Information Reporting
   - Mission

Information Reporting initiatives are:

• Retrieve, disseminate, and provide easy access to data from the student information systems (SIS) for any research projects done within the University.

• Provide leadership in the strategic planning of reporting initiatives in the following areas: Academic Affairs, Advancement and Planning, Human Resource, Housing and Student Records. Coordinate and communication reporting concepts, data needs, reporting tools, security access to information systems, training and trends with the directors and staff of these appropriate areas. Information Reporting plays a key role in leading their departmental information system processes, policies, and procedures.

• Assist employees whose job functions require access to student information, data entry, retrieval and reporting of data extracted from the SIS.

• Communicate with the Academic Deans and Chairs and Executive Staff to ensure that we are providing the necessary relevant data that allows for educated decision making that is in alignment with the USM Plan and the UMS Strategic Plan for academic retention and graduation accountability measurements.

• Establish reporting queries for the university community, federal reporting and the greater non-university community-at-large.

• Coordinate with DASD in all matters pertaining to the technological aspect of all the universities information applications and coordinates with the Division of Information and Technology regarding; SIS performance, enhancements of distributing information more efficiently, and potential problems or risks of data extracts within current computing environments.