DAPIR, in partnership with data and integration teams across UW-Madison, WEST, and UW System, is creating a series of webpages to help staff, whether new to campus or seasoned veterans, navigate the data landscape more …
Announcements
Data governance update: new Institutional Data Domain Standard approved
UW–Madison’s institutional data policy defines data domains and the Data Governance Council’s role in creating them. However, after recently establishing the new Health Information data domain, the council realized additional guidance was required. A new …
Vice Provost Allison La Tarte begins one-year term as AAUDE chair
Vice Provost Allison La Tarte began her one-year appointment as chair for the Association of American Universities Data Exchange (AAUDE) Council in April. As chair, her responsibilities include: Leading the council, including ensuring goals and …
DAPIR Hires Enterprise Data Management Director and Institutional Policy Analyst
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research (DAPIR) is pleased to announce the hiring of two new staff members. Brad Sanders joined Feb. 13 in the new role of enterprise data management director, and Derek Field …
Academic Planning & Institutional Research (APIR) and Office of Data Management & Analytics Services (ODMAS) combined to form joint office
Academic Planning and Institutional Research (APIR) and the Office of Data Management & Analytics Services (ODMAS) have joined to form Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research (DAPIR). The newly created office leverages the strengths of …
Office of Data Management and Analytics Services hires Lisa Johnston as Director of Data Governance
The Office of Data Management and Analytics Services is excited to announce the hiring of Lisa Johnston as our new director of data governance. Lisa joins us from the University of Minnesota, where she has …
InfoAccess Migration to Badger Analytics Project Progress Update
The InfoAccess migration to Badger Analytics project is continuing to move forward, and we are happy to share some of our progress to date. After partnering with local implementation managers (LIMs) from each unit/division, an …
Tableau Server Migration Update
Last year, Tableau workbooks were moved over to the UW System server. Since that move, a redirect has been in place so that those accessing the workbooks using the old URLs were automatically redirected to the workbook on the new server. …
InfoAccess Data Authorization Application (IDA) Replacement
Changes are coming to the platform used to request new data views. The InfoAccess Data Authorization application (IDA) is being replaced due to its age and because it no longer meets security requirements. The new …
IT Professionals Conference Features Badger Analytics Presentation Hosted by ODMAS ETL Developers
Last month’s IT Professionals Conference featured a presentation about Badger Analytics and the modernization of UW-Madison’s analytics environment. The session, hosted by ODMAS ETL developers Sanjana Aleti and Randy Carey, provided a technical look at …