Supplementing IR Work Using Student Workers, Graduate Assistants, and Faculty

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Sebastian L3+4

Institution Type: Any

Target Audience: Any

Presenter(s)

Eric Godin, PhD

Vice President of Strategic Planning and Effectiveness
St. Thomas University (Florida), United States
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Kristin Buscher, EdD (she/her/hers)

Director, Analytics and Institutional Research
Creighton University, United States
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Scott Parke, Ph.D.

Director of Planning & Policy Analysis
Miami Dade College, United States
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Omarhiyon Malcolm, B.S.

Graduate Assistant
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, Florida, United States

Session Abstract: This panel discusses the role of student workers, graduate assistants, and faculty in supporting and supplementing the work of IR offices. Each of these three group comes to IR work with their own unique strengths and limitations, but the ability to utilize this type of assistance may be critical to your own IR office’s ability to expand its portfolio of support for the larger institution. In this session, representatives from a wide range of institutions (from community colleges to doctoral institutions) and IR staff sizes (ranging from 1 FTE to large IR offices) will discusses their experiences and recommendations for getting the most out of these types of workers.

Keywords: student workers, graduate assistants, faculty, support