HEDS standard reports and electronic discussion lists are available to members only and these services are included in the annual fees. Members will be given the opportunity to agree to share or not to share their data with these organizations. Optional supplemental reports, such as HEDS' Alumni and Senior Survey, CIRP, HERI, Graduate Student, etc., are available to members on a fee per project basis. It is recommended that persons new to HEDS plan to attend this workshop. HEDS conducts two conferences each year, one in January and the other in June.
Members get together to share and discuss important issues on higher education.
The conference locations vary, but generally the January conference is held in a warm region of the country, while the June conference is held in the North East. The Consortium is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors. Three members are elected to the Board in June of each year. The election is held during the Annual Business Meeting at the HEDS Summer Conference. The RAC revises HEDS' surveys instruments, identifies surveys to be collected each year, and other various research items and topics for the Consortium.