Chuck Walz, Research and Data Manager, joined WSCUC in May 2020.  Originally from the Midwest, Chuck came to WSCUC from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont where he served as Director of Institutional Research.  Prior to his career in Institutional Research, Chuck held a variety of positions over more than 25 years in higher education admissions, financial aid and enrollment management encompassing all levels of administration from counselor to vice president.  During all of his years in higher education, Chuck has made the effective use of data central to his goal of improving student success.   With family roots in Chile, Chuck spent two years in Chile and Spain teaching English as a Second Language and learning Spanish after earning his BA from the University of Iowa.  He later earned an MA in Educational Administration from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.