coordinate the system planning process with the Board of Trustees, the Commissioner, the Board Planning Committee, the Universities, and the Board staff;
manage the processes and procedures of the IHL Management Information System (MIS);
coordinate the collection, compilation, analysis, and distribution of university and system data to the Board of Trustees, the Legislature, the public, various state, regional, and national educational agencies, and other entities for policy decisions and for accountability reporting;
produce standing and ad hoc reports through a variety of electronic and print publications;
facilitate university research through the Mississippi University Research Authority (MURA), the Mississippi Research Consortium (MRC), and the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA); and
serve as the IHL representative for the following agencies:
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS),
- Southeastern Regional Education Board (SREB),
- Education Commission of the States (ECS),
- State Commission for Science and Technology,
- Welfare Policy Institute,
- Department of Mental Health Planning Council,
- Mississippi Association of Institutional Research (MAIR),
- Southeastern Association of Institutional Research (SAIR),
- Association of Institutional Research (AIR),
- and other boards, councils, and committees as assigned by the Commissioner.
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