This portion of the newsletter is devoted to keeping you informed about changes among our colleagues such as moves to new positions and/or institutions, newly hired colleagues, professional recognition honors, retirements, deaths, etc. To include an announcement in “The Changing Scene,” send a note with the key facts to Marne Einarson (mke3@cornell.edu).

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Provost's Office is pleased to welcome two staff members to the Office of Institutional Research.

Debbie Valine (valine.debr@uwlax.edu) joined UW-La Crosse as our Director of Institutional Research on February 22nd. She began her career as a program evaluator for the State of Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau in Madison. After earning her MBA at UW-Madison, she spent 20 years in marketing research and business intelligence. Most recently, Ms. Valine earned a master in information sciences at the University of Tennessee and served as the assessment officer for the University of Tennessee Libraries.

Marv Noltze (noltze.marv@uwlax.edu) joined UW-La Crosse as an Associate Institutional Planner on February 8th. He will be working with enrollment data, surveys, educational attainment and reporting functions for the campus. Throughout his career, Marv has worked in information technology in a variety of industries, including higher education, country government, and consulting. He has a master in public administration from UW-Oshkosh and a post graduate certificate in institutional research from Florida State University.

The Winona State University Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that Teri Hinds (THinds@winona.edu) started in the position of Director of Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Research on February 1st. Teri will be working across the university with faculty, staff, and administrators to coordinate data requests, analyses, and reporting. She will also help guide our processes of institutional accreditation, discipline accreditations, and program assessment and review. Teri holds degrees in Government (BA) from Cornell University and in social service administration (AM) from the University of Chicago, and was most recently the director of institutional research at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.