Section 10 · Service desk

Request Data

The governed intake for ad-hoc data and reporting requests. Routing every request through one desk keeps the Office of Institutional Research the single source of record, so published numbers and requested numbers never drift apart.

One intakeDefined SLA

How it works

Request process & turnaround

1Submit the requestDescribe the question, the audience, and the deadline through the data-request form.
2Triage & scopeIR confirms the definition, checks it against the governed metrics, and estimates effort.
3Fulfil from the warehouseThe answer is built from the university’s governed data warehouse — the same source behind the public dashboards.
4Deliver & documentYou receive the result with its definitions and as-of date; recurring requests become standing reports.