Stacie Toal supports Hardwick-Day’s financial aid optimization engagements, marketing and institutional research, and consortium projects, including in-person and webinar training sessions on the use and interpretation of research.
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) “Making the Case” website is an excellent example of the powerful role research can play in impressing upon audiences the benefits of a private education.
Stacie enjoys working with clients to develop specialized research projects related to enrollment or retention. Her recent projects include a non-matriculant survey, faculty satisfaction survey, and competitor analysis using IPEDS data. Stacie brings strong capabilities in statistics, research methods, institutional metrics, and program evaluation.
Stacie has been working with Hardwick-Day since 2004. Prior to this, she worked in higher education for over 10 years, first in enrollment management at Bradley University, then as coordinator of institutional research at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.
Stacie earned her bachelor’s degree from Bradley and has a master’s degree in organizational communication from Michigan State University. She recently completed her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration - Evaluation Studies at the University of Minnesota.
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