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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
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