糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock names Decker as associate provost and chief data officer
W. Cody Decker has been named associate provost and chief data officer聽at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, effective July聽 1.The new position encompasses the duties of the director of institutional research and additional responsibilities that address institutional priorities in regards to the outcomes-based funding formula, strategic plan metrics, and a new data governance initiative, among other duties.鈥淒r. Decker鈥檚 work in information systems as well as his leadership experience will aid the university in achieving institutional priorities,鈥� said Velmer S. Burton Jr., executive vice chancellor and provost for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.Decker received a Ph.D. in Integrated Computing from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. He is currently the director of institutional research in the Office of Institutional Research, which facilitates the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data for administrators, faculty, and staff at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Decker specializes in enterprise data architectures, systems integration and implementation, and management dashboards/key performance indicators. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Information Science and has researched and published in the areas of information quality, entity resolution, and data privacy. Decker has more than 13 years of experience in information systems, research, and technology. Before coming to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, he was the assistant commissioner of education and chief information officer at the Arkansas Department of Education, where he implemented cost-saving measures to account for a reduction in department funding while simultaneously delivering award-winning information tools for Arkansas鈥� K-12 educators and students. Decker has also served as the network project manager in research and technology at Dawson Education Cooperative, and as technical support manager at Environmental and Spatial Technology, Inc. (EAST). 鈥淚 am honored to serve in this additional capacity and as the university’s first chief data officer,鈥� Decker said. 鈥淚’ve treasured my experiences thus far, especially the partnerships with faculty and staff, and I look forward to continued collaborations as we increase the quality, use, and capabilities of data analytics at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥�
