Author: Illinois. Board of Higher EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Higher Education Budget Recommendations
Author: Illinois. Board of Higher EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education
Author: Margaret J. BarrPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119287731
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
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.
College & University Budgeting
Author: Richard J. MeisingerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A budgeting handbook for academic administrators and faculty is presented. Economic and political influences on budgeting are considered, along with sources of funds for public and private colleges, and the chronology of the budget process. Multiyear summaries of the budget process in different types of colleges are included. Some major policy issues facing public colleges and state officials are identified, and the use of analytical tools and financial reporting to alter budget outcomes is addressed. A hypothetical college is used to introduce fund accounting, and six budgeting approaches are summarized. Additional topics include: how participants can influence the budget process, the relationship of the capital budget to the annual operating budget, sources of flexibility in the budget process, budget planning for reallocation and retrenchment, policy issues for endowment management, cost analysis procedures, the instructional workload matrix, enrollment forecasting, the nature of indirect costs associated with sponsored programs, and a range of mathematical models used in budgeting. Appendices include strategies for increasing revenue and decreasing expenditures, and documents of the American Association of University Professors and the National Association of College and University Business Officers. (SW)
Fiscal Year Higher Education Budget Recommendations
Author: Illinois. Board of Higher EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Fiscal Year Higher Education Budget Recommendations: Capital Improvements
Author: Illinois. Board of Higher EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
State Budget Control of State Institutions of Higher Education
Author: Oscar William IrvinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
How University Budgets Work
Author: Dean O. SmithPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421432765
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Ultimately, this logical, accessible book provides a working knowledge of how university budgets are produced and implemented, one that enables faculty members and administrators to become more effective in their roles within the university.
State Budgeting for Higher Education, State Fiscal Stringency and Public Higher Education
Author: Frank M. BowenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Higher Education Budget Recommendations Stress Preparation of Workers, Health and Human Services, Technology, and Affordability
Author: Illinois. Board of Higher EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
State Budgeting for Higher Education, the Political Economy of the Process
Author: Frank A. SchmidtleinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government aid to higher education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Institutes and societies in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, the chemical industry, and the construction industry. Each entry gives address, organization, research prior to 1967, biographical information, noted personnel prior to 1967, and, in some cases, recent research and publications. Index of institutes.