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Business Officer Archive - 2005
December
November
October
- Who Calls the Shots
As institutions strive to maximize endowment performance, determining who makes the decisions about fund management is a topic of debate.
- Insights: Talking With GASB's Robert Attmore
- Off-the-Shelf Facilities Plans
If your institution wants to develop a relevant, usable, long-term master facilities document rather than a static showpiece, following certain guidelines may keep the plan off the shelf.
- Our House
At Alma College, the entire institution helped build a residence hall. Now everyone reaps the benefits of this environmentally friendly facility.
September
- Putting Their Towns on the Map
Baltimore and Philadelphia institutional and city planners are working together to create great college towns.
- A Diamond, Back From the Rough
After tough financial setbacks, William Jewell College rebounded thanks to tighter spending, revised investment strategies, and a creative student retention program.
- Ambassador of Change
NACUBO 2005-06 Board Chair Joseph Mullinix charts an ambitious agenda for fostering positive change in the year ahead.
- Business and Pleasure in Baltimore
The NACUBO 2005 Annual Meeting brought business officers together for a mix of learning and networking opportunities.
August
- Systems Evolution
Scholarly information systems are transforming academic delivery and posing new requirements for business continuity.
- Doing Right by Departmental Business Officers
The days of managing with command-and-control strategies are numbered. With the advent of decentralized administrative structures, coordination and cultivation are the best approaches to working with departmental business officers.
- A Method to The Madness
Continue to self-operate auxiliary services or try outsourcing? Consider this formula for making the right decision.
- Governance Goes Online
When committee meeting agendas became unwieldy, Berea College turned to a Web-based tool to streamline processes and foster rich discussion.
July
- When Foul Winds Blow
Disaster struck Brevard Community College—and kept striking. Here’s what the administration learned about preparing for and recovering from unpredictable events.
- Data Defense
Spam blocking, firewall protection, raising awareness among staff....What are you doing to ward off sabotage in cyberspace?
- Accidents Can Happen
Find out what precautions several research universities are taking to protect their campus communities from hazardous material spills, lab mishaps, and the more ominous possibilities of attack.
- Marie McDemmond on Life at the Top
- The Core of a Good Rapport
As you walk out the door after a confrontation with the chief development officer, you hear a whispered “bean counter.” How can you get this relationship, which is so important to your institution, back on track?
- Financial Aid: Does It Matter Whether It's Funded?
No one would dispute that grants and scholarships assist many students in financing their education. But how that institutional aid should be characterized and provided remains open to debate.
- Rethinking Retail
As colleges and universities play a larger role in local retail—and seek more creative partnerships—students and c ommunity members reap the benefits.
- The Numbers Game
Alternative investments and financial reporting on intercollegiate athletics piqued attendees’ interest at NACUBO’s Higher Education Accounting Forum.
June
May
- Leadership Development That Makes a Difference
Creating a culture that fosters leadership among staff and faculty can pay handsomely in employee commitment.
- Community Source Springs Forth
Implementing new administrative systems software takes time, but support for community source projects is gaining ground.
- On the Transparency Track
With Corporate America facing new, stricter standards for managing and disclosing its finances, how is College America responding? A survey of 353 NACUBO institutions offers reassurance and reveals some differences in how campuses tackle the issues.
- Happy Campuses
Customer service—served Disney style—was the main course at NACUBO’s 2005 Student Financial Services conference.
April
- On Board for Baltimore
- Unconventional Wisdom
By defying management as usual, NACUBO general session speaker Marcus Buckingham promotes new ways to get the best from the brightest (including yourself).
- A Fine Balance
Integrated resource planning helps Brandeis University achieve equilibrium between institutional strategy and resources.
- Peak Performance
NACUBO’s Accounting Principles Council presents a toolkit that links key performance indicators to organizational goals.
March
- Beyond the Band-Aid Approach
When the county government turned down a funding request, Community College of Baltimore County officials worried they would have to renovate and maintain buildings with Band-Aids. Instead, they formed an unusual facilities management partnership.
- Recognizing the Unrealized
Effective financial strategies for small, independent institutions on the brink require accounting and anticipation.
- Up to Speed on IT
Education IT Education IT experts discuss budgets, bugs, and breaches, among other challenges facing campuses.experts discuss budgets, bugs, and breaches, among other challenges facing campuses.
- The Flexible Budget
This excerpt from a new NACUBO book, College & University Budgeting: An Introduction for Faculty and Academic Administrators, Third Edition, offers advice on allocating resources and increasing flexibility.
- Housing Gets a Helping Hand
Public-private partnerships for the development of student housing have evolved since the early days. Here’s what campuses can expect from these relationships today.
February
- Can Equities Correct the Course?
Public-private partnerships for the development of student housing have evolved since the early days. Here’s what campuses can expect from these relationships today.
- Let's Get Ethical
A new survey reveals how higher education is faring in the ethics and compliance arena.
- Connect the Spots
With 36 sites, 18,695 acres, and 1,157 buildings, the University of Missouri– Columbia had much to gain from automating its space planning. The result? A process that focuses on connectivity.
January
- Onward, Upward, and Out of the Comfort Zone
The transition from one business officer role to another of greater responsibility requires professional and personal assessment.
- GASB and FASB
How can colleges and universities keep the accounting and reporting differences between GASB and FASB straight? Here’s a crash course on the standards and their significance for campuses.
- Ideas From Peers
NACUBO’s 2004 award winners attribute success to learning from colleagues, accepting new challenges, and relishing the role. Here, they share their experiences and ideas.
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