Engagement Data

OSU facilitates students' academic and personal success through the gathering of relevant data. Individual offices and departments oversee initial data collection and storage, following applicable laws and policies. This information is not exhaustive but is meant to illustrate what is typical on campus. This section may be updated as needed without notification. If there is a term that you do not know, check our Data Dictionary.

	What Purpose Does the Data Serve
	Provide information to student’s campus support network to identify resources for success Promote student success by supporting retention efforts Identify student trends to plan for future services

	What Data Do We Collect
	Attendance to events, activities, appointments, and meetings Participation in high time-commitment activities (Band, Athletics, etc.) Volunteer service Co-curricular interests

	How We Collect Data
	Sign-in sheets, card swipes, and QR-code scans Checking in to an event or office Appointments, events, and forms submitted through Slate Student Portal Admissions application Volunteer service reported to Campus Life & Student Support

	Where We Share Data
	Slate CRM Individual data, including derived engagement score, co-curricular interests, and high time-commitment activities, is shared with FERPA-trained university staff with a legitimate educational interest IRA Anonymized, aggregated data is shared on the Events and Engagement dashboard OSU privately and securely shares individual student data with select vendors in order to provide additional support for students through advanced analytics.

Where We Share Data

Slate CRM

Individual data, including derived engagement score, co-curricular interests, and high time-commitment activities, is shared with FERPA-trained university staff with a legitimate educational interest

IRA

Anonymized, aggregated data is shared on the Events and Engagement dashboard
OSU privately and securely shares individual student data with select vendors in order to provide additional support for students through advanced analytics.

	When We Retire Your Data
	Information pertaining to student engagement retained indefinitely Vendor retention guidelines vary, but may be limited by their contracts with OSU