Lehigh's inaugural Data Day was held on May 9, 2024. Over 150 staff and faculty attended and engaged in robust discussions focused on data-informed decision making. 

Data Day Agenda

Wood Dining Room, Iacocca Hall, Mountaintop Campus

9:30 - 10:00 amNetworking and Coffee
10:00 - 10:15 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Joseph Helble, President (Video)
Chris Cook, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Initiatives

10:15 - 11:00 am

Data at Lehigh: Outlining the Vision
Nathan Urban, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

11:00 - 11:45 am

Foundational Data Initiative: The Vision
Yenny Anderson, Associate Vice President, Institutional Data

11:45 am - 12:00 pm                                               

Lunch available in Wood Dining Room hallway. Return to Wood Dining Room for panel discussion

12:00 - 1:15 pm

Working Lunch with Case Studies of Data-Informed Decision Making
Moderator: Michael Dills-Allen, University Registrar 

Panelists: Scott Burden, Director, Pride Center; Robin Hojnoski, Professor, School Psychology, College of Education; Meg Munley-Stone, Director, Student Affairs Research and Assessment; Dominic Packer, Associate Vice Provost for Research

1:15 - 1:25 pmBreak
1:25 - 2:25 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Governor's Suite
New Resource Planning Tool: Preview and Discussion
Cindy Hickman, Assistant Director, Financial Systems
Warren Loller, Director of Budget
Mike Weaver, Associate Director, Budget

Wood Dining Room
Data-Informed Approaches to Enhancing Learning Outcomes
Moderator: Terry-Ann Jones, Deputy Provost for Undergraduate Education

Panelists: Lisa Getzler, Vice Provost, Entrepreneurship; Sabrina Jedlicka, Deputy Provost for Graduate Education; Lori Kennedy, Senior Director, Center for Career and Professional Development; Khanjan Mehta, Vice Provost, Creative Inquiry; Kara Uhrich, Assistant Dean & Director of the Center for Academic Success

2:25 - 2:35 pm

Break - Return to Wood Dining Room

2:35 - 3:05 pm

Lehigh’s Administrative Data Lake
Yenny Anderson, Associate Vice President, Institutional Data
Ilena Key, Chief Technology Officer

3:05 - 3:45 pmQ&A and Concluding Remarks
Nathan Urban
Chris Cook
Yenny Anderson
3:45 - 4:30 pm

Wood Dining Room Lobby and Governor's Suite Lobby
Poster Session with OID team members