Campus CFO

The 2012 "Trends in College Pricing" and "Trends in Student Aid" reports provide comprehensive analysis on trends of several measures of the cost of college and financial aid.

More than eight in 10 administrators surveyed—mainly controllers/budget officers and CFOs—say they’re very or somewhat concerned about their institutions’ ability to fund future capital investments.

Valparaiso University (Ind.) seeks nominations and applications for the position of Senior VP for Finance and Administration.

2013 Annual Conference
Ritz Carlton
Pentagon City
Arlington, Virginia
January 27–30, 2013

Typically, enterprisewide IT projects are funded through a central operating budget and approval process, while smaller projects may depend on the resourcefulness of the department head or even a professor to get done. For those projects that may not qualify for central budget approval, Texas Tech University offers a great example of how higher ed institutions can creatively get their projects funded. 

This book, You're the Director: A Guide to Leadership in Student Financial Aid, released in July, is an anthology, written by financial aid professionals for financial aid professionals. It's packed with guidance on leadership concepts, long-term planning, change management, budgeting, and so much more.

The Student Financial Services (SFS) Benchmarking Initiative, sponsored by Tuition Management Systems, examines student financial services operations at a variety of institutions, including unpaid balances, accounts in collections, payment channels, refund payment methods, third-party billing, staff positions and training hours, and financial services operating budget per FTE student.

In his 2010 State of the Union address, President Obama argued that high college tuition was an untenable burden for the middle class, and that by reducing payments to 10 percent of a borrower's income and providing loan forgiveness after 20 years of payments, lawmakers could provide borrowers with relief. This report examines changes to income-based repayment for federal student loans.

Fidelity Investments presents the first in a series of studies on retirement plan design trends and employee outcomes in higher education.

Blinn’s Brandon Webb says that as the college searched nationally to identify a proven leader who could manage and communicate complex financial information, Kelli Shomaker stood out.