03/10/2025
The 2025 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Conference was a great success in Alexandria, VA, thanks to the leadership of our own Wendy Broyles. Eleven Alabama institutions attended, with Alabama State University bringing the largest group. Auburn University led with the most pre-conference workshops, which focused on Power BI, R Studio (dplyr and ggplot2), and best practices for QEP development. Concurrent sessions highlighted topics such as regional economic prosperity, agriculture student success, Troy University “globally focused” QEP, faculty credentialing, and the use of logistic regression in institutional research. Congratulations to The University of Alabama at Birmingham for winning first place in the Best Print Report Award and Auburn University for winning second and third place in the Best Interactive Report.
🗓️Mark your calendars — the 2026 SAIR Conference will take place in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 24–27, 2026.