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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Tromp, Sherrie A.; Ruben, Brent D. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2010
"Strategic Planning in Higher Education" unveils a comprehensive approach to planning that has proved successful at Rutgers University. The SPHE framework, developed by authors Tromp and Ruben, provides a blueprint for planning--a step-by-step approach that guides leaders on strategic thinking; helps them align organizational goals with the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Systems Approach, Case Studies
Townsley, Michael K. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2009
In this timely book, financial consultant and experienced college administrator Mike Townsley examines the financial and strategic resources that private colleges and universities must have in place to withstand the storm. Small college presidents, CFOs, planners, chief academic officers, and board members all have a hand on the tiller and will…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Small Colleges, Private Colleges, Educational Finance
Townsley, Michael K. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2008
All private colleges and universities make strategic capital investments and consider the use of debt to fund those investments. From the commonplace purchase of photocopiers to the construction of new academic buildings or dormitories, investment decisions that yield long-term financial benefits must follow on the heels of careful analysis. To…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Facilities Improvement, Construction (Process)
Gearhart, G. David – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2006
One thing is certain in today's higher education climate: fundraising, development, advancement, and capital campaigns are critically important to the operation, and even survival, of universities--independent and public. The new, expanded edition of this resource reflects the intense changes that have reshaped public and private education over…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Fund Raising, Private Financial Support
Ruben, Brent D. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2006
Brent Ruben introduces readers to a framework that surveys, summarizes, and synthesizes a broad cross section of the contemporary writings on leadership. The book organizes that literature into five broad competency areas, each of which is composed of a number of themes, and provides a Leadership Competencies Scorecard Inventory that allows…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership, Competence, Leadership Styles
Brostrom, Forrest C. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2005
Some people associate planned giving with fancy trusts and exotic tax plans. The truth is far simpler and more profound. This book provides a comprehensive review of the subject, from the relative simplicity of outright gifts and bequests to the more complex workings of pooled income funds and retained life estates. The author lends a common sense…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Futures (of Society), Strategic Planning