Financial Challenges and Strategies to Combat Them Workshop

January 7, 2025 Cibolo Canyon 10 and 11

Pre-Registration required. Open only to currently serving college and university presidents.

This interactive workshop will equip presidents with strategies to analyze and address the most pressing financial challenges on campus. Sessions will help participants understand the symptoms, origins, and severity of structural deficits and other financial difficulties, and point them toward solutions. Drawing on guided sessions and case study exercises, participants will be able to better identify common financial problems that derive from a range of practices including discounting tuition, deferred maintenance, enrollment management, annual giving, and program development. They will come away with actional frameworks, approaches, and tools to better address financial concerns.

Facilitators:
Paul Friga, Clinical Professor of Strategy, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business; Senior Consultant, AGB Consulting
Mike Maxey, President Emeritus, Roanoke College (VA); Senior Consultant and Senior Executive Coach, Academic Search

10:30–11:30 a.m.
Dealing with Deficits

Paul Friga, Clinical Professor of Strategy, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business; Senior Consultant, AGB Consulting

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cost Control

Chuck Ambrose, Senior Education Consultant, Husch Blackwell
Roslyn Clark Artis, President, Benedict College (SC)
Alison Morrison-Shetlar, President, University of Lynchburg (VA)

12:30–1:30 p.m.
Solution Support / Working Lunch

Steve Probst, Senior Vice President, Gray Decision Intelligence
Kamalika Sandell, President, CORE Education PBC

1:30–2:30 p.m.
Revenue Generation

Chuck Ambrose, Senior Education Consultant, Husch Blackwell
Roslyn Clark Artis, President, Benedict College (SC)
Alison Morrison-Shetlar, President, University of Lynchburg (VA)

2:30–3:30 p.m.
Campus Applications

Mike Maxey, President Emeritus, Roanoke College (VA); Senior Consultant and Senior Executive Coach, Academic Search

Sponsored by Hilltop Technologies

Council of Independent Colleges