James Sanders served as interim director of institutional research and was appointed to the director position permanently after a national search in Fall 2018. Institutional Research is responsible for data collection, analysis, and reporting in support of strategic planning and data-informed decision-making. Sanders and his team report official institutional data to the US Department of Education, oversee the College’s operational planning and reporting process, conduct student course evaluations each semester.
Sanders directs the work of the Institutional Research office, coordinating the completion of over 40 Institutional Surveys, including those for US News and World Report Best Colleges, The Princeton Review, Kiplinger’s Best Colleges, and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Annual Profile. He is responsible for creating the Fact Book, as well as the
Digital Fact Book, a resource for finding frequently-requested information.
Sanders has a B.S. in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University.