Additional Resources

This page contains links to Institutional Research related web pages as well as university and college websites, U.S. government links, newspapers, and other sites of possible interest. At the time that this page was created, and at subsequent updates, the links worked. If some are found not to work, please notify the Office of Institutional Research and we'll either fix, update, or remove them.

Higher Education and Related Links
Institutional Research Organizational Links
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
Internet Resources for Institutional Research
The Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
The Texas Association for Institutional Research (TAIR)

Data Exchanges and Consortia
Data exchanges are restricted access, requiring a log-on and password
HEDS (Higher Education Data Sharing) Consortium
Center for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE)
National Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity (The Delaware Study)

Higher Education Agencies and Related Links
Carnegie Foundation Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
SACS Commission on Colleges
SACS publications resource manuals:
The Principles of Accreditation (2008 Edition)
Handbook for Reaffirmation of Accreditation
Resource Manual for the Principle of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement
Handbook for Review Committees
SACS Institutional Resources - contains Policies, Guidelines, Good Practices, Position Statements
Faculty Credentials
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
NCAA Graduation Rates
Texas Higher Education Data (THECB)
SMU U-CAN Web page from the University and College Accountability Network

Institutional Research Resources

Accreditation: accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. DOE

American Universities Home Page for locating a university home page

Common Data Set Initiative - main page

Common Data Sets (AIR directory)

Fulbright Awards and Applications, 2006-07 (for doctoral level students)

Grapevine A site reporting state tax support for higher education

Guidestar For research into non-profit organizations

Morse Code Bob explains it all (U S News' notorious Bob Morse's blog)

Research Methods Knowledge Base "a comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a
typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods."

SAT/ACT Conversion table from College Board

SHEEO SOAR (State Higher Ed Executive Officers Online Access to Resources)

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Data Library

U.S. Government Links

U. S. Government Agencies

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)

IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

New Federal Race/Ethnicity Guidelines - Invitation to comment

Classification of Instructional Programs: CIP 2000

Tutorials for the IPEDS Peer Analysis tool: NCES

ERIC a database of journal articles and other education materials

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census Bureau State and County Quick Facts

National Science Foundation

NSF WebCasper

NSF Statistics reports index page

NSF SESTAT

NSF Division of Science Research Studies (SRS)

National Research Council 2006 Study update

U S Citizenship and Immigration Services

Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories

U S Naval Observatory official time (requires Mozilla Firefox or Netscape browser)

Official US Time Clock from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO).

U.S. Government Links

President of the United States	U.S. Senate
U.S. Supreme Court	U.S. House of Representatives

SMU Links
2009-11 Undergraduate Catalog	SMU Mission Statement
Links to 2009-10 and 2010-11 Graduate Catalogs	SMU University Policy Manual
University Calendar	Faculty Senate web page
SMU Registrar's Enrollment Reports	Office of the Provost
SMU Blackboard Log-in page	SMU Traditions
Educational Programs Information & Forms for New Program Proposals

Institutional Review Board Information
SMU IRB web page	SMU IRB forms
NSF Presentation on Human Subjects Research

Drug Free Schools And Campuses Information
As required by the Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act, all faculty, staff and students should review and be familiar with university policies and resources related to alcohol and other drugs. These are links to those policies.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Student Code of Conduct
University Judicial Code
Human Resources - Controlled Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Employee Assistance
State and Local Links
Texas
State of Texas web page
Texas Legislature on-line
Texas Records and Information Locator
The Handbook of Texas Online - Texas history, geography, and culture
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT)
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
THECB Higher Education Accountability System
THECB Higher Education Accountability System Success measures
Research in Texas THECB's Annual Research Expenditures reports
Texas County locator from The U S Bureau of the Census
Texas County locator from Southeastern Geneology Online

Dallas Links
City/County Transportation	Area Transportation
City of Dallas web site	DART - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas County Government	Trinity Railway Express (Dallas-FW)
City of University Park web site	DFW - Dallas/Fort Worth Int. Airport
City of University Park information	Dallas Love Field Airport

Other Local Information
Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce	Dallas-Fort Worth Census resource
Dallas Skyscrapers	Dallas CVB

A partial list of some significant area cultural venues
Dallas Arboretum	Dallas Museum of Art
Meadows Museum (SMU)	Kimball Art Museum (Fort Worth)

Dallas Weather
Dallas Weather - TWC	Dallas AccuWeather
University Park - Weather Underground	Dallas Intellicast Weather Radar
KDFW Radar	WFAA Radar

National Weather Sites
The Weather Channel	AccuWeather
Weather Underground	Intellicast Weather
National Weather Service

Local and National Media

National Media	Public Broadcasting	Dallas TV Stations
CNN	PBS Public Broadcasting network	KXAS NBC 5
MSNBC	NPR National Public Radio	WFAA ABC 8
BBC	KERA Dallas National Public Radio	KTVT CBS 11
	WRR 101.1 FM Dallas Classical Radio	KDFW FOX 4

Newspapers
Dallas Morning News	New York Times
Fort Worth Star Telegram	Washington Post
Austin American-Statesman	Wall Street Journal
Houston Chronicle	WSJ CollegeJournal
San Antonio Express-News	Chronicle of Higher Education

IR Offices at Selected Texas Universities

Baylor University	University of Texas-Austin
Rice University	Texas A & M University
Texas Christian University	Texas Tech University
University of Dallas	University of Texas at Dallas