About AIR
MISSION: The mission of the Association for Institutional Research is to support quality data and decisions for higher education.
LEADERSHIP: AIR is governed by an 11-member volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. Terms are staggered for three years except for the Association Forum Chair whose term is two years.
INCORPORATION: Incorporated in Michigan in 1966 and doing business in Florida since 1974 as a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization, Federal ID 36-6149972.
MEMBERSHIP: 4,200 members
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: $3.8 million
ANNUAL FORUM: AIR sponsors an annual four-day Forum each spring. The Forum brings together approximately 1,500 institutional research professionals to learn the newest methods of institutional research, exchange information and ideas about postsecondary educational institutions, and network with colleagues. The variety and depth of programming for the Forum are wide-ranging covering six tracks. Session formats include individual presentations, panels, and demonstrations. In addition, there are Pre-Forum Workshops offering the opportunity for professionals to acquire skills or develop an area of interest.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS: AIR, with support from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), offers a National Summer Data Policy Institute as part of the Improving Institutional Research in Postsecondary Educational Institutions Grant Program. Attendance is based upon proposals submitted annually. There are also half- and full-day Pre-Forum Workshops and two to three Professional Development Institutes held during the summer around the country. In addition, AIR, through a grant from NCES, assists groups in coordinating data collecting methods for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
AIR/NCES Postdoctoral Policy Fellows in Washington - A project funded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Postdoctoral Fellow positions will be responsible for undertaking analysis that results in improvements to the quality, comparability, and usefulness of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Fellows will be introduced to the Washington higher education policy community through meetings, seminars and conversations. It is expected that Fellows will be advanced graduate students completing dissertations, postdoctoral students, or institutional research professionals.
AIR/NCES Fellowships for Graduate Study: AIR, as part of its contract to improve the quality of institutional research in U.S. postsecondary education systems and hence, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), offers a national graduate fellowship program funded by the NCES.
Specific program goals are to have more people better trained in IR and completing advanced degrees thereby increasing the national level of expertise of institutional research officers and the data that they produce. Fellowships for up to $10,000 annually for up to three years will be competitively awarded for full- or part-time graduate study advancing or leading to careers in institutional research at accredited U.S. universities at the certificate, masters, or doctorate levels.
The proposal deadline is in the spring of each year. Awards will be announced in April.
ELECTRONIC SERVICES:
The Electronic AIR is a free online newsletter distributed monthly to anyone interested in institutional research. E-AIR includes topics of interest, changes in jobs and locations of members, IR employment opportunities, and calls for professional help.
AIR Alerts are Web-based briefings on emerging issues in higher education. Each AIR Alert has a summary of the issue, the status (and potential future developments), implications for IR, a timeline summarizing key historical developments and future deadlines, and resources related to the topic. AIR Alerts are distributed using the Electronic AIR list.
AIR Jobs page: A free Web-based listing of IR jobs across the United States and other countries.
Affiliated Groups: A comprehensive list of state, regional, international, and unified focus groups affiliated with AIR. AIR offers meeting space during the Forum and Web hosting services at no charge to Affiliated Groups.
Randy Swing, Ph.D.
Executive Director
1435 E. Piedmont Drive, Suite 211
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: 850-385-4155 850-385-4155
Fax: 850-385-5180
E-Mail: rswing@airweb.org
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