Middle Leadership Academy | Building Data Capacity to Support a Culture of Inquiry
Channel: The CSU Student Success Network
Date: 2018-07-30

What does it mean for a campus to be "data-informed"?  How do we individually and collectively build a "data culture"?


June 2, 2018 - CSU San Marcos researchers Cameron Gage Stevenson and Adam Petersen presented at the final weekend of the 2017-18 Middle Leadership Academy. Stevenson and Peterson developed the CSU San Marcos Data Fellows program to build data literacy, empower data users, and ultimately expand decision support capacity on their campus. In this talk, they share early experiences from the implementation of the program and encourage other campuses to find ways to put data at the center of decisionmaking that impacts student success.



PRESENTER BIOS
Cameron Gage Stevenson, Assistant Director, Institutional Planning & Analysis, CSU San Marcos

Cameron Gage Stevenson is an institutional researcher specializing in data visualization, survey methods, and using data to support student success. In her role as Assistant Director for Institutional Planning & Analysis, Cameron leads institutional research efforts to inform CSU San Marcos’ student success and graduation initiatives, oversees strategic data integration and self-service analytics, manages the university survey portfolio, and fosters data culture through intentional training and outreach. A passionate advocate for data-informed decision making, Cameron recently partnered with the Office of Undergraduate Studies to launch the CSU San Marcos Data Fellows program, which aims to enhance data literacy among staff, faculty, and administrators. Cameron is also an alumna of CSU San Marcos and holds a Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology.

Adam Petersen, Student Success Analyst, Office of Undergraduate Studies, CSU San Marcos

Adam Petersen is a higher education researcher and professional who serves as the Student Success Analyst in CSU San Marcos’s Office of Undergraduate Studies.  He provides both reporting and strategic data analysis for the units housed under Undergraduate Studies, including the Centers for Learning and Academic Success Services, the Academic Success Center, and the First Year Programs academic department.  Adam is passionate about transforming cultures in higher education through a focus on institutional inquiry and learning, cross-divisional collaboration, and removing barriers to success for all students.  He holds a B.A. from the University of San Diego and M.A. from San Diego State University, both in Political Science, and is set to finish an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the CSUSM/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program early next year.