Office of Strategic Insights
Welcome to the Office of Strategic Insights (OSI) at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). OSI personnel conduct studies, publish research reports, administer programs, and provide consultancy services to help faculty and staff implement the College’s mission and vision in accordance with its strategic plan.
The Office of Strategic Insights is the single source of data used for decision making at NOVA. OSI leads the efforts in institutional data management and analytics, college planning and assessment, and labor market intelligence. OSI conducts institutional and labor market research studies and publishes dashboards and reports that help faculty, administrators, policymakers, and community leaders advance students' access to and success within and beyond the college. Some of its publications include but are not limited to
- NOVA's Annual Fact Book
- Institutional Research Reports
- Institutional Review Board
- Data Spotlight
- Academic Program and Discipline Review Data Reports
- Administrative Unit Planning and Evaluation Reports
- Northern Virginia Workforce Index Report
Some of the dashboards include the following:
- Fact Book Dashboards
- Key Performance Indicators
- Labor Market & Career Dashboards
- Other Additional Dashboards
Additionally, OSI works closely with the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to conduct data literacy training and workshops to improve access to data while empowering frontline faculty and staff to utilize data to make improvements in support of equity and student success.