The USNH Office of Research and Planning supports the chancellor and the Board of Trustees, as well as campus administration, faculty, and staff by enhancing their ability to make decisions and implement strategic plans that are data driven. This is accomplished by
- Coordinating research, academic programming, and student affairs through the efforts of systemwide academic committees and councils.
- Providing quality and reliable information on the nature and performance of the NH public higher education sector as a whole, accurate information for policy development and decision making, and data to contribute to the public accountability of higher education.
- Monitoring academic program additions or deletions to ensure that the programs offered are viable in terms of outcomes, costs, and centrality to the role and mission of the institution.
- Providing management information about the university system's financial position, productivity, students, staff, physical resources, and position relative to institutions within the system and to comparator institutions.
- Tracking performance relative to strategic indicators at USNH institutions in order to monitor improvement and examine trends which may affect higher education in the state.
- Providing survey-related research services for USNH, as well as surveys for government agencies, other research organizations, and nonprofit organizations.
- Analyzing data to support higher education's significant role in the state's economic and workforce development efforts, and communicating to campuses, the legislature, and the public to raise awareness regarding the value that public higher education adds to the state.
- Coordinating USNH Project Mentor and measuring its impact on educational aspirations and goals of middle school students.
- Implementing the USNH Latino Initiative to increase access and success in postsecondary education.
- Facilitating transfer and articulation between the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) and USNH institutions.
For more information about USNH research and academic planning, please contact Dr. Mary Ellen Fleeger at 603-862-0967.