SAIRMAIL News

August 20, 2007

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Darla Fletcher, Arkansas State University
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34th Annual SAIR Conference


October 7 - 9, 2007
Little Rock, AR

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SAIR 2007 Information and Registration

Get all the details on the workshops, plenary session, special event and more. Access the conference brochure (pdf)

Register online for the conference today!
Register by 9/15/2007 to receive the early bird discount.

Larry G. Jones Travel Grant - Deadline is August 31
Graduate Students should apply today!

Established in 2005 to honor past SAIR president and executive board member Larry G. Jones, the travel grant will be awarded annually to a deserving graduate student who meets award criteria. A total of $500 will be awarded to the successful applicant to defray travel expenses associated with the annual SAIR conference and the conference registration fee will be waived as well.

Please visit http://sair.org/conferences/2007-little-rock/lj-travel-grant.asp for details on award criteria and submission instructions.

The deadline for SAIR Awards nominations has been extended to August 31 

SAIR has established three awards to recognize the contributions of members to SAIR or to the field of institutional research. The awards are as follows:

The James R. Montgomery Outstanding Service Award

SAIR Special Recognition Unsung Hero/Heroine Award

Distinguished Membership Award

Click here for more information on how to nominate a deserving SAIR member today.


Want to facilitate at the SAIR Conference?

The session facilitators' primary tasks are to introduce the sessions, distribute session evaluation materials, return session evaluation materials to the presenter, and assure that sessions begin and end on time. Whether a newcomer or veteran, serving as a facilitator is an excellent way to become involved in SAIR.

For more information, you may contact our Facilitator Chair, Cathy Tanner via e-mail at tanner530@bellsouth.net . You will earn the undying gratitude of your program planning committee plus your name will be entered in a drawing to receive fabulous prizes!

 

Congratulations to the Best Paper Authors!

Jim Eck, SAIR Past President, presents a check for $500.00 at the 2007 AIR forum in Kansas City, Missouri to Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology; and J. Joseph Hoey, Savannah College of Art & Design.

The team won the SAIR 2006 Best Paper Award for their paper entitled "Validating NSSE Against Student Outcomes: Are They Related?"

Congratulations, Jonathan, Joe and Joseph!

A SAIR Member Request


SAIR Members:

I am trying to do some background research on a company called the “Hanover Research Council,” which indicates on its website that it has done/is engaged in work on various “projects” for higher education institutions that would fall under the general topic of Institutional Research. This company also was a vendor at the AIR Forum – but since I wasn’t able to attend I don’t know anything about them. I have never encountered anyone in and IR office that has used their services, but my experience is – of course – limited so I’d like anyone who knows about their work, may have worked with them, or whose institution has used them to work on research projects to let me know of your experiences.

Thanks in advance!


Gerry Dizinno
Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research
The University of Texas at San Antonio
gerry.dizinno@utsa.edu

 

Employment Opportunities

Be sure to review the new employment postings on the SAIR website.