Resource & Budget Planning

A budget is a plan. Budget planning allows a campus to clearly signal priorities among various academic plans, as well as the units that support the academic mission. At the academic department level, the same person, the head or chair usually does budget and academic planning. Budget and resource allocations represent the goals and aspirations against which real revenue and expenses are tested.

Related SCUP Resources

SCUP-Budgeteers is a SCUP Knowledge Community that is a Lyris email list with more than 500 members. You can join it via the Web here. It is open to all. Once you join you can post questions or respond to the questions of others.

The SCUP Portfolio on Resource & Budget Planning is a PDF document that collects thirteen (13) pertinent articles from Planning for Higher Education which were selected by your peers for inclusion in this resource.

Featured Other Resources

A recent NACUBO publication is pertinent to many who are planning for the future of their campus: Financing Sustainability on Campus. It is available in print ($75) and also as an ebook ($35).

Related Organizations

There are a number of higher education professional associations with a focus on finance and budget. Each has varying degrees of resources available through its website, sometimes very specifically focused in a topical niche. The following list is not comprehensive.

The Association of University Real Estate Officials (AUREO)

The Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)

The Community College Business Officers Organization (CCBO)

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)

The National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP)

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Enter your terms in the box above to search several higher education news media publications, trade magazines, and websites, including: American School & University, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Planning & Managament, Inside Higher Ed, Today's Campus, and University Business.