Series Details
Participants are invited to attend any or all of the webinars listed below.
Participants are invited to attend any or all of the webinars listed below.
Speakers:
Guilbert Brown, Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO at Millersville University
Carolyn Shaw, Associate Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management at Wichita State University
Description:
Institutional strategies for recruitment and student success play a crucial role in the financial sustainability of U.S. colleges and universities today. What are the essential components of a successful SEM implementation? How can institutions leverage strategic enrollment management (SEM) to optimize budget, program and infrastructure utilization? What questions should campus executives and governing boards be asking to ensure the financial sustainability of their institutions? These issues will be addressed in the context of the unique economics of higher education.
Deadline to Register: January 25, 2022
Speakers:
Louis Soares, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer, American Council on Education
Andrea Bucklew, Provost, Alderson Broaddus University
Description:
Balancing interest in growing revenue streams with needs related to cost containment is a growing challenge for institutions of higher education. This session will explore external environmental factors influencing decision making and preview tools for framing college and university business challenges to align data use across programs and finances. The session will include a high-level overview of conceptual tools by a prominent researcher and a hands-on discussion with a campus leader to ground the tools in practice.
Deadline to Register: January 28, 2022
Speakers:
Richard Beyer, Senior Fellow at Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Christine Plunkett, President at Iowa Wesleyan University
Description:
As the higher education market becomes more and more competitive, it is critical that boards and executive leaders understand their institution’s financial “prosperity gap” - the distance between their current state and where they need (or want) to be in the future. In this presentation, a former and current college president will discuss the various options for transformation and consolidation including mergers, affiliations, and strategic ventures.
Deadline to Register: February 14, 2022
Speakers:
Armand Alacbay, Vice President of Trustee & Government Affairs at The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)
Ryan Ruda, President at Garden City Community College
Description:
Financial solvency of higher education institutions is a growing concern. This presentation will focus on how collaborative leadership between the CEO and the board strengthens the sustainability and viability of the organization. Focus will be on the fiduciary responsibility of the board and the collaboration on planning, budgeting and data-informed decision-making as integral components between the board and the CEO. This presentation will include shared practices from the perspective of trustees and a current president.
Deadline to Register: February 28, 2022
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