The Maryland Association for Institutional Research is excited to announce the new 2025 Spring Symposium!
Once again, we are thrilled to announce the MdAIR Spring Symposium! Similar to last year, we are looking to provide opportunities to highlight the research, innovation, and best-practices that are happening at our member institutions, across the State and the surrounding areas.
This year's Symposium will take place on May 2, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Montgomery College's Germantown Campus. The college is located at:
20200 Observation Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
Parking will be located in
Parking Lot 3. Parking is free, but please do not parking in any reserved spots. A campus map can be found
here.
Building: Bioscience Education Center (BE on campus map)
Room: 151/152
We are again foregoing a specific theme this year in order to provide the opportunity for members to submit presentation proposals from a variety of areas of the work that we do, allowing for more innovation and engagement. We are still planning to provide many of the staples you know and love from the previous Spring Institutes, like the annual legislative update.
Keynote Address:
This years Keynote address will be given by Bernard Huggins. Mr. Huggins is the Program Manager for Research & Innovation, at the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program.
A Practical Guide for Achieving Excellence in Transfer and Bachelor’s Attainment for Community College Students
Preliminary Agenda
8:30am Registration and Breakfast
8:55am Welcome and Introduction
9:00am Keynote Presentation: A Practical Guide for Achieving Excellence in Transfer and Bachelor’s Attainment for Community College Students
10:00am Session 1: Annual Legislative Update
10:40am Break
10:45am Session 2: On the Road with Ask Ann and Barbara
11:25am Session 3: Selecting Data for Informed Policy: Blunt Bulldozer or Precision CLaWE
12:05pm Lunch and Networking
12:35pm Session 4: From Insights to Action: Shaping the Future of GenAI in Higher Ed
1:15pm Break
1:20pm Session 5 (Power Talks):
Talk 1: Boost Your Early Alert System
Talk 2: A Different Format: The Benefits of Using Forced Choice Assessments
2:00pm Session 6: Optimizing Student Success: Data-Driven Analysis of Gateway Course Pairings
2:40 pm Session 7: Tableau Factbook Makeover: Tips and tricks for updating existing dashboards
3:20pm Closing Remarks
We welcome all former, current, and prospective members to attend the event. Please note that the event is FREE for current members. For non-members, the event is $85, and that includes membership for the remainder of the year and free attendance to any summer events that may happen.
If you have any questions, please reach out to MarylandAIR01@gmail.com and a member of the Board will be happy to assist you with any comments or concerns that you might have. Please feel free to share this with any colleagues that you think might be interested.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the Spring Symposium!
