This document summarizes a Tableau Community College User Group (CCC TUG) kickoff meeting. The agenda included introductions from three research analysts, an update from the Chancellor's Office, Tableau showcases from three of the analysts demonstrating their Tableau dashboards, and a discussion of Tableau and data resources. Contact information was provided for the organizers and future meeting details. The goal of the user group is to develop a support network for community college data professionals to collaborate, share resources and ideas, and discuss data issues.

1. CCC TUG Kickoff
Welcome!
August 30, 2023

2. Agenda
Introductions
CCC TUG Overview
Chancellor’s Office Update
Tableau Showcase
Tableau Community Resources
Tableau Swag
What’s Next

3. Lisa Trescott
Research Analyst, MiraCosta College
2021 Iron Viz Champion
What do I do?
• Support Student Equity Department, Student Services,
AB705/1705, MIS
Footnote
About me
• Mom to a one-year-old and 2 cats
• Cheese-a-holic
• Love traveling and the outdoors

4. Samantha (Sam) Homier
Research Analyst,
San Bernardino Valley College
What do I do?
• Student Equity Plan, Guided Pathways,
AB 705/1705, Dashboards
About me
• Kes and Ladybird
• Science fiction fan
• Camping, hiking, kayaking, etc.

5. Kimberly Coutts
Research Analyst, MiraCosta College
What do I do?
• Support district-wide research efforts and guided pathways
About me
• 33+ years working in community colleges
• Classically trained musician
• Archer

6. CCC TUG Overview

7. About this user group
● Dedicated to those working in the
community college system
● Meetings will be held virtually
● All meetings will be recorded and posted
to the CCC TUG page
We welcome your input!

8. CCC TUG Vision & Goals
Develop a support network
Collaborate
Share resources/ideas
Discuss and address community college data-related issues

9. CCC TUG Meeting Structure
Chancellor’s Office Updates
• Sharing of data-specific issues from Sacramento
Presentation/Talks
• Sessions presented on a variety of tableau and/or data-specific
Tableau Showcase
• Time for you to show off!
• Dashboard, Prep flow, Calculation, Chart, etc.
Office Hours
• Want Tableau to do something, but you’re not quite sure how to do it? Let’s discuss!

10. What did
we miss?
Tell us
in chat!
Come off
mute!

11. Chancellor’s Office
Update
Dr. Erik Cooper

12. Tableau
Showcase

13. Kim - Dashboard Demo
● Follows GP students through their first seven semesters at the college
● Focuses on part time and full-time cohorts that start in fall or spring semesters
● Many Sankey template resources available
Guided Pathways (GP) Sankey Chart

20. Sankey Charts
Guided Pathways Sankey Template
GP Sankey Template with Dummy Data - 8-29-2023 | Tableau Public
Flerlage Sankey Templates
https://www.flerlagetwins.com/2018/04/sankey-template.html
https://www.flerlagetwins.com/2019/04/more-sankey-templates.html
https://www.flerlagetwins.com/2019/11/sankey-funnel.html
Sankey Builder Tool - Tristan Guillevin
https://www.ladataviz.com/tools/advviz/sankey
Resources

21. Lisa - Dashboard Demo
● Executive summary
● Disaggregated data
● Disproportionate Impact
Remedial Education Reform (AB705/1705)

30. Trellis Charts
Understanding the chart: SQL Belle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWZoa3UfbVs
Build the chart: Andy Kriebel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_oMj9sKILQ
Make it zoomable: Kevin Flerlage
https://www.flerlagetwins.com/2022/03/single-sheet-trellis-chart-zoom.html
Resources

31. Sam - Dashboard Demo
Interactive Tableau Tutorial
● SBVC is new to using and having dashboards
○ Working with Professional Development to introduce them to the campus
● Introduces users to dashboard features (filters, tooltips, etc.)
● Quizzes users on the visualizations and provides hints
bit.ly/47pcQ1J

40. Resources
Dynamically Hiding a Sheet from the Dashboard
https://kb.tableau.com/articles/howto/dynamically-hiding-a-sheet-from-the-dashboard
Adding Dynamic Descriptions Based on Selection
https://kb.tableau.com/articles/howto/adding-dynamic-descriptions-based-on-selection
Conditional Format Table
https://tarsolutions.co.uk/blog/using-the-placeholder-for-advanced-tableau-tables/

41. Questions?

42. Tableau Community
Resources

43. Tableau Community Resources
Tableau User Groups
Higher Education
Analytics
Newbies
Tableau Prep
Regional TUGs:
Bay Area
Orange County
San Diego
usergroups.tableau.com/
Community Projects
Makeover Monday
Workout Wednesday
Back 2 Viz Basics
Eduvizzers
And many more!
tableau.com/community/
community-projects
YouTube Channels
Tableau
youtube.com/c/tableausoftw
are
Andy Kriebel
youtube.com/@vizwiz
Tableau Tim
youtube.com/@TableauTim

44. SWAG!

45. What’s next?

46. We want your feedback
https://miracostaresearch.qualtrics.com/j
fe/form/SV_5dUjbhhkS4SRjtY

47. Get involved!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJH
LKhTRtrkvvLtpfHQBRBI_anicDqVbze0KJBiVyo9pt
dEg/viewform

48. See you at the next
meeting!
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Christopher Crew
San Bernardino Community College District
Patsy Garcia
Bakersfield College
https://usergroups.tableau.com/e/
m9y9a2/

49. Samantha Homier
Kimberly Coutts Lisa Trescott
LTrescott@miracosta.edu
@lisatrescott
Contact Information
KCoutts@miracosta.edu
@kimstrezz
SHomier@valleycollege.edu
CCC TUG
CCCTableauUserGroup@gmail.com
@CCC_TUG