is “Institutional Research for Public Good” . To see details about submitting a proposal, and to access the submission form, please visit the CAIR Call for Proposal website.
A HUGE thanks to our Outgoing Board members!
Congratulations to Anna Sher and Priscilla Sung for Best Presentation, CAIR 2020!
Congratulations to our new 2023 Board members!
Congratulations to Michael Gonzalez, the New Best Presentation Award Winner, CAIR 2020!