Just one word….IPEDS
Showing the Provost how biology lab rats can be counted in graduation and retention studies
Unwavering faith that someday someone will devise a foolproof method for quantifying faculty workload
Getting to say things like “Although the state appropriations per FTE have decreased 4% over the last three years, the instructional allocation ratio has risen significantly” in front of the President
Explaining CUPA definitions to department heads
Thrill of living on the edge when the College of Business makes last-minute data requests
Those delightful folks at SPSS Technical Support
Playing the IR acronym guessing game: HBCU, CSRDE, CDS, SRTK, SREB, NCES, GRS, SPRE
On some reports, I change 6’s to 9’s and 9’s to 6’s — just for fun
While completing the staff salary report, momentarily enjoying the look of $500,000 next to my name