Data & Donuts

Bringing together campus data enthusiasts

About Data & Donuts

Data & Donuts is a campus meeting open to all campus affiliates hosted by Budget & Institutional Analysis (BIA) for data enthusiasts, to share ideas and tools related to data analysis and visualization.  It is an opportunity to network with other people interested in data analysis on campus.

All are welcome.  Come grab a donut!

What We Do

BIA hosts quarterly meetings that feature a variety of presentations from data experts across campus to highlight some of the ways data can be managed, curated and displayed.

Presentation Archive 

(posted with permission)

Academic Year 2025-2026

• Winter 2026
• • Data Highlights by Nick Barbulesco, IA (PDF)
  • An Introduction to IPEDS as a Data Resource by Stephanie Virgo, IA (PDF)
  • The Secret Life of Undergraduate Admissions Data at UC Davis by Brendan Livingston, Enrollment Management Analytics (PDF)
• Fall 2025
• • Introductions and Fall Quarter Announcements by Nick Barbulesco, IA
  • Data Community Announcements by Mary Brown, IA (PDF)
  • How to Find How Many Students UC Davis Has by Govind Acharya, IA (PDF)
  • We Made the Data Messier (and Somehow It Worked) by Meg Padovani, Advancement Services
    Development and Alumni Relations (PDF)
• Summer 2025
• • Announcements by Nick Barbulesco, IA (PDF)
  • Dashboard Types by Satomi Furuichi, IA (PDF)
  • Tips for Preparing Survey Data for Tableau by Mary Brown, IA (PDF)
  • Data & Donuts Survey Results & Dashboard by Mary Brown, IA (PDF)

Academic Year 2024-2025

• Spring 2025
• • Announcements by Nick Barbulesco, IA (PDF)
  • Preliminary Data &Donuts Survey Results by Mary Brown, IA (PDF)
  • Tableau Tips by Satomi Furuichi, IA (Tableau Workbook)
  • Tips and Tricks to Speed up Tableau Dashboards by Robyn Sysavath, IA (PDF)
  • A New Look at Employee Data by Govind Acharya, IA (PDF)
• Winter 2025
• • Announcements by Nick Barbulesco, IA (N/A)
  • Learning Management System Dashboard Automation by Laura Robison and Will Gregory, UCDHS Human Resources (PDF)
  • Aggie Experts by Vessela Ensburg, UC Davis Library (N/A)
  • Demonstration of the Tableau Table Visualization Extension by Mary Brown, IA (PDF)
• Fall 2024
• • Demystifying Higher Education Rankings by Erika Jackson, IA (PDF)
  • Fall Enrollment Data and Dashboards by Govind Acharya, IA (PDF)
  • Building an Audience for Facts:  Graduate Student Mental Health and UCGSES Survey Data by John King, Graduate Studies (PDF)
  • Aggie Dash Partner Overview by Mary Brown, IA (PDF)