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USDA CSREES SERD
Program Directors’ Conference
Wednesday, March 30, 2005New Orleans, LA
Bill RichardsonElla Smith
FAEIS
Food and AgriculturalEducation
Information System
What is FAEIS?
• A data warehouse – information relating to Agriculture and related majors offered at Land Grant and other institutions.
• Information Includes:– Enrollment in programs– Graduation in programs– Placement of graduates– Information about faculty
History of FAEIS
• Data Collected on Graduates by Department of Education (HEGIS & IPEDS)
• Authorization to collect data given in 1977 to USDA
• Texas A&M (through 2000) under a cooperative agreement collected and assembled data
• Virginia Tech under a cooperative agreement converted to a web based relational database in 2002
Sponsors of FAEIS
• American Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and Renewable Resources
• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
• Board of Human Sciences• Council of Administrators of Family and
Consumer Sciences• National Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges• Society of American Foresters • The National Association of Professional
Forestry Schools and Colleges
Who Participates
Institutions• 1862 Land Grant• 1890 Land Grant• 1994 Land Grant• Non-Land Grant
Programs• Agriculture• Forestry Conservation Natural Resources• Human Sciences• Veterinary Medical Programs
Archives
• Original HEGIS/IPEDS Reports from Department of Education are available
• Paper copies of the data in the booklets previously distributed by Texas A&M and a subset of data are available on line
• Contact Ella Smith in Higher Education Programs at SERD (202-720-3842 or [email protected])
Where can you find FAEIS?
• Data from 1993-2000 are located on the REEIS web site http://www.reeis.usda.gov/
• Data beginning in 2002 are located at the FAEIS web site http://faeis.usda.gov/
Electronic Archives at REEIS
• Located on the REEIS web site• Enrollment and Degree Data• Programs using the data from 1993-2000
based on gender and ethnicity and classification of instructional program are available
• Additional data requests are filled on an as needed basis
• Contact Ella Smith in Higher Education Programs at SERD (202-720-3842 or [email protected])
FAEIS Data 2002 – 2004
Located at: http://faeis.usda.gov/• Enrollment• Degrees Awarded• Placement
On-line Custom Report Builder available upon request—come see it in action at the supplemental sessions tomorrow entitledFAEIS in Action — Accessing the FAEIS Data
How are Data Entered?
• Web based system
• Data entry can be centralized or delegated to departments
• System available 24/7
• Help Desk staff available to assist users 8 hours a day/Monday – Friday by e-mail or telephone
http://faeis.usda.gov/
Click Here
All FAEIS data providers must have an ID and password.
Enter Data and
click “Save Data”
Continue to the next form
Logout when you have
completed your session.
Data Access
• REEIS Web site has reports which you can use for enrollments and degrees by gender and ethnicity as well as major
• FAEIS Web site has a custom report builder which will be demonstrated Thursday at the open sessions
“FAEIS in Action-Using FAEIS Data”
Ad Hoc Requests
• IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST OR ARE UNSURE OF WHAT YOU NEED---
• 1993-2000 data can be made through REEIS contact Ella Smith ([email protected] 202-720-3842)
• 2002-2004 data can be made through Virginia Tech contact Tom McAnge ([email protected] 540-231-4941)
Questions?
How can FAEIS Data be Useful to You?
Uses of FAEIS Data
• Assessments• Outcomes• Peer Analysis• Benchmarking• Addressing Priority Areas
USDA/CSREES Priorities
• Agricultural and Environmental Quality • Agricultural Security• Genomics and Food and Fiber
Production• Obesity, Human Nutrition, and Food
Science• Food Safety• Rural and Community Development
Uses of FAEIS Data
• Identify institutions with similar programs– Curriculum development– Student recruitment– Partnerships
• Identify new programs– Interested in developing a new major who
else has that major? – How many students are there?
• Measure trends– How has the program developed over
time– Number of enrollment/graduates– Ethnicity and Gender breakouts
More uses of FAEIS Data
• Measure Productivity (outcomes/assessment)– Since revising the curriculum what
are the impacts in student enrollment?
– Benchmarking– Peer Review
• Research Priorities
Questions?
Want to Learn More?
• Tomorrow during the 4 concurrent sessions a “Technology Showcase will be presented using FAEIS data.
• Come join us in the Wildcatter Room at:– 9:30-10:30 am– 10:50-11:50 am– 1:30-2:30 pm– 2:50-3:50 pm
FAEIS Contacts
General Information – Ella Smith USDA/CSREES/[email protected] (202-720-3842)
REEIS 1993-2000 FAEIS data – Bill [email protected] (202-690-1956)www.reeis.usda.gov (Reports Tab)
2002-present FAEIS data – Tom [email protected] (540-231-4941)http://faeis.usda.gov