• Respond to internal and external requests for information about the institutonal characteristics fo Marywood University
• Provide accurate and timely information and analyses concerning Marywood University's student body, programs, faculty and staff, finances and other areas of interest and importance
• Analyze and interpret information regarding the characteristics, activities, operations and policies of Marywood University
• Collect and warehouse longitudinal student, faculty/staff and institutional data
• Compile and publish yearly fact book and detailed data book
• Provide data to facilitate the departmental self-study process
• Maintain an electronic executive information system and provide timely information updates
• Initiate and perform research relevant to anticipated institutional policy and decision-making needs

Planning

• Provide leadership and support for the strategic planning process
• Monitor the strategic planning process and implementation of goals
• Assist with the integration of planning and institutional research in support of institutional decision-making and policy development

Institutional Assessment

• Facilitate the development of an awareness of outcomes assessment in the institutional community
• Conduct surveys that evaluate:
• the impact of the Marywood eperience on graduating students
• current student satisfaction
• the value of a Marywood education to alumni
• Integrate outcomes assessment into planning and program review activities
• Provide resource support for unit activities related to outcomes assessment