The mission of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) is to support decision-making, planning and evaluation activities of Capital University leadership by conducting studies related to ongoing academic affairs and institutional effectiveness. This mission is achieved by performing the following functions:
- Support planning activities of the University.
- Develop and maintain a research cycle of institutional studies that support University goals.
- Build and maintain a University information repository.
- Provide information/analyses related to enrollment targets.
- Supply information/data pertinent to accreditation reports.
- Locate and summarize information on peer institutions.
- Provide decision support and design ad hoc studies to meet developing University priorities.
- Serve as the primary liaison with federal and state agencies.
- Participate in the ongoing development of databases (i.e., student and faculty datamart) useful to institutional management and longitudinal tracking.
- Respond to internal and external data requests.
- Identify and inform the University about campus and external higher education trends.
- Serve as a campus research design resource.