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Align campus facilities with institutional priorities

Facilities planning is most effective when it is treated as an institutional strategy rather than a sequence of construction projects. Buildings, land,…

Choosing The Right Budgeting Structure For Higher Education

Budgeting determines how a public university translates its mission into services, programs, facilities, staffing, and long-term investments. The structure…

Navigating federal compliance for sponsored research

Sponsored research brings substantial resources to Texas public universities, but each award also carries conditions that reach far beyond the principal…

Creating a Sustainable Model for Campus Parking and Transportation

Parking and transportation affect nearly every part of campus operations. They influence access to classes, employee recruitment, student persistence,…

Making University Financial Data Matter to Trustees

University trustees carry fiduciary responsibility for institutions with complex missions, diverse revenue streams, long planning horizons, and significant…

How to address deferred maintenance in a tight budget year

Deferred maintenance becomes especially visible when a university is managing rising labor costs, utility prices, insurance premiums, debt obligations, and…

Evaluating the cost effectiveness of online program management providers

Online program management (OPM) providers can help colleges launch, market, and operate digital degree programs without building every capability internally.…

Strategies for recruiting and retaining top business office talent

Higher education business offices carry responsibilities that reach far beyond annual budgets. Their teams oversee financial planning, procurement, payroll,…

Building a culture of transparency in university procurement

University procurement affects nearly every part of campus life. Contracts for construction, laboratory equipment, technology, food services, transportation,…

The Role of Technology in Modernizing Student Financial Services

Student financial services sit at the intersection of affordability, institutional finance, compliance, and student success. Offices responsible for billing,…