WACUBO Business Management Institute
August 3-8, 2008

Sponsored by the Western Association of College and University Business Officers
August 3-8, 2008

Attend the 52nd Annual WACUBO Business Management Institute at Santa Barbara!

WACUBO is pleased to invite you to attend the 52nd WACUBO Business Management Institute (BMI) on August 3-8, 2008 at the lovely oceanside campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

We expect about 300 higher education managers, supervisors, academic officers, staff and other mid-level personnel who perform administrative and business functions for the institution to attend. Anyone new to higher education will benefit from the learning and networking opportunities. Those who manage the business affairs in an academic department will gain new knowledge and find an advantage in meeting others who perform similar duties.

The Institute's four-year progressive curriculum offers an opportunity for mid-level professionals to enhance technical skills, expand and improve management practices, hear updates on the important issues that affect your daily professional life and future, and meet new colleagues. Evening special events provide fun, relaxation and a chance to get to know your colleagues.

In Years One and Two participants take core courses in the morning and choose from a broad array of electives in the afternoon. You can customize your professional development by choosing a variety of topics, or design a track specific to your area of interest or responsibility.

Sandra Lier, retired associate vice president at University of Washington, will serve as Year Three coordinator. The Business Management Institute Year 3 will feature topics highly useful to every higher education administrator:  ethics, communications, becoming a knowledge worker, guidance on human resources problems in the workplace, and how to manage performance metrics. Year 3 also uses the case study method to introduce students to a wide range of typical problems, challenges and environmental conditions faced by college and university managers. Faculty in 2008 include David Frohnmayer, president of University of Oregon;  Sandra Lier; Stacy Pearson, vice president at Boise State; Susan S. Clark, Unconventional Wisdom; Chris Christofferson, Stanford; Ruth Johnston, senior associate treasurer and QI champion at University of Washington; and Allison Vaillancourt, associate vice president for human resources at University of Arizona.

Year Four focuses on emerging issues in higher education, leadership, change in business and institutional practices, strategic planning and performance measurement and hot topics.  Mernoy Harrison, vice president and executive vice provost, Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus, will return as Year Four coordinator. Faculty include Dave Frohnmayer; Jairy Hunter, Charleston Southern University; Ruth Johnston; Don Norris, Strategic Initiatives; and Beverly Ledbetter, vice president and general counsel of Brown University. Participants will explore the significant impact that campus change, technology and other issues have on all aspects of business functions and higher education administration. The program offers small group discussions, a panel of experts and vital topics in higher education.

Senior-level administrative officers and Institute graduates may attend the Continuous Learning program and then take other new courses from the four-year Institute curriculum or return to hear favorite faculty. Sean Joyce of Omega Consultants to Management will lead a “WACUBO MBA Bootcamp” which will explore human development and focus on developing personal success skills. Karen Hoefel, vice president for administrative services at Los Angeles Mission College, will continue as Continuous Learning coordinator.

Reflect and rejuvenate at the BMI this summer. Spend a moment thinking about a sunny, warm, beachside environment and plan to join us in August. For information contact Monica M. Boulay, Institute Director, at EduSpeak@aol.com or 520-298-8680.

This summer, learn at the beach. Join your colleagues for a week of comprehensive professional development in the lovely, relaxed and informal Institute setting at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For information, contact Monica M. Boulay, Institute Director, at 520-298-8680, or write to Monica at Eduspeak@aol.com.

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