{"id":533,"date":"2023-02-27T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.sta.uwi.edu\/fac_test\/copir\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:46:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/copir\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p><!-- divi:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":534,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"right\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/02\/grounds-principal.jpg\" alt=\"Office of the Campus Principal\" class=\"wp-image-534\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Office of the Campus Principal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The Campus Office of Planning and Institutional Research (COPIR)<\/strong>\u00a0 serves Campus Senior and Extended Management as well as the broader University community.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><!-- \/divi:image --><!-- divi:paragraph --><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->The primary function of the department is to collect, analyze and report on data that supports the planning function, as well as policymaking and decision-making. 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