[Important Information for Students] OIE Data Matters | April 2025

Thu Apr 17 16:39:27 UTC 2025

Data Matters: Monthly Updates from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Welcome to the April edition of Data Matters! As we look toward the end of
the academic year, we’re highlighting a range of initiatives that connect
our campus to the wider community and support SUNY Plattsburgh’s strategic
goals. From collaborative research to new programming and campus-wide
conversations, there's a lot happening—and we’re excited to share updates,
opportunities, and ideas for what’s ahead.

Data Spotlight: Engage the North Country Region

Supporting the Plattsburgh Next strategic plan, SUNY Plattsburgh supports
many research and outreach initiatives that deepen engagement with the
North Country region—ranging from health and well-being to environmental
stewardship, business development, education, and community relations.
These efforts reflect the college’s commitment to regional impact through
collaboration, innovation, and community-centered research.

Student Perceptions of Plattsburgh Next

OIE and Public Relations intern Maggie Goff recently conducted a survey of
student awareness and opinion related to Plattsburgh Next. When asked if
they were aware of Plattsburgh Next, 85.5% of student respondents indicated
they were not. Students were then asked if they had heard of any of the
pillars that make up the plan, 30.1% said they had heard of at least one of
the pillars. When asked about the importance of these pillars to them as a
student, most responded that they were neutral. The only pillar about which
more students indicated importance rather than neutrality was the
Strengthening Student Success. A student spotlight related to this pillar
is included below and another spotlight highlighting the pillar Prioritize
Equity and Inclusion is attached to this email. Future newsletters will
highlight the other two pillars of the strategic plan.

Data Challenge

New month, new curiosity. Students from all walks of life and backgrounds
experience hardship at some point in their college careers, the degree to
which ranges from momentarily inconvenient to trajectory altering. For a
variety of reasons, students choose to withdraw from college and this month
we’re going to explore that a little bit. Consider this synthetic data
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UdMB1JqFY6J4q9fUSKhXwSLZQd0OlV3V/view?usp=sharing>,
generated from real SUNY Plattsburgh data. Are there any trends that you
find interesting? Maybe it confirms a suspicion or contradicts an intuition.

Feel free to use whichever tool or platform you are comfortable with. We
would love to hear from each of you participating as your work may help
inform future organizational analysis! Your visualization, KPI, or story
could even be featured in the following month’s newsletter.  If you’re
interested in participating but aren’t sure where to start, please contact
Levi Martinez (Lmart008 at plattsburgh.edu).

As we align our efforts with campus priorities, we’re energized by all the
ways our community connects with and supports the wider North Country
region. Whether you’re working on a research project or internship,
volunteering, or simply exploring what’s happening around campus, your
involvement matters. We're here to back that work with useful data, shared
insights, and opportunities to learn and grow together.

Best regards,

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Erin Campbell | Associate Director, Coordinator for Institutional Research

Kylie King | Director

Levi Martinez | Data Analyst

Bidushi Bhowmik | Graduate Fellow and Qualitative Data Specialist

Brandon Craft | Intern and Visualization Specialist

Maggie Goff | Intern and PR Specialist

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