Records from the University of Kansas Office of Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness
Overview
This record group is comprised of the records of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP) at the University of Kansas, now called Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness (AIRE). The office reports to the provost/executive vice chancellor, and is dedicated to meeting the data, information, analytical, and planning needs of KU's Lawrence and Edwards campuses and the central administration of the University of Kansas. Much of this record group consists of studies conducted by the office.
Dates
- Creation: 1957 - 2019
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Some series in this record group will require permission from the office of origin before use. Personnel and student records are closed in accordance with applicable law. All requests are subject to review by the Archives staff to determine accessibility.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the University of Kansas Office of Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness (AIRE)
The Office of Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness (AIRE) has existed under different names at the University of Kansas since at least the 1970s. Its various departments were consolidated as the Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP) in 1974.
The OIRP’s duties included conducting surveys of students and faculty at the University of Kansas, as well as tracking KU’s involvement in inter-university data exchanges and its national rankings relative to other universities.
The OIRP also monitored KU’s compliance with new affirmative action policies that were adopted throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including by collecting information on women and people of color employed at the university.
In 2019, the OIRP merged with the Business Intelligence Office to form Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness. AIRE continues the ORIP’s duties.
Extent
225.75 Linear Feet (373 boxes + 2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Most of the records in RG 04 are from studies conducted by the office. Many of these studies took the form of surveys given out to students and/or faculty; AIRE and its predecessor departments also maintained records of faculty activities (namely teaching load analyses) and of both student and faculty/staff attrition rates.
The record group includes AIRE profiles of specific departments at the University of Kansas. These profiles focus on faculty and financial information. Some AIRE records track the University’s standing with outside organizations, such as in the U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings.
Physical Location
RG 4
Accruals
University Archives continues to add material to this collection on a regular basis. This inventory was accurate as of spring 2023.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the University of Kansas
- Subtitle
- Records from the University of Kansas Office of Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by jtf, 2006. Finding aid encoded by jtf, 2006. Finding aid revised by lmb, 2010; jb and mwh, 2023.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Support for inventorying of this record group was provided by the G. Baley Price Spencer Research Library Fellowship Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5460750892
- Preferred citation
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Records from the University of Kansas Office of Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness, RG 4, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository