Business Intelligence Lightning Round

Accurate business information is critical to the effective running of educational institutions. In this lightning round session hear how institutions are leveraging their data to meet strategic and operational needs.

Portal Usage Analysis: A New Retention Tool?
Lindsey N. Johnson, University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is leveraging its portal to measure students' connectedness to the university. Social networking theory is applied to portal usage to find those likely to leave before finishing their degree.

Reporting Rapid Redesign at UNM
Duane Arruti, University of New Mexico
UNM launched a campus-wide "rapid redesign" session to answer the question, How do we create a sustainable reporting environment to meet our information needs? We will share our approach and progress to date.

Portal Usage Analysis: A New Retention Tool?
Theodore Bross, Princeton University
With the creation of the Information Warehouse and a new standard BI tool, Princeton has embarked on a campus-wide project to shift the focus of reporting from the central IT department to the business users. This very successful multiyear project has paid great dividends to the university.