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Michelle Smith
Executive Director of Institutional Research
Michelle Eleazer Smith joined the Office of Institutional Research in January 1994 as a Statistician. She is now the Executive Director of Institutional Research. She has established extensive OIR data marts needed for decision support and for official unit-record reporting to the S.C. Commission on Higher Education. Michelle produces financial and enrollment projection models, and serves as a campus resource for data integrity, data standards and reporting solutions. She is a SAS programming expert and experienced Tableau dashboard developer.
Michelle is a College of Charleston alumnus, receiving her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Mathematics in 1991 and 1992, respectively, with emphases in computer programming, accounting, and statistics. Her first position at the College after graduating was the Budget Analyst for the Dean of the School of Sciences and Mathematics, which she held until hired in OIR in 1994. Michelle received the ExCEL President Alex Sanders Outstanding Public Service Award in 2013.
Contact Information
E-mail: smithm@cofc.edu
Office Location: Randolph Hall, Room 106E
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