ABSTRACT
Student success is the goal of all higher education institutions. To accomplish this goal, partnerships in higher education are crucial. There has been an increase in attention paid to partnerships between academic affairs and student affairs. The chapter discusses the collaborations among academic affairs, institutional research (IR), and student affairs at a public, very high research-intensive (R1), land-grant institution in the mid-Atlantic region. It focuses on an annual retention report, two student success programs designed and implemented based on data IR provided, and how student affairs, academic affairs, and IR worked together to assess the impact of those programs. The chapter presents a framework, which is based on research designs for each program outlining the descriptive, correlational, inferential, and predictive research questions asked and answered. IR can impact student success by lending support to assessment, evaluation, and accreditation efforts.
