St. Francis College · May 12, 2026
Power BI Workshop for Staff
Leveraging Microsoft Power BI for Student Reporting, Enrollment Analytics, and Administrative Decision-Making.
Waleed Sulehri (CSM)(FCF-C)(AITECH)
Graduate Assistant
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Overview
About the Workshop
What you will explore
- Monitor student data across cohorts and programs
- Track admissions metrics and funnel performance
- Visualize enrollment trends and capacity planning
- Improve reporting workflows with governed datasets
- Support operational decision-making with shared dashboards
- Build interactive dashboards purpose-built for staff workflows
Who this is for
Departments that steward student records, compliance, and institutional metrics will get the most value—including:
Audience
DSO staff, graduate admissions teams, student services, academic operations, administrative units, and reporting and analytics staff.
Outcome
A practical view of how Power BI can anchor your department's analytics hub—without replacing your student information systems.
Foundations
Power BI basics for newcomers
Use cases
Power BI in Higher Education
Universities generate rich data across SIS, LMS, admissions, and compliance systems. Power BI helps staff turn that data into governed, interactive analytics—shared securely across teams and tailored to each department's questions.
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Gallery
Sample Dashboard Showcase
Illustrative layouts with synthetic KPIs. Use Shuffle metrics for a new random slice, or enable Auto-refresh to simulate live dashboard tiles updating every 10 seconds.
Visual mix: bars, trend lines, heat tiles, and composition rings — all fictional. Click a card for context and an enlarged preview.
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Schedule
Workshop Agenda
Welcome & Workshop Overview
- •Workshop objectives
- •Importance of data-driven reporting in higher education
Introduction to Power BI
- •Power BI interface
- •Dashboards and reports
- •Higher education reporting examples
Hands-On Dashboard Demonstration
- •Connecting student data
- •Creating visualizations
- •Building administrative dashboards
Reporting & Analytics for University Departments
- •Admissions reporting
- •Enrollment tracking
- •DSO/student metrics
- •Trend analysis
Best Practices & Productivity Tips
- •Dashboard organization
- •Reporting automation
- •Visual storytelling with data
Questions & Discussion
- •Open Q&A
- •Additional learning resources
- •Closing remarks
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Why Power BI
Benefits of Power BI for Staff
When reporting moves from static files to a governed analytics layer, staff spend less time reconciling numbers and more time supporting students and programs.
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Continue learning
Resources to keep learning
Help
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The session starts with a concise orientation to the Power BI experience and assumes familiarity with university reporting concepts rather than the tool itself.