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Designing a Program Scorecard for Continuous Improvement
The purpose of an office of institutional effectiveness is to collect, manage and distribute evidential data that is used to inform decision-making. If the data is not...
4 Steps for Financial Viability When HEERF Grants Deplete
The current sustainability of higher education has been an uneasy topic for many in the industry over the past three years. With the unforeseeable challenges created by the...
How to Visualize Data in Higher Education
Accurate, accessible data continues to be one of the most imperative assets available to higher education institutions. While the accuracy and availability of data are...
Data-Informed Decision-Making in Higher Ed—Despite the IT Labor Shortage
It’s a paradox. The pressure to answer questions about enrollment, student success, and financial planning is at an all-time high, pushing higher ed leaders to rely more on...
5 ways higher ed can harness financial aid beyond just boosting yield
On most campuses, academic affairs and student services—but rarely other units—prioritize student success. Colleges and universities dedicate significant time and resources...
A Q&A with Renee Teate: HelioCampus Data Scientist and Author
HelioCampus’ own Director of Data Science, Renee Teate, recently wrote a book: SQL for Data Scientists: A Beginner's Guide for Building Datasets for Analysis. We sat down...
Leveraging AWS Redshift for Data Warehousing
(This blog is part three of a six-part series on how HelioCampus uses AWS to support our data analytics platform)
Utilizing Amazon S3 to Support a Data Infrastructure
(This blog is part two of a six-part series on how HelioCampus uses AWS to support our data analytics platform)
Can College Predictive Models Survive the Pandemic?
Though many are eager to forget 2020, data scientists will be keeping the year top of mind as we determine whether the pandemic’s impact makes 2020 data anomalous or an...
The Data Analytics Platform – A Foundational View
It would be an understatement to say that the HelioCampus community likes data; it is more like we live and breathe data. From strategic meetings to quarterly presentations...
A University's Data-Driven Response to COVID
Like with any significant moment in time, “Where were you in 2020?” will likely become a topic of conversation for higher ed leaders for years to come, quickly followed by,...