Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:24AM
from the Electronic-AIR dept.

The Electronic Newsletter
of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
Serving Institutional Research Professionals
and Those Engaged in Mgt. Research, Policy Analysis & Planning

Issued: 1/6/2004
Volume 24, Number 1
Current Subscribers = 2,758
Next Issue Target Publication Date: 2/2/2004
Next Issue Copy Deadline: 1/30/2004
Editor: Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman IT
Jobs Editor: Gail Fishman, AIR
Subscription Mgt.: Norm Gravelle, AIR
Get Back Issues at: http://ira.rose-hulman.edu/E-AIR

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:21AM
from the AIR dept.

Welcome back from the holidays. We hope everyone found some joy, some fun, and some rest!

If, by chance, you didn't get to vote for the Association for Institutional Research's 2004 Board of Directors before the holidays, please take an active role and vote today! The online polling site closes THIS THURSDAY, January 8, at 5 p.m., EST.

This year the slate of candidates is especially strong. The ballot includes:

Vice President: Sandra K. Johnson and Michael J. Valiga

Treasurer: Kathy R. Chandler-Henry and Glenn W. James

Associate Forum Chair: William E. Knight and Meihua Zhai

Higher Education Data Policy Committee Chair:
James C. Fergerson and Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi

Nominating Committee Member:
Bernie Blackman
David X. Cheng
Charles F. Harrington
Patricia A. Harvey
J. Joseph Hoey
Guihua Li
Shaukat M. Malik
Julie P. Noble
Sarah A. Parrot
Sutee Sujitparapitaya

You must be an active member to vote and can sign up online.
To join AIR today, please visit:
http://www.airweb.org/page.asp?page=1

To vote, please logon to the Members Only section and click the
"2004 Ballot" button on the left side menu bar or go directly to:
http://www.airweb.org/page.asp?page=401

If you have any difficulties or encounter problems, please notify
AIR via email at air@mailer.fsu.edu or 850-644-4470.

Sincerely,
Richard A. Voorhees
Immediate Past President
Nominating Committee Chair

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:20AM
from the AIR dept.

The 2004 Grants Guidelines are now available. There are Research Grants of up to $30,000 and Dissertation Fellowships of up to $15,000, the new AIR/NPEC Focused Grants on student success range from up to $15,000 (for dissertation fellowships) and up to $30,000 for other activities, and 50 Fellowships for the NSF/NCES Summer Data Policy Institute. The DEADLINE to submit a proposal for the 2004 AIR Grants Program is JANUARY 15, 2004. For more information and to obtain proposal guidelines, please visit the AIR Web site at http://airweb.org or contact Alicia Trexler by phone (850) 644-6387 or email at atrexler@mailer.fsu.edu.

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:18AM
from the AIR dept.

AIR has started a monthly electronic newsletter for Affiliated Groups. All liaisons will receive a copy and should then make it available to other members of the group. Please take a few moments to read this newsletter and send your ideas, information, news, and requests to Gail Fishman (gfishman@mailer.fsu.edu). This newsletter is sent electronically to all liaisons. If you would like to be added to (or deleted from) the list, let us know. A web link to the current issue may be found on the Affiliated Groups web page: http://www.airweb.org/page.asp?page=23.

PLEASE SEND NEWS BY THE 25TH OF THE MONTH TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT ISSUE!

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:17AM
from the AIR dept.

Some institutions have or are going to implement programs to weed out SPAM e-mail. Unfortunately, the Electronic AIR, as routed through a listserv, could be rejected by these programs. If your institution has plans to implement this safeguard measure and you would like to continue to receive Electronic AIR newsletter via email, please add Electronic AIR to your acceptable list of your SPAM filter.

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:16AM
from the SCUP dept.

SCUP's kicking off the data collection period for its 2004 Campus Facilities Inventory (CFI). This is the second year that SCUP has collected space data about higher education institutions. You can view the data collection instrument and download a complimentary copy of the 2003 CFI Report's executive summary at http://www.scup.org/knowledge/cfi/.

Institutions which participate in the survey receive a set of the raw data for their own use later in the year. Please urge the appropriate people on your campus to participate in and provide data to the 2004 CFI.

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:12AM
from the John-Minter-Associates dept.

John Minter Associates, Inc.
http://www.jma-inc.net
jminter@oregonfast.net

FOR DATA LISTS AND ORDER INFORMATION
Go to http://www.jma-inc.net

Management Ratios, 2002 Public Colleges and Universities:
GASB 34 IPEDS F2002_f1a
#3960107 (Data List)-Released 12/16/03 (CD)
#3960108 (Data List)-Released 12/16/03 (Download)

Management Ratios, 2000 Private Colleges and Universities:
#3960103 (Data List Private)-Released 10/27/03-Updated 12/11/03 (CD)
#3960105 (Data List Private)-Released 10/27/03-Updated 12/11/03(Download)

Tuition/Aid:
#3960106 10-year Undergraduate Tuition series 1995-6 -> 2003-4
Individually reporting institution records stacked in one Excel spreadsheet. Public and private, two and four year colleges and universities (approx. 3,200 records per year).

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:11AM
from the NCES-Newsflash dept.

This new NCES report 'Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2001 and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2001' presents findings from the Spring 2002 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) web-based data collection. Data were requested from over 6,600 postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. The tables in this publication present enrollment data for fall 2001, financial statistics for fiscal year 2001, and student financial aid data for academic year 2000-2001. To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004155

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:07AM
from the NCES-Newsflash dept.

The NCES Education Statistics Quarterly offers an accessible, convenient overview of all NCES products released in a given period. Each issue includes: short publications (those less than 15 pages in length) in their entirety, executive summaries of longer publications, descriptive paragraphs of other NCES products, as well as notices about training and funding opportunities. In addition, each issue includes a featured publication with invited commentary pieces, a note on a current topic from a staff member, and a message from NCES. To view this publication, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004608

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:04AM
from the Electronic-AIR dept.

Persons seeking jobs in institutional research, planning, or policy analysis should plan to check the AIR web page every couple of days for new positions. Point your browser to the following URL: http://airweb.org (look under "Jobs")

There is no charge for posting a job. Follow the format posted at the AIR Jobs website and include as much information as possible. Use the online form to submit an ad. Jobs will be displayed for one month from the posting date or one week after the application deadline. Please notify Gail Fishman if you wish to repost, revise, or leave a job posted beyond the deadline.

Please visit AIRWeb.org for latest postings. The following is a snapshot taken as of January 6, 2003:

Contributed by Timothy Chow on Thursday January 15, 2004 10:02AM
from the Electronic-AIR dept.

Reader contributions of possible future "Parting Thoughts" are welcome. Send them to Timothy Chow.

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