Archive for July, 2007

We are often asked, “How can I get access to DSS?” It’s a simple process. The new user’s manager should send an email to Kathy.Mahler@stanford.edu to request access to DSS. The email should include the user’s name and SUNet id. The new user should already have authority in place in Authority Manager, which is where DSS gets its authority data from. Once Kathy gets the manager’s approval, she will add the new user and create a password. The new user can change the password if he or she wants. (more…)

The Department Profiles for fiscal year 2006 have been distributed to the Provost, Vice-Provost for Budget, Vice-Provost for Graduate Education, and the School Deans for the Schools of Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Law, and the Graduate School of Business. The purpose of the Department Profiles is to provide information regarding the performance of the academic departments of the University in the schools mentioned above. (more…)

DSS will be packing up and saying goodbye to Juniper Modular, our home since 1998. Our new offices will be in Building 60, next to the Memorial Church on the Inner Quad. (more…)

On August 17, the US News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings will be released. An annual headache for most colleges and universities, the popularity of the rankings remains high, and Stanford must acknowledge and deal with the hype that surrounds the rankings. (more…)

Stanford University belongs to two major data-sharing consortia, COFHE and AAUDE. In this issue, I’ll describe AAUDE and talk about what AAUDE has to offer. COFHE will be covered in a later issue of the newsletter. (more…)

The NRC is hard at work, compiling the mountains of data it collected from hundreds of universities. Soon we will receive our data back, after crunching by the NRC. We will be given a chance to correct any errors. (more…)

The tentative DSS Close Schedule for FY07 year-end will be as follows:

Soft Close: 9/11 at 6pm until 9/12 mid day
Hard Close: 9/18 at 6pm until 9/19 mid day
Final Close: 9/25 at 6pm until 9/26 mid day

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• Stanford Statistics Book: hardcopies mailed in May; online Stats Book also updated
• Current Developments Summary for AAU Institutions: hardcopies mailed in June
• External Statistics Book: hardcopies will be mailed in late August/early September