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Building Western’s Fact BookA Guide Through the Process of

Building a Fact Book

Presented by Keith StilesQEP Committee Meeting

July 1, 2005

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Versions Created

• Brief Fact Book– Mostly graphical presentation of major data

pertinent to the wider university constituency.– http://planning.wcu.edu/2004_Factbook/

Brief_Fact_Book_2004.pdf• Detailed Fact Book

– Combined graphical and tabular presentation of all data collected for the fact book.

– http://planning.wcu.edu/2004_Factbook/Detailed_Fact_Book_2004.pdf

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Brief Fact Book – Major Divisions

• New Student Information

• Enrollment & Student Demographics

• Graduation Statistics• Employees• Financial Data

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Detailed Fact Book – Major Divisions

• New Student Information

• Enrollment & Student Demographics

• Graduation Statistics• Employees• Financial Data• Other University Data

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Sources of Data

• NCHED Reports (based on our Official Student Data file reported to the Office of the President).

• IPEDS Reports• First-Year Student Survey• Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in

North Carolina

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Sources of Data

• Internal Reports Run Against the Official Student Data File

• Various FOCUS and SAS Reports Run Against the Official Student Data File

• Organizational Charts from Human Resources

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Fact Book Workflow

November/DecemberBalance of Enrollment

& Student DataBecomes Available

January/FebruaryFinal Data Arrives

and Printingand Distribution

Begin

AugustDegrees Conferred

Data Arrives

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Viewing the Online Detailed Fact Book for 2004