SAA Editing Guide
The SAA Research/Writing Checklist is based on APA.
APA Resources
- APA Citation TutorialThis tutorial walks you through the hows and whys of APA citation.
Student Affairs Administration
LOCAL / UWL
- Common Data Set - https://www.uwlax.edu/institutional-research/data-resources/quick-facts-and-common-data-sets/
- Accreditation - http://www.uwlax.edu/
Institutional-Research/ Accreditation/ - Peer Groups - https://www.uwlax.edu/institutional-research/data-resources/peer-groups/
- NSSE / BCSSE / CLA - https://www.uwlax.edu/
Institutional-Research/ Assessment/ - Campus Climate - https://www.uwlax.edu/campus-climate/resources/climate-survey-2013/
- Affirmative Action - http://www.uwlax.edu/
Affirmative-Action/ Affirmative-Action-program/ - UWL Fact Book - https://www.uwlax.edu/institutional-research/data-resources/fact-book/
STATE
- Office of Policy Analysis and Research (OPAR) - https://www.wisconsin.edu/accountability/
NATIONAL
- IPEDS - http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
- NCES - http://nces.ed.gov/
fastfacts/index.asp?faq= FFOption5#faqFFOption5 - College Portraits - http://www.collegeportraits.
org/ - College Navigator - https://nces.ed.gov/
collegenavigator/ - College Scorecard - https://collegescorecard.ed.
gov/ - National Student Clearinghouse - http://www.
studentclearinghouse.org/ - Council of Graduate Schools - http://www.cgsnet.org/
benchmarking
UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCH CENTERS/INSTITUTES
- WI HOPE LAB - http://wihopelab.com/
publications/ - HERI (UCLA) - http://www.heri.ucla.edu/
infographics.php (CIRP) - GSE (PENN) - https://www.gse.upenn.edu/
equity/ (Race & Equity in Education) and http://www2.gse.upenn.edu/ cmsi/ (Minority-Serving Institutions) - MSL (leadership - originally from MD) - http://leadershipstudy.net/
about/
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS / RESEARCH & NATIONAL DATA SETS
- ACHA (health) - http://www.acha-ncha.org/
reports_ACHA-NCHAII.html - IIE (international) - http://www.iie.org/research-
and-publications/open-doors/ data - NACUBO (finance) - https://www.nacubo.org/
- NODA Data bank (orientation) - http://www.nodaweb.org/news/
news.asp?id=193235 - ACE - http://www.acenet.edu/Pages/
default.aspx - AAUP - http://www.aaup.org/our-
work/research - CUPA - http://www.cupahr.org/
- AAUW - http://www.aauw.org/what-we-
do/research/ - NAFSA - http://www.nafsa.org/
Explore_International_ Education/Trends/Research/ NAFSA_Research_Connections/ - AAC&U - http://www.aacu.org/
ORGANIZATIONS WITH COST-BASED OPTIONS
- SkyFactor (formerly EBI - Map-Works, often used to study retention and housing) - http://www.skyfactor.com/
research/ - Ruffalo NoelLevitz - https://www.ruffalonl.com/
papers-research-higher- education-fundraising/ - Consortium on Student Retention - http://csrde.ou.edu/web/
index.html - Starfish - http://www.
starfishsolutions.com/ resources/white-papers-and- articles/ - NASCAP (conduct) - http://nascapproject.com/
- CampusLabs - https://www.campuslabs.com/
- OrgSync - http://www.orgsync.com/
benefits/analyze
Education Statistics Websites
The following web resources were selected by librarians:
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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- College Affordability and Transparency CenterFrom the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Includes several tools that allow users to compare colleges tuition and fees, net price, and other characteristics. - WISEdash
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Compare and explore statistics about Wisconsin public schools
