OPAIR
Key Projects
DEIB Dashboard
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Data Digest
A Modern Approach to the Factbook
iTwo (Institutional Insight)
Interactive Data Analysis and Distribution
Self Study 2024
News and Updates
OPAIR Spotlight: Sarah Van Oss – Assistant Director of Assessment Research
“During my time at Penn State, I often heard great things about OPAIR, and I dreamed of one day using my skills in higher education. When the opportunity came, I applied, and now I’m very happy to be a part of OPAIR.”
OPAIR announces inaugural cohort of Assessment Champions
The inaugural cohorts of Assessment Champions is comprised of Janelle Gruber, Erin Hanses, Glenna Malcolm, Gina Pazzaglia, Cecil Shelton and Karin Sprow Forte. Assessment Champions play a pivotal role in advancing the quality of education by applying assessment best practices, advocating for student success, and fostering a collaborative culture of continuous improvement around student learning.
Penn State launches Associate Professor Promotion Survey
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Office of Faculty Affairs has launched the Associate Professor Promotion Survey, which was emailed to tenured associate professors at all Penn State locations on Sept. 23. This anonymous and voluntary survey seeks to gather critical insights and feedback from faculty members to improve the promotion process and better support the professional growth of associate professors.
Self Study 2024
MSCHE accreditation assures students, their families, and the public of the educational quality of a Penn State education. Institutional accreditation is also a requirement for the University to participate in the Department of Education’s Title IV federal financial aid program.
Strategic University Projects
CARES Act/CRRSAA/ARP Act Information
Penn State’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund reporting information is available here.
Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting
More information on Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, due diligence, and reporting resources are available here.
Nuventive Assessment Management System
Information and training resources for the AMS are available here.
We Earn
Penn State graduates more than 21,000 students annually across more than 200 academic programs and all degree levels. Our alumni impact the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world. The University participates in two projects designed to estimate Penn State graduates’ return on their higher education investment from 2001 through 2022.Â
First, we collaborate with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to evaluate alumni who have worked and are working across the Commonwealth. Second, we are part of a national Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) project with 29 other states and the U.S. Census Bureau to assess earnings and area of employment, comparable by geography and by years since graduation.
Information from Labor and Industry and from US Census was merged with internal Penn State data on 224,291 graduates across all degrees, levels, and campuses. This information provides the best current estimate of the value a Penn State degree carries across the United States. We welcome the public’s exploration of recent graduates’ earnings and alumni with ten years of workforce experience.Â
Learn more about the value of being a Nittany Lion.
Dynamic. Accurate. Relevant.
Today, users can access fully customizable dashboards with ease, find the data they desire, carry their filters forward through their search, and export it in one click into Excel.
OPAIR is proud of the Pennsylvania State University Data Digest and works hard to provide more data and features.