Hess elected to Southern Association for Institutional Research Board

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina  — Maren Hess, Campbell University’s assistant provost for institutional effectiveness, has been elected to the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) Board of Directors as a member-at-large.

Peers at institutions across the South nominated and elected her to a board that includes four members-at-large, as well as a secretary, treasurer, past president, vice president and president. SAIR is dedicated to the advancement of research leading to improved understanding, planning, and operation of colleges and universities across the South.

Hess joined Campbell in January 2014. Previously, she was the director of assessment, institutional effectiveness and compliance at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. She earlier held similar positions at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and Corning Community College in Corning, New York. She was also an elected member of the board of the North East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR) as a member-at-large from 2011-2014.

She earned both her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Master of Business Administration with a concentration in technology management from the Rochester Institute of Technology.