2026 Annual Meeting Materials

2026 Annual Meeting – Presentation Materials
April 26-29, 2026
Houston, TX

Sunday, April 26th

Session	Presenter
Instructor Workload: We’re Under Way! (.pdf) The inaugural submission for the new Instructor Workload exchange was opened a couple of weeks ago. We will give a brief review of the submission and provide an opportunity for participants to discuss how their efforts to compile the data are going so far and to provide feedback. On the fence about participating? Come see what others are saying and give us a chance to convince you!	Ryan Cherland (UC Irvine), Lynne DePasquale (Buffalo)
Institutional Data by CIP working time This session brings together SMEs, data submitters, and consumers to discuss strategies for aligning CIP-based reporting and improving the integration and usefulness of faculty, enrollment, and completions exchange data.	La Reina Bates (Princeton), Ryan Hoadwonic (UC Irvine), Christy Witt (Rice)

Monday, April 27th

Session	Presenter
Business Meeting – AAUDE Accomplishments (.pptx) – Warehouse Update (.pptx) – DSV Update (.pptx) – Admin Update (.pptx) – Treasurer’s Report (.pptx)	Council Members, Treasurer, Staff
From Experimentation to Trust: Using AI Responsibly in Institutional Research (.pptx) This session explores how IR offices can move from ad hoc experimentation toward responsible, sustainable use of AI that strengthens rather than undermines credibility. Practitioners from diverse institutional contexts will share how AI is currently being used in IR, where it has added value, and where clear boundaries are essential—particularly when working with sensitive, student‑level, or compliance‑related data. The panel will address practical governance questions facing IR leaders today, including how to distinguish low‑risk from high‑risk AI use cases, what “human‑in‑the‑loop” review looks like in practice, and how to document and communicate AI‑assisted work to leadership and auditors.	Preston Reed (UC Irvine), Jay Unnikrishnan (South Florida), Megan Yosko (Rice)
Measures and Scales Working Group Four Teams Going “To Infinity and Beyond” to recommend a shared reference tool grounded in our collective expertise as practitioners.	Jon Stoessel (Princeton)
Ad Hoc Updates (.pptx) Presentation and input on updates and changes.	Weini Chen (AAUDE) Linette Decarie (Boston U), Christy Witt (Rice)
AAUDE IR Survey Updated Findings (.pptx)	Melissa Baker (Carnegie Mellon) and Shannon Foster (Carnegie Mellon)

Tuesday, April 28th

Session	Presenter
AAU Update and Discussion (.pptx)	Graham Andrews (AAU), Emily Miller (AAU)
Lightning Talks – Exchange Item Roundup AAMC Faculty Counts (.pptx) – Govind Acharya (UC Davis) AAUP Faculty Salary Survey (.pptx) – Edward Bolden (Case) and Deb Tiemens (Iowa)	Govind Acharya (UC Davis) Edward Bolden (Case) Deb Tiemens (Iowa)
Institutional leadership and data: Where IR sits in the room where it happens Is IR at the table? In the room? On speed dial? Where does your office sit in the organizational structure at your institution and how are you leveraging your relationship in AAUDE to guide decisions? Are you maintaining neutrality, offering advice, or are you in a position of advocacy? This panel brings together institutions from different states, governance, and history with AAUDE to showcase different perspectives on presenting data to leadership….Oh yeah, and since it’s 2026, we’ll probably have to say something about AI too.	Craig Abbey (Buffalo) Linette Decarie (Boston) Valeria Garcia (South Florida) Adrea Hernandez (Notre Dame) Justin Shepherd, moderator (Emory)
Institutional Research Innovation, “Doing More with Less”	Edward Bolden (Case) Christina Butler (Tufts) Ryan Cherland (UC Irvine) Rob Miller (Stony Brook) Arun Natarajan (Rice), Moderator
Lightning Talks – Exchange Items Administrative Salary Survey (.pdf) – Lynne DePasquale (Buffalo) and Jessica Lillegaard (Illinois) College Score Card (.pptx) – Preston Reed (UC Irvine), Ryan Hoadwonic (UC Irvine), and Maggie Fiock (WUSTL)	Lynne DePasquale (Buffalo) and Jessica Lillegaard (Illinois), Preston Reed (UC Irvine), Ryan Hoadwonic (UC Irvine), and Maggie Fiock (WUSTL)

Wednesday, April 29th

Session	Presenter
Common Dataset Exchange (.pptx)	Sally Mikel (Illinois) Weini Chen (MIT)
Doc Exit Survey: Discussion on whether or not to continue exchange item	Bill Artz (Northwestern), Jon Daries (MIT), and Lydia Snover (AAUDE)
Working group on rankings in the WH	Corinne Bannon (Kansas)