Just one word….IPEDS

Showing the Provost how biology lab rats can be counted in graduation and retention
studies

Unwavering faith that someday someone will devise a foolproof method for quantifying
faculty workload

Getting to say things like “Although the state appropriations per FTE have decreased
4% over the last three years, the instructional allocation ratio has risen significantly”
in front of the President

Explaining CUPA definitions to department heads

Thrill of living on the edge when the College of Business makes last-minute data requests

Those delightful folks at SPSS Technical Support

Playing the IR acronym guessing game: HBCU, CSRDE, CDS, SRTK, SREB, NCES, GRS, SPRE

On some reports, I change 6’s to 9’s and 9’s to 6’s — just for fun

While completing the staff salary report, momentarily enjoying the look of $500,000
next to my name