Office of Institutional Research and Information Management (IRIM) records

Collection

Identifier: 02.IRIM

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Office of Institutional Research and Information Management (IRIM) records detail the student, enrollment, graduation, retention, and employment data of Eastern Michigan University from 1849 through 2015 with the majority of materials being from 1967 through 2009. Materials are arranged into two series and multiple subseries. The INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM (IPEDS) series contains records related to a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires that institutions that participate in federal student aid programs report data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid. This data is made available to students and parents through the College Navigator college search Web site and to researchers and others through the IPEDS Data Center.

These records include information and statistics about degree completion and awards, enrollment, EMU Library, admissions surveys, university finances, data instructions, institutional characteristics, salaries, employment data, program inventory, student geographical data, facilities, and adult education.

The ANALYSES, PLANS, AND REPORTS series contains enrollment reports, Residential Course Type Hour reports, Situation Analyses, Program Development & Review, Tuition, transfers and reciprocity agreements, data reports, studies and surveys, and staffing reports.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1849 - 2015
Creation: 1967 - 2015

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Biographical / Historical

The Office of Institutional Research and Information Management (IRIM) serves as the official source of comprehensive information about Eastern Michigan University and provides analytical support to EMU. IRIM performs the following functions: serves as the official source of institutional information for the university; provides support to the university's mission and strategic directions; prepares mandatory reports required by federal and state agencies; prepares reports for other internal and external stakeholders; provides support for systematic University-wide participation in planning, program review, assessment, and accreditation; initiates and conducts studies, surveys and analyses in support of critical institutional endeavors; develops and maintains IRIM information portals via user-friendly and easy accessible venues; develops and oversees the university's data warehouse.

Extent

16 Linear Feet (14 archive boxes, 10 record center cartons, 2 halfsize archive boxes )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The IRIM records detail the student, enrollment, graduation, retention, and employment data of Eastern Michigan University from 1849 through 2015, with the majority of materials being from 1967 through 2015.