040.1 Director of Planning and Institutional Research

040.1 Director of Planning and Institutional Research

A. Background

Important to the planning process for the University is a facilitator to coordinate gathering of information for planning and decision making.

B. Policy

The Director of Planning and Institutional Research is an officer of the administration responsible for coordinating planning and directing institutional research as support vehicles for management and planning.

C. Guidelines

1. The Director of Planning and Institutional Research is appointed by and directly responsible to the President of the University.

2. The position requires knowledge and experience in planning and research as well as skills as an administrator.

3. Among his responsibilities the Director of Planning and Institutional Research: helps develop and maintain a planning and decision-making process on campus which is responsive to the needs of the university; helps the university keep abreast of changing conditions in the field of higher education; serves as an internal catalyst and facilitator of the planning process on campus; helps appropriate groups in setting goals and measurable objectives and monitoring progress toward the goals; provides reliable decision-making information at time and place of decision; conducts or advises on institutional research; assists in maintaining an effective internal communications network; sees that evaluation is part of the planning process; maintains contacts with external agencies related to planning, research, and evaluation, e.g., the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium.

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