This volume is designed to help senior student affairs officers navigate through uncertain economic times. After a broad review of budget models and the leadership potential of the senior officer, we look at the role of student affairs officers in difficult budgeting decisions from several perspectives--from small, private colleges to the experiences of twelve senior student affairs officers at public universities. One chapter describes general revenue-generating and cost-saving strategies that student affairs divisions may consider during cutbacks; another focuses on key aspects of developing a comprehensive communication strategy: a third presents a case study of a single institution through the eyes of the vice president for student affairs. This volume ends with a summary survey of the authors' observations, conclusions, and advice. This is the 129th volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series New Directions for Student Services. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

This book will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial management role within the institution. Highly accessible, practitioners will be able to put the book's guidance to immediate use in their work. It is also grounded in the latest knowledge base and filled with examples from across all types of institutions, so that it makes an ideal text for a courses in graduate programs in higher education leadership and administration. Specifically, the book: • provides an understanding of the basics of budgeting and fiscal management in higher education • defines the elements of a budget, the budget cycle, and the steps for creating a budget • suggests ways of avoiding common pitfalls and problems of managing budgets • contains effective strategies for dealing with loss of resources • includes end-of-chapter reflection questions and an expanded glossary of terms Written in plain language this volume provides practical approaches to many complex problems in fiscal management. This new edition of the book contains new information in every chapter reflecting both the most recent developments in higher education and feedback from readers of the earlier edition. The information on the current higher education financial environment has been updated, and the case studies have been revised. Readers will be introduced to Bowen's theory of resources and expenses as an important way to understand budgetary decision making in colleges and universities. Special attention is paid to the use of restricted funds, the budget implications of faculty appointments and the challenges caused by personnel policies for staff. In addition, greater attention is given to development and implementation of repair and replacement programs in auxiliary enterprises. The challenges that arise when budget problems are postponed are also discussed. The volume contains a number of suggestions for practitioners with new budgeting and fiscal responsibilities.

This book takes an applied approach to budgeting and fiscal administration in higher education. It presents new and aspiring leaders in higher education and student affairs with the fundamental knowledge and skills to supervise, analyze, and implement budgets that make the best and most effective use of limited resources. By exploring the foundational elements of fiscal administration and outlining the process step-by-step, this text carefully takes leaders through real-world examples and includes myriad opportunities for application. Indeed, a major goal of this text is to provide readers with a set of technical skills that can be applied across a range of contexts. Our expectation is that current and future higher education and student affairs leaders will find this text invaluable in their day-to-day work and that the material presented here will help them engage in fruitful decisions around the allocation of scare resources.

Newly appointed academic managers are often unsure how to effectively manage their department's fiscal affairs. The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Budgets and Financial Management is specifically designed for administrators who need guidance for managing the fiscal resources of a department or unit. Using this book, administrators can learn to better understand the broad fiscal context of their institutions and thereby master their own role and function within the institution.

This volume is intended to serve as a sourcebook for those who are engaged in fundraising on behalf of the programs and services in divisions of student affairs, as well as those in student affairs who are not involved in this activity but wish to be. It seeks to convey the principles that drive effective practice in fundraising for student affairs. This volume considers fundraising in student affairs organization through the voices of a collection of persons with strong student affairs backgrounds representing a wide range of institutions. Many institutions have highly sophisticated and successful development operations, large endowments, and finely tuned fundraising programs. However, many large public institutions are new to the game, as are smaller private institutions that are overly dependent on tuition revenue. Many comprehensive public universities have only recently gotten started with development initiatives, and that is the case for many community colleges. Thus, this volume presents a team of authors who represent those types of institutions.

This book offers a perspective on the current financial environment in higher education and helps student affairs officers improve their skills in fiscal and budgetary management. "Current Fiscal and Budgetary Perspectives" (John Schuh) describes the fiscal environment in which student affairs operates and discusses budgeting approaches. "Private Versus Public Institutions: How Do Financial Issues Compare?" (Donald Mills and Margaret Barr) points out some differences and similarities in fiscal management issues in independent and public institutions. "Trends in Management Information Systems for Student Affairs Officers" (Jerry Quick) examines hardware and software needs, networking, training, and getting started with such a system. "Dimensions of Financial Management in Admissions Services" (Linda Clement) discusses the impact of enrollment on institutional revenues and the management of the admissions office. "Can You Get There From Here? Assessing the Direction of Student Financial Aid Administration From a Student Affairs Perspective" (Susan Pugh) identifies questions appropriate to the management of the financial aids office. "Funding and Financial Management of Counseling Centers" (Donald Nance) describes the financial environment of counseling centers and identifies sources of funding. "Financial Management of Student Health Services" (Scott Rickard and Debra Benoit Sivertson) identifies current trends in student health services and describes seven funding models. "Auxiliary Enterprises: Running a Business Within an Institution" (Michael Noetzel and James Hyatt) describes major issues facing auxiliary services on college campuses and presents management trends. "Evaluating Financial Management in Student Affairs" (George Kuh and Elizabeth Nuss) introduces the not-for-profit model as an interesting framework for evaluating student affairs. (NB)

As the world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, this book discusses how higher education needs to innovate to maintain its core values while responding to multiple crises, local demands and global needs, threats and opportunities.