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PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The KSU Fact Book is a compendium of statistical
data, trend analyses, and interpretative highlights
on a wide variety of topics pertaining to the
operation of Kennesaw State University. Its contents
are designed to inform its readers, answer the
most frequently asked questions about KSU, and
support institutional planning and evaluation.
It is updated, improved, and published annually
by the Office of Institutional Research &
Information Management in KSU's Center for Institutional
Effectiveness.
The Fact Book is in its 17th year of production.
The first edition was published in 1987-88 in
response to suggestions from SACS/COC during KSU's
review for reaffirmation of accreditation in 1986.
Since that first publication, the fact book has
been expanded in scope and published in different
modalities. Editions have been available on the
Web since 1996. Beginning with this 2003-2004
edition, the KSU Fact Book is being published
on a CD as well as on the website. Professionally
printed editions of the Fact Book were discontinued
several years ago as a cost-saving measure. However,
print options are available for selected pages,
full sections, or the entire document, at http://ir.kennesaw.edu.
The data presented in the Fact Book are captured
and maintained daily in the electronic information
systems of numerous administrative offices at
KSU. Consequently, many of the Fact Book's analyses
would not be possible without these important
contributions of colleagues and support staff
campus-wide. In that regard, the information management
and technical expertise provided by Nick Roberts
and James Few, and the institutional research
contributions of Donna Hutcheson and Rommy Lane
deserve special recognition and were invaluable
in the preparation and publication of the 2003-2004
edition.
KSU aspires to be a leader in and have a model
program of Institutional Research and Information
Management as well as Institutional Effectiveness.
The entire team responsible for preparing and
publishing this valuable resource document was
honored recently when KSU's 2002-2003 Fact Book
won the Southern Association of Institutional
Research Electronic Fact Book Award, presented
at the annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas in
October 2003. Please note that many more useful
information resources beyond those published in
the Fact Book are also available at http://ir.kennesaw.edu.
It is our pleasure to present the 2003-2004 KSU
Fact Book.
Edwin A. Rugg
Director, Center for Institutional Effectiveness
Deborah J. Head
Director, Institutional Research & Information
Management
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