Faculty and Staff: Know Your Data!
Data You Can Use!
By Marie Jacinto
Did you know the data you need to complete a report or perfect a PowerPoint for an
internal presentation is at your
fingertips? Literally. The Office of Data Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR)
has uploaded the information in three easy-to-use formats just a click away:
- Dashboards of charts and graphs of applicants, students, and course offerings that are updated daily and are helpful in understanding stats surrounding enrollment. There are also dashboards updated less frequently summarizing degrees awarded and FTIC retention/graduation.
- eIntelligence for a closer look at multiple years of data, in a tabular format, to show trends for applicants, student, and course offerings.
- EAB Navigate, a comprehensive platform used across the campus for student appointment scheduling and outreach and an especially meaningful tool when researching specific student populations. EAB Navigate has a robust set of built-in reports to review outreach to students as well as performance of groups of students.
These tools are for internal decision-making only, and training is available for each data platform:
- Dashboards: 10-10:30 a.m., first Tuesday of the month, via Zoom
- eIntelligence: 10-11 a.m., last Friday of the month, in person
- EAB Navigate: 11 a.m. - noon, third Friday of the month, via Zoom
Registration for the trainings is available on the calendar on the DAIR webpage. DAIR has made it easy for you to know your data and be informed on stats and trends from across the campus.
About the University of Houston-Downtown
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. Annually, UHD educates approximately 14,000 students, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions: No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.