Tamara PhilipPRESENTED BY:

Account ManagerHigher Education

Making an Impact with Data in Higher Education

Why are you here?

The process for using data to drive changeis fundamentally broken.

Too Much Too Complicated

Too Inflexible

Why are we here?

Help people see and understand their data

How do you make an impact?

1. Track enrollment trends

Challenge : Track enrollment trends

• From traditional to data-driven• Internal dynamics• Adjust semiannually• External influences

DePaul University

Impact : Track enrollment trends

The big idea can come into focus in the blink of an eye. And that's the thing that makes Tableau so astonishingly good and so profoundly important for our purposes and our uses.Jon BoeckenstedtDePaul University

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2. Create an interactive University Factbook

Challenge : Create an interactive University Factbook

• Tuition• Graduation rates• Class size• Engaging, non-static data• Easy to use

Brown University

Impact : Create an interactive University Factbook

Visitors to our website see the trends and stories behind the data in a way that they couldn't before.Karen BaptistBrown University

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3. Attract prospective donors

Challenge : Attract prospective donors

• Partners in decision making• Elicit better questions• ‘Data Scientists’• Manage $$$$$ in giving

Cornell University

Impact : Attract prospective donors

“We realized we are not answering questions – we are helping create insight to better inform strategy for the fiscal year, or for the organization as a whole.L. Bruce Higgins Cornell University

4. Communicate survey results

Challenge : Communicate survey results

• Automation• Faster insight• Less manual analysis• Single Source

Utah State University

5. Analyze space usage

Challenge : Analyze space usage

• Manage conflict• Fair usage• Efficient assignment• Diverse user base

University of Minnesota

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6. Benchmark against peer institutions

Challenge : Benchmark against peer institutions

• Like-for-like comparison• Multi-year evaluation• Hybrid approach

Utah State University

Impact : Benchmark against peer institutions

“Visualizing the data in a hybrid mix – tabular and chart – allows users to quickly ascertain how USU compares against its chosen Peer Group.Allan WalkerUtah State University

7. Show fiscal responsibility

Challenge : Show fiscal responsibility

• Track revenue• Manage costs• Compliance• Quick, accurate

accounting• Vendor efficiency

Carnegie Mellon UniversityTepper School of Business

8. Improve communication and collegiality

Challenge : Improve communication and collegiality

• Collaboration• Transparency• Common baseline• Trust

The 8 Ways

Where it all began

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