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Office of Decision Support News

The Office of Decision Support is responsible for supporting the University leadership in its commitment to accountability and evidence-based decision making.

Current Decision Support News

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UNLV received no recommendations as part of the Year Seven Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness.

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Outreach programs, personalized resources, and interactive activities create a welcoming campus culture.

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The annual event is part of efforts to build a data-informed culture among faculty, staff, and administrators.

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Academic leaders remove enrollment barriers, expand regional recruitment efforts, and improve communication through personalized support.

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The program is a two-year pilot initiative that uses various strategies to help diversify the recruitment process for academic and administrative faculty positions.

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The administrative assistant in decision support stands out for her unflappable charm and ability to tackle challenges.

Decision Support In The News

Nevada Current

For higher education, one of the biggest challenges leftover from the pandemic years is getting students to sign up. In recent years enrollment at many Nevada higher education institutions — like higher education institutions nationally — has plateaued compared to pre-pandemic levels. But at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas the tide has finally turned.

Recent Decision Support Accomplishments

Qingmin Shi (Decision Support) recently presented a panel with colleagues from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Penn State Behrend, Penn State Engineering, and Bucknell University at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum in Washington, D.C. The presentation, titled "Early engagement indicators and student…
John “Skip” Crooker and Qingmin Shi (both Decision Support), recently presented with Celeste Calkins from Illinois State University at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum in Washington, D.C. Their session, titled "Leniency and reliability - Faculty grading behaviors in the pandemic era," examines how…
John “Skip” Crooker (Decision Support), Shellie Brattain (Information Technology), and Qingmin Shi (Decision Support) recently presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum in Washington D.C. Their presentation, titled “Course evaluation completion over student careers and policy impacts,” examines…
John “Skip” Crooker (Decision Support), Laurel Pritchard (Executive Vice President and Provost), Qingmin Shi (Decision Support), and Christina Drum (Decision Support) recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Los Angeles. Their study, titled “Academic Momentum, Financial Aid…
Qingmin Shi, Shiloh Fling, and Tina Nelson (all Decision Support) recently presented an i-Poster the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Los Angeles, CA. Their study, titled “Integrating Canvas engagement data and student evaluations of teaching to predict academic performance”, explores how student and faculty…
John “Skip” Crooker and Qingmin Shi (both Decision Support), in collaboration with Celeste Calkins (Illinois State University), published an empirical study in the Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, titled “Examining the Relationship Between Grading Leniency and Reliability During the COVID Shock.” The study investigates how faculty…