Day of the Data

Monday, November 2, 2026

"How Xavier Uses Data"

Teams link forthcoming

10:00-10:30 a.m. "What NSSE 2026 tells us about the Xavier student experience" Grace Shin, MA, MS , MED, MBA, Associate Director, Office of Institutional Research
10:30-11:00 a.m. TBD, Laura Ruwe, Director, Advancement Systems, Internal Operations
11:00-11:30 a.m."Weekly Registration Dashboard" (Tableau) Sandhya Padmanabhuni, MS, Data Scientist, Office of Institutional Research
11:30 a.m.-12 (noon) "Student Persistence Predictive Analytics Tool" (Tableau) Jay Treft, Project Manager, Project Management Office
12-1 (BREAK)
1:00-1:30 p.m. "Using College Scorecard Data in the Classroom" Thilini Ariyachandra, PhD, Professor, Business Analytics and Information Systems
1:30-2:00 p.m. "How Much Do Graduates in my Programs Make and Why Does it Matter?" Cassie Winkler, MS, Senior Data Analyst, Office of Institutional Research
2:00-2:30 p.m. "Persistence Project Update" Jeremy Steeves, PhD, MPH, ACSM-EP, FACSM, Associate Professor, Program Director, Exercise Science
2:30-3:00 p.m. TBD
3:00-3:30 p.m. "Academic Program Health Dashboard" (Tableau visualization) Douglas Riga, MCITP, RHCSA, Director, Business Intelligence and Data Architecture, Office of Institutional Research
3:30-4:00 p.m. Census Stat Book Scavenger Hunt