Enrollment Numbers Request

Alison S filed this request with the Tennessee State University of Tennessee.
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From: Alison S

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Dear Public Records Officer,

I have searched university Fact Books, the Common Data Set, and NCES for this information but have not found it and that is why I am making public records requests.

Please take this email as my request for any records which cover the number of students by major/program of study by campus by gender by class year for each year from 2000-2017. Where program of study is declared major, or similar academic affiliation of the student. Where demographic data means gender/sex. Where class year means freshman/sophomore/junior/senior/etc. or year-enrolled cohort. Where each year from 2000-2017 means a point-in-time count whether it be fall enrollment, 15th day of the semester enrollment, end of semester enrollment, spring enrollment, graduation data, or other time period the university collected information at, as long as that point-in-time is clearly identified.

Here is some additional scope to limit the request, if it is helpful for you:
I am only interested in undergraduate records.
I am NOT requesting the creation of records, only records that already exist. I am also NOT requesting PII.
Responsive records will breakdown enrollment counts by at least major, gender, AND class year. If all of these distinctions are not included then the record is non-responsive. In other words, the records should be able to answer questions such as: how many female sophomore Chemistry students were there in 2017? This request has confused some schools, so if it is helpful to you please reference this Google Spreadsheet template for the format I will be standardizing all data into for analysis: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lVgAlCSsebsywbJ0hclZM3iUod27sab_rdr5CT5Mxcc/edit#gid=0
I would prefer to get university-wide or campus-wide records only but if they are not available then I will take reports generated for individual departments even if records were generated for some, but not every department. If you require knowing where to look for these records they are normally with the university registrar or office of institutional research. Barring that it is best to check at the Provost level and with department chairs.
If there are responsive records that are more granular (i.e. there is another data dimension to the report/analysis/memo/record that was generated) than my request but I could add/aggregate them to get to my requested information, those records should be considered responsive to this request.
If there was a computer system switchover of some kind and it is easiest to get records from that point forward, please advise.
My intention with this request is just to get total number of students broken down at a more granular level, not to generate a lot of work. If you have any questions or there is any other information I can provide so as to make this request easier to fulfill (especially since multiple records should be responsive per calendar year) please let me know via email.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Carleton Purvis

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Dear Mr. Purvis:

Please find our initial response attached.

Thank you for your inquiry.
Sincerely yours,

Tamika Parker
Executive Legal and Administrative Assistant
Office of the University Counsel
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3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Suite 260
Nashville, TN 37209
Tel: (615) 963-7924
Email address: tparke26@tnstate.edu
Web: www.tnstate.edu/legal<http://www.tnstate.edu/legal>

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From: Tennessee State University

Dear Mr. Purvis:

Please find the student body profile information you requested. I am able to provide information for the period of 2008 - through Fall 2017 to you. This information is gathered in the Fall term of every year. Fall 2018 has not commenced yet, so that information is not included.

Thank you for your interest in Tennessee State University.

Sincerely yours,

Tamika Parker
Executive Legal and Administrative Assistant
Office of the University Counsel
[Logo-blue]
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Suite 260
Nashville, TN 37209
Tel: (615) 963-7924
Fax: 615-963-5584
Email address: tparke26@tnstate.edu
Web: www.tnstate.edu/legal<http://www.tnstate.edu/legal>

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGE NOTICE: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication may contain protected ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT, health information, academic information, financial services information, or other legally PRIVILEGED, confidential, or proprietary information. The information contained in this e-mail, including any attachments, addresses legal issues and the opinion(s) of legal counsel retained for the sole purpose of legal representation. It is a legal opinion that is non-discoverable, confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or the individual responsible for delivering the email to the recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise by return e-mail, permanently delete this e-mail from your computer system, and call the sender at (615) 963-7924 to advise. Thank you.

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