Maryland Association for Institutional Research
2025 Fall Conference and Annual Business Meeting
The MdAIR Fall Conference is just around the corner!
The conference will take place on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We are also very excited to be returning to Towson University North East (TUNE) this year. We were last at TUNE for the 2016 Spring Institute!
The building is located at 510 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD 21015. Directions and a campus map can be found Here, or by copying and pasting the following into your browser:
https://www.towson.edu/academics/undergraduate/tune/visit.html
Parking is available on site and is free with no permit required. Please avoid parking in any spot marked reserved. We will be meeting in the main auditorium. Registration will be set up outside of the auditorium. There will be signage directing you to the room/registration.
Resilience and Adaptability:
Navigating Change in Higher Education
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We are thrilled to announce that our conference keynote address will be given by Erin Moran, Executive Director of the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute at Towson University.
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Conference Agenda:
(Downloadable Agenda can be found here)
9:00am: Registration and Refreshments
9:25am: Welcome and Introduction
9:30am: Keynote Presentation
Erin Moran; Executive Director of the Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute, Towson University
10:30am: Session 1: A Data Governance Journey
Denise Nadasen; Consultant, Nadasen Consulting
Marcus Harrington; Assistant Vice Chancellor Enterprise Technology & Development & Deputy CIO, USMO
Ekaterina Sule; Director of Decision Support & IR, USMO
11:15am: Session 2: The Elements of Digital Accessibility in Institutional Research
Michelle Appel; Assistant Vice President and Chief Data Officer, University of Maryland, College Park
Danielle Glazer; Manager of Assessment, University of Maryland, College Park
12:00pm: Lunch and Networking
12:45 pm: Annual Business Meeting
1:00pm: Session 3: MAS³: A Measure of Noncognitive Constructs Linked to Student Success
Erin Murphy; Graduate Research Assistant, Morgan State University
Dr. Avis Jackson; Program Manager, Morgan State University
Dr. Taj Rollins; Instructor, James Madison University
1:30pm: Session 4: From Static to Dynamic: Adapting NSSE reports into a dashboard
Marcia Preston; Assistant Director of Institutional Research, Loyola University Maryland
Sarah Winger; Research and Assessment Analyst, Loyola University Maryland
Han Nguyen; Research and Assessment Analyst, Loyola University Maryland
2:00pm: Session 5: Follow the Money - Expanding Your Student Finance Reporting
Patrick Kelleher; Director of Planning, Community College of Baltimore County
2:30pm: 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 the Spring Symposium and any summer events that may happen. For members with lapsed memberships, you can easily renew your membership by registering and paying for the event.
Registration/membership fees are non-refundable.
Portions of the day may be recorded or photographed.
If you have any questions, please reach out to MarylandAIR01@gmail.com and a member of the Board will be happy to assist you. Please feel free to share any comments or concerns that you might have.
Please share this event with officemates and with any colleagues that you think might be interested in or benefit from this event (even beyond just IE/IR/Assessment).
We look forward to seeing all of you at the Fall Conference!
Questions, comments, concerns, difficulties with registration? Please contact Kevin Martin at marylandair01@gmail.com.