2011 AIR Forum

Several UMN employees presented at the 51st Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR). The Forum is the largest annual conference for institutional research professionals and this year it featured more than 350 concurrent sessions and 60 poster sessions, along with several workshops, professional meetings, and professional development opportunities.

Among the UMN staff in attendance, Len Goldfine and Peter Radcliffe presented "Apples to Apples: Using AAUDE Faculty-by-CIP Data to Account for Discipline Differences in Faculty Salaries" and Christina Frazier and Peter Radcliffe presented "Analyzing Your Financial Health: A Model for Applying Long-Range Planning Scenarios." Additionally, Cathy Wambach and Ronald Huesman presented "Assessing the Impact of a First-Year Learning Community for Less-Prepared and Well-Prepared Students at a Research University" while Krista Soria and Ronald Huesman presented "First-Generation Students' Academic and Social Engagement at Large, Public Research Universities."