Events
Webinar invitation: 2025 Conference Best Presentation
CIRPA-ACPRI is pleased to invite you to a webinar hosted by the 2025 CIRPA Best Presentation Winners, Dana Prymak and Matthew Jacula
Date: May 21, 2026
Time: 1pm EST
The topic is “TRUolopoly: A Scenario-Based Game for Institutional Planning”
Join us for an interactive session exploring the application of strategic foresight in institutional research. This session introduces TRUolopoly, a scenario-based game designed to build futures literacy and deepen understanding of how emerging future implications are shaping today’s operations and planning. Through play, participants will explore how strategic foresight can enrich institutional planning and research by exploring trends, implications and imagining alternative futures. The attendees will leave the workshop with tools designed to develop a holistic understanding of the current landscape while also considering long-term trends and emerging challenges. This session equips members with an engaging, practical tool to support more adaptive and resilient planning in their own institutions.
As part of the award, the winner will attend the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) annual forum in Washington DC, from May 26 to 29, 2026 to present the session as the 2025 CIRPA Best Presentation. To help support the attendance, CIRPA and AIR have a joint agreement to cover up to $2,000 for conference expenses.
Join Us for CIRPA’s Second Ask Me Anything (AMA) – May 08, 2026
Hello CIRPA community,
CIRPA ACPRI is excited to host our second-ever CIRPA AMA—a virtual, informal Ask Me Anything session focused on Enrolment Forecasting, taking place May 08, 2026. This new series is designed to create an accessible space for members to connect with subject matter experts, ask questions in real time, and explore emerging topics in institutional research and planning.
Who can join?
All CIRPA members—paid or limited—are welcome. Feel free to invite colleagues; a free limited membership is all that’s required to attend.
How do I register?
You can register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OtYXkPbXReSi82Xfl4otZg
Where is it held?
Online. A meeting link will be provided after registration. Be ready to participate via chat or microphone. A link to the speaker bios is below.
Guest Speakers:
Andrew Drinkwater – Andrew Drinkwater is Co-Founder and President of Plaid Analytics and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches analytics and interpretation to graduate students. Andrew previously worked in institutional research, with a focus on enrolment forecasting, and has supported universities and colleges across Canada and the United States in building practical forecasting approaches that respond to changing policy, market conditions, and student behaviour
Alexander A. Ondrus – is a Senior Research Specialist in the Education Insights, Data and Research department at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). He is responsible for the Enrolment Planning and Reporting unit in NAIT’s Education Insights department.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Regards,
CIRPA ACPRI
Join Us for CIRPA’s First Ask Me Anything (AMA) – March 11, 2026
Hello CIRPA community,
CIRPA ACPRI is excited to host our first-ever CIRPA AMA—a virtual, informal Ask Me Anything session focused on course evaluation, taking place March 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST/1:00 PM AST/11:00 AM CST/9:00 AM PST. This new series is designed to create an accessible space for members to connect with subject matter experts, ask questions in real time, and explore emerging topics in institutional research and planning.
Who can join?
All CIRPA members—paid or limited—are welcome. Feel free to invite colleagues; a free limited membership is all that’s required to attend.
How do I register?
There’s no deadline. Simply register for a free limited CIRPA membership to receive the event link.
Where is it held?
Online. A meeting link will be provided after registration. Be ready to participate via chat or microphone. Links to the speaker bios and “What to Expect” are below.
Guest Speakers:
Samer Jaffar – General Manager, Global Higher Education, Explorance; leads initiatives in continuous improvement and student feedback-driven quality enhancement.
Helen – Corporate Research Analyst, Institutional Research, Mohawk College; leads and supports course evaluation processes.
Antonia (Nonie) Sly Nichols – Manager, Institutional Research, NSCC; oversees analytics, reporting, and course evaluation initiatives.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Regards,
CIRPA ACPRI
CIRPA Webinar: Building an Interactive Campus Map in Excel
Ready to transform your spreadsheets into powerful visualization tools? Join us for an exciting CIRPA webinar that will show you how!Mark your calendars for December 5th and join CIRPA-ACPRI’s own Mark Burtt as he shares a case study from the University of Saskatchewan, where he created an interactive map to help stakeholders easily visualize facility costs and usage for their entire campus… all in Excel.
He will take you step-by-step through building 3D features, using VBA to create conditional formatting, inserting clickable menu options, and more. Whether you want to support activity-based budget modeling, learn a practical application of VBA, or just add some flashy design to your next spreadsheet, don’t miss this opportunity to take your Excel skillset to the next level.
Mark Burtt
(B.Comm, Auckland University) hails from New Zealand and is a Senior Analytics Specialist in the Office of the Provost, University of Saskatchewan. He enjoys putting his design skills to work, pushing the limits of what Excel and VBA can do. He hopes to inspire others with his interactive campus map tool.
Event details
Location: Virtual (Registration via Zoom )
Details: December 5th at 2:00 PM EST/3:00 PM AST/1:00 PM CST/11:00 AM PST
Note: An active CIRPA membership is required for this event. You can apply for a limited membership , free of charge.
Kind regards,
Matthew Hack
Chair, Professional Development Committee