Linda Ferguson

Background

Linda M. Ferguson is a part-time consultant having retired from her position as Associate Director for Reporting and Data Management in April 2022. Before moving to the Office of Institutional Research in 2002, she worked at ISU as an Institutional Computing Consultant; Associate Registrar and Assistant Registrar. She received her B.S degree in Business Administration and M.B.A. degree from Indiana State University. With more than forty years of management information systems experience at ISU, she is a resource for many University data projects across multiple functional areas.

Education

• Master of Business Administration
  • Indiana State University
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
  • Indiana State University

Professional Interests

• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
• Indiana Association for Institutional Research (INAIR)
• Blackboard Analytics

Position Specifications

• Assists with design, development, implementation, documentation, and maintenance of computer applications relating to institutional IR reporting
• Provides reports and analysis for University decision makers
• Serves on the office’s Blue Reports/Blackboard Analytics student data warehouse project team to define and verify data, design reports and dashboards, and provide specifications for custom modifications and vendor work orders