TY - BOOK AU - Beers,Stephen Thomas AU - Blezien,Paul AU - Herrmann,Timothy W. TI - Funding the future: preparing university leaders to navigate impending change SN - 0891127844 AV - LB2342 .F83 2012 U1 - 338.4/3378 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Abilene, Texas PB - Abilene Christian University Press KW - Education, Higher KW - United States KW - Finance KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Industries KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction : defining the task -- The voice of experience -- Four important concepts that impact higher educational finances -- A primer on private higher education finances -- Collaborative discernment -- Implementing an institutional mission while navigating change -- Making difficult decisions gracefully -- Caring for the culture-protecting the people -- Critical challenges, critical times -- Epilogue N2 - "The fall of 2008 brought a sea change in the country and in higher education. Assumptions held for years seemed no longer to be valid. -- Funding the Future: Preparing University Leaders to Navigate the Coming Change has been assembled by seasoned and wise voices from across the higher education landscape for "such a time as this." Relevant leaders must understand institutional finances, accounting rules, and decision-making models now more than ever. There is very little room for fiscal error, particularly for the majority of universities that rely on tuition dollars to sustain their budgets."-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=514395 ER -