Table 1: Untapped Value: Data Cultures and the Invisible Contributors to Student Success

In times of turmoil and public scrutiny, it is more important than ever to engage with evidence and draw on the wealth of data available to institutions and scholarly researchers to secure higher education’s standing as a worthwhile endeavor. There are many people at an institution who heavily contribute to the experiences and outcomes of our students who we know very little about. Our session will acknowledge the contributions not only of faculty but of the countless staff and administrative personnel at institutions who don’t often have a voice in expressing the ways they endeavor to provide equitable, high-impact, engaging, and inclusive experiences for the wide diversity of students enrolled at our institutions. In this session, we will discuss the importance of data literacy and perceptions of institutional data cultures as these notions intersect with the value that educators contribute to the undergraduate experience.