Like, talkin’ and stuff
I should, like, talk to people in the middle of summarizing spreadsheets… got a great suggestion about organizing the data I’m summarizing - powerpoint ‘em. Of course, that great equalizer of data and summarization, but did *I* think of it? Nooo. I’m still in the all Powerpoint is evil camp 
Sure it has it’s uses (like for summarizing complex data) but it’s evile. Ok, maybe not, but it’s fun to say & I *was* zombified by complex data — so that’s my excuse
What kind of data was I summarizing, you ask? Basically, I was summarizing IPEDs data and some specifc query responses from our “Peer Institutions” (data which were gathered by my wonderful colleagues). Who do we identify as peers? Well, in one sense we include all our sister institutions in the PASSHE; but in this particular project, we selected three of them: Millersville, West Chester, and Indiana as well as six out-of-state institutions: Radford University, Salisbury State University, SUNY Geneseo, The College of New Jersey, Truman State University, and Winthrop University.
We pulled reported budget data, FTE counts, monog + serial collection size & growth, database holdings (which are a bear to summarize), building size & renovation age, and some odds & ends (like restroom facilities) to draw a statistical picture of the Ship Library its standing.
To frame it in the most positive light, we have a hill to climb.
Hrm… I think this post fell victim to subject creep…