A question that Walters State sought to answer for many years was "When is the best time to have an event on campus?" In 2025, we created a dashboard titled the "Campus Flow Dashboard" that helped constituents visualize when students arrived, when students were in class, when students were (probably) waiting on their next class, and when their day at WSCC ended. What we did not realize at the time was the number of different ways this dashboard would be used on campus. This session will look at the design of the Campus Flow Dashboard (including how to create your own), who uses the dashboard at WSCC, and some communication that we provided early on that probably helped it become more widespread than initially thought.
Alex Smyth is a Data Analyst at Walters State Community College. His work focuses on making data more widely available on campus and advancing data-informed decision-making in higher education.
Thursday August 6, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT Tennessee BallroomEmbassy Suites by Hilton - Nashville Airport
