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Financial Performance Collaborative

March 22, 2023

Thank you for participating in EAB’s Financial Performance Collaborative.
You now have the opportunity to register for up to three modules of the Financial Performance Collaborative, based on your institutional priorities and team capacity across the next three months. As a reminder, each module will require an Implementation Leader (IL). Sessions are best suited for Chief Business Officers and Provosts.

University of Louisville Partner Profile: Strategies to Institutionalize Business Processes

March 15, 2023

The University of Louisville is a four-year metropolitan state-assisted R1 research institution in Kentucky. Join this session to learn the steps and strategies that University of Louisville leaders took to fully integrate Academic Performance Solutions (APS) into the life of the institution. This session is designed for APS and Edify Program Sponsors, Program Owners, Value Leads, and other individuals involved in their institution’s APS or Edify strategy.

Research and Services

Streamlining Middle Tennessee State University’s Faculty Line Request Process with Analytics

May 6, 2022

Join us for a webinar presented by Middle Tennessee State University’s (MTSU) Rebecca Cole, Associate Provost for Academic Administration and Resources, and Dr. Brian Hinote, Professor and Associate Vice Provost for Data Analytics & Student Success.

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4 ways to contain academic costs

February 11, 2021

As institutional leaders continue to grapple with their new budget realities, they are identifying further efficiencies. Discover common misconceptions about the drivers of instructional costs and gain a better understanding of college and university finances.

Digital Transformation

February 1, 2021

Gain a better understanding of digital transformation and the challenges of pursuing it in the higher education sector. Further, view examples of where digital transformation investments have been the most effective at addressing strategic and operational challenges in this interactive ebook.

Data-Driven Approaches to Sunsetting Technology

May 29, 2020

Leaders across campus—and sometimes IT staff themselves—are often reluctant to part with older, less efficient technologies and applications. This executive brief compiles best practice research to help IT leaders leverage data and principled tactics to mitigate risks, eliminate legacy and redundant technologies, and recoup valuable IT costs and resources.

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Quick Reads

Course Planning Optimization (CPO) Intensive: Monitoring Spring 2023 Registration On-Demand Materials

October 31, 2022

The Course Planning Optimization (CPO) module in the Academic Performance Solutions platform enables academic leaders, such as deans and department chairs, registrars, and other individuals to make data-informed course planning decisions to best support students. Review materials from the webinar to learn more about monitoring course registration.

The Time is Right to Prioritize Administrative Efficiency

April 7, 2022

To help institutions quickly surface and size meaningful savings opportunities, EAB is launching the Financial Sustainability Collaborative for Administrative and Organizational Effectiveness. Our innovative collaborative model convenes a cohort of institutions to tackle the complex terrain of administrative efficiency and effectiveness together.

3 common challenges with academic program assessment

March 4, 2022

EAB’s Financial Sustainability Collaborative has worked with over 100 schools to help them structure their academic program assessment process, and that experience has provided us with some observations about the common challenges confronting schools undertaking academic program assessment.

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Roadmaps

Create a Community College Pipeline to Place Students in Right-Fit Careers

December 17, 2019

Adopt a Proactive Approach to Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Funding

December 17, 2019

Develop Student-Centered Well-Being Support

December 16, 2019

Optimize Your Facilities Outsourcing Arrangements

December 10, 2019

Implement Gainsharing Agreements in Your Academic and Administrative Units

December 9, 2019

Build a New Budget Model that Advances Your Institution’s Strategic Goals

December 9, 2019

Facilitate Student-Centered Course Redesign

December 9, 2019

Scale Experiential Learning and Career Development

December 9, 2019

Minimize Financial Attrition

December 3, 2019

Ease the Transition to Shared Services with a Plan for Change Management Hurdles

December 2, 2019

Experts

Hersh Steinberg

Managing Principal, Office of the President

Matt Hagerty

Director

500+ tactics for immediate and long-term savings

The Essential Guide to Cost Containment Strategies for Higher Education Resource Center compiles savings tactics for colleges and universities in six key areas.

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