Business Officer Archive - 2008

March

• Steering Your Investments
  How best to stay on course with portfolio priorities? The 2007 NACUBO Endowment Study reveals the value of investing for the long haul.
• Which Way to Go for Endowment Expertise?
  Outsource investing, or bring a chief investment officer on board? The decision often involves twists and turns.
• Instant Housing
  Build permanent accommodations for 150 students within three months? It wasn’t exactly a snap for leaders at Muhlenberg College, but they did it.
• Break Out of the Ho-Hum Cycle
  Representatives of institutions honored with NACUBO’s 2007 Innovation Award explain how to overcome inertia, spark creativity, and celebrate new approaches.

February

• Proving That Your Outputs Count
  Chief business officers are key leaders in the accreditation process, bringing budgetary discipline to mission-critical metrics.
• Vow to Reverse Global Warming
  Urge your president to sign the Presidents Climate Commitment and join the more than 400 higher education leaders who’ve already embraced a key environmental movement.
• The Responsible Fiduciary
  To guide decisions, institutional investors can tap into the wisdom of American Indian tribal leaders.
• Get the Picture?
  Geographic information systems that display data in map-like formats are gaining ground in higher education. GIS’s visual tools are helping institutions gain efficiencies in facilities planning, recruiting and enrollment, and much more.

January

• Technology Comes to the Table
  The College of William and Mary wires the dining experience and connects students to healthy eating.
• Familiarity Breeds Accuracy
  Interim financial reporting requires working with the same numbers quarterly or even monthly. The benefit: You’re more likely to catch problems long before year-end.
• Ways to Work the Problem
  A number of NACUBO 2007 award recipients discuss techniques for dealing with everything from the daily drill to the emerging trend.