About NCHEMS
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) is a private nonprofit (501)(c)(3) organization whose mission is to improve strategic decision making in higher education for states and institutions in the United States and abroad. More info
Contact Us
NCHEMS
3035 Center Green Drive
Suite 150
Boulder, CO 80301-2251
info@nchems.org
(303) 497-0301 (General Information)
(303) 497-0338 (FAX)
NCHEMS is located at The State Higher Education Policy Center (SHEPC).
Staff
| Cindy Babiak Executive Assistant and Travel Planner cindy@nchems.org (303) 497-0345 |
Arlene Barr Meeting Coordinator arlene@nchems.org (303) 497-0301 |
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| Marianne Boeke Research Associate marianne@nchems.org (303) 497-0357 |
John Clark Data Analyst john@nchems.org (303) 497-0308 |
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| Peter Ewell Vice President peter@nchems.org (303) 497-0371 |
Dennis Jones President dennis@nchems.org (303) 497-0301 |
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| Linda Keep Director of Computing linda@nchems.org (303) 497-0314 |
Patrick Kelly Senior Associate Director of NCHEMS National Information Center patrick@nchems.org (303) 497-0307 |
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| Aims McGuinness Senior Associate aims@nchems.org (303) 497-0350 |
Karen Paulson Senior Associate karen@nchems.org (303) 497-0354 |
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| Clara Roberts Publications Manager Director of Administration clara@nchems.org (303) 497-0390 |
Martha Swaggart Accountant martha@nchems.org (303) 497-0349 |
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| Erica Torres Haltom Data Analyst erica@nchems.org (303) 497-0330 |
Stacey Zis Research Associate stacey@nchems.org (303) 497-0370 |
Senior Consultants
| Kenneth P. Mortimer Senior Consultant 410 Briar Road Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone: (360) 527-3584 FAX: (360) 733-3825 ken@nchems.org |
Charles R. Thomas Senior Consultant 1100 North Lake Shore Drive 16B Chicago, IL 60611-1084 Phone: (312) 951-1876 FAX: (312) 664-0512 crt@northwestern.edu |
Board of Directors
| Patrick Callan Chair, NCHEMS Board of Directors Director, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education |
Gordon Davies Director, National Collaborative For Postsecondary Education Policy |
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| Peter Ewell President, NCHEMS Management Services, Inc. |
Dennis Jones President, NCHEMS |
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| Barbara Hetrick Vice President for Advancement Council of Independent Colleges |
Margaret (Peg) Miller Curry School University of Virginia |
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| Kenneth Mortimer Senior Consultant, NCHEMS |
Blenda Wilson BJW Consulting |
NCHEMS - A tradition of service since 1969
Through its more than thirty years of service to higher education, NCHEMS has been committed to bridging the gap between research and practice by placing the latest concepts and tools in the hands of higher education policy makers and administrators. Since its founding, NCHEMS has received widespread acclaim for developing practical responses to the strategic issues facing leaders of higher education institutions and agencies. With project support from multiple foundations, NCHEMS develops information and policy tools targeted at policy makers and institutional leaders that can help them set strategic directions and evaluate their effectiveness. NCHEMS also delivers research-based expertise, practical experience, information, and a range of management tools that can help institutions and higher education systems and states improve both their efficiency and their effectiveness. A particular hallmark of what we do is identifying and analyzing data drawn from multiple sources to help solve specific policy and strategic problems.
NCHEMS places these resources in the hands of stakeholders through a variety of means:
- Specific research, consulting, or development projects funded by institutions, consortia, state agencies, federal contracts, or foundations
- Information services and resources that make the Center's extensive data holdings accessible to the higher education community
- Publications and reports that disseminate research results, concepts, principles, and strategies to a wide audience of policymakers, administrators, and researchers
- A membership program and periodic training opportunities that foster two-way communication with stakeholders; these also provide opportunities for the Center to understand and meet the changing needs of postsecondary education.
Responsiveness to higher education's practical needs is a natural product of what we do: the greatest strength of NCHEMS remains its ongoing working contact with higher education practitioners around significant problems.