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Comprehensive and Doctoral Institutions Council

The Comprehensive and Doctoral Institutions Council (CDIC) is a standing council appointed by the NACUBO President in consultation with the regional associations. The Council is established to ensure that issues of specific concern to comprehensive and doctoral colleges and universities are represented and addressed in the development of the association’s strategic plans and in the creation of programs, products, and services for its members. The Comprehensive and Doctoral Institutions Council serves as an advisory body to the President and staff by providing suggestions, feedback, and support for the association’s goals and activities as they pertain to the constituency.

Top Needs by Long-Range Strategic Plan Goal as of September 2012  

Goal 1: Equip business officers with the knowledge and resources needed to succeed.

• Provide training to help business officers communicate the changing environment in higher education business models and business practices
• Establish key data points/factors for discussions at the cabinet level.
• Create a seminar for senior leaders that addresses executive alignment, strategic direction, change management, and cost reduction success stories.

Goal 2: Present the case for the value of higher education and advocate for policies that support colleges and universities.

• Publicize the message that CBOs are hard at work to transform their institutions.
• Emphasize that one higher education business model will not fit all institutions. 
• Communicate the reality of the economic benefit of higher education to the public.
• Own the message about cost of college and use it to educate the public.

Goal 3: Identify new challenges facing higher education and expand offerings to address future issues.

• Help CBOs to be in a position to provide leadership on distance learning, learning management systems, and affordable traditional textbook and textbook options for their campus.
• Explore a shared services model for distance learning courses.
• Research the issue of student completion.

Top Issues for 2020 and Beyond

• Executive strategic leadership-drawing together the CBO, CAO, CEO, and the board to get on the same page and in the same direction.
• Financial modeling based on strategic direction and new higher education business models.
• Organizational design-challenging the traditional organization chart; assessing skills needed for the future; outsourcing as appropriate; making better use of student employees.
• Cost structure and shared services; eliminating non-value added expenses to improve cost containment; revenue diversification.

Council Members 2012-2013

Brian G. Gutierrez (Chair)
Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
Texas Christian University

Rick Anderson
Vice President for Administration and Treasurer
Washburn University

Amy A. Bosio
Vice President for Financial Planning
Drexel University

Corey Bradford Sr.
Senior Vice President for Business Affairs
Prairie View A&M University

Barbara L. Johnson
Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
University of Nebraska at Kearney

Charles W. King
Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance
James Madison University

Paul Lasiter
Chief Financial Officer
Pepperdine University

Janice Legoza
Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration
Brandman University

Greg M. Lovins
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Appalachian State University

Danielle Manning
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration/Treasurer
Suffolk University

Maureen Murphy
Vice President for Finance & Administration
Emerson College

Lynn Valenter
Vice Chancellor for Finance & Operations
Washington State University Vancouver

Eric B. Weekes
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

NACUBO Contact

Maryann Terrana
Director, Constituent Programs
202.861.2562
maryann.terrana@nacubo.org