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Unlocking Insights Through Academic Portfolio Review – Part 2: Market Context and Academic Portfolio Strategy

Date: January 22, 2026 Duration: 60 minutes Presenters: Ben Chrischilles, Consulting Senior Director, Education & Research, Huron Consulting Group Jenna Stone, Consulting Manager, Education & Research, Huron Consulting Group Click here to download the presentation 

Tags: Academic Programs, Audit Process, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Integrated Planning, Professional Development

January 23, 2026

Webinar – Unlocking Insights Through Academic Portfolio Review – Part 2: Market Context and Academic Portfolio Strategy (PDF Presentation)

Tags: Academic Programs, Audit Process, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Integrated Planning, Professional Development

January 23, 2026

Unlocking Insights Through Academic Portfolio Review – Part 1: Academic Portfolio Review with Program Cost and Margin Analysis – December 11, 2025

Date: December 11, 2025 Duration: 60 minutes Presenters: Vivien Chu, Director, Academic Budget and Planning, University of Alberta Deborah Williams, Associate Vice-President, Analytics & Institutional Reporting and Chief Analytics Officer, University of Alberta Moderators: Ben Chrischilles, Consulting Senior Director, Education & Research, Huron Consulting Group Jenna Stone, Consulting Manager, Education & Research, Huron Consulting Group Click … Continue reading "Unlocking Insights Through Academic Portfolio Review – Part 1: Academic Portfolio Review with Program Cost and Margin Analysis – December 11, 2025"

Tags: Academic Programs, Audit Process, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Integrated Planning, Professional Development

December 15, 2025

Webinar – Unlocking Insights Through Academic Portfolio Review – Part 1: Academic Portfolio Review with Program Cost and Margin Analysis (PDF Presentation)

Tags: Academic Programs, Audit Process, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Integrated Planning, Professional Development

December 15, 2025

CAUBO 2025: Main Conference Presentations

Looking for the functional seminars? Visit the presentations page for CAUBO 2025’s functional seminars. Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Tags: 2025, Best Practices, Campus Security and Safety, Data Governance, Efficiency in Admin Functions, Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Sustainability, Human Resources, Institutional Planning, Organizational Effectiveness/ Efficiency, Presentations, Risk Management, Strategic Planning

July 17, 2025

CAUBO 2025: Functional Seminars Presentations

Click below to download available CAUBO 2025 functional seminars’ presentations. Looking for the main conference sessions? Visit the presentations page for CAUBO 2025’s main conference. Monday, June 9, 2025

Tags: 2025, Best Practices, Change Management, Facilities, Financial Management, Human Resources, Presentations, Procurement, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Risk Management, Sustainability, Treasury and Investment

July 14, 2025

Fostering Resilience: McMaster University’s Enterprise Risk Management Program

McMaster University’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program exemplifies a comprehensive and innovative approach to institutional risk management in higher education. By embedding risk practices across all organizational levels, the program fosters a proactive, risk-aware culture that supports operational excellence and resilience at all levels. Its core components include a risk taxonomy, a robust risk assessment … Continue reading "Fostering Resilience: McMaster University’s Enterprise Risk Management Program"

June 17, 2025

CAUBO 2024: Main Conference Presentations

Click below to download available CAUBO 2024 Main Conference presentations. Looking for the functional seminars? Visit the presentations page for CAUBO 2024’s functional seminars. Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Tags: 2024, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, Best Practices, EDI (Equity - Diversity - Inclusion), Financial Management, Financial Sustainability, Human Resources, Presentations, Risk Management, Shared Services

September 20, 2024

Building an effective RFP structure for Food Services Management to allow for focus and flexibility while navigating a global pandemic

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) currently contracts Food Services Management on their Prince George campus. The vendor provides exclusive Vending, Catering, Retail, and Dining Hall Services. In preparation for a change in contract in Summer 2020, UNBC Business Services engaged the UNBC community to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) that reflected the broad … Continue reading "Building an effective RFP structure for Food Services Management to allow for focus and flexibility while navigating a global pandemic"

June 15, 2021

UVic’s Shared Resources Program

The Shared Resources program was developed to redeploy UVic employees on temporary layoff due to COVID-19 and to provide a mechanism for UVic departments to share capacity among staff based on increased or decreased workloads. UVic’s response to COVID-19, as with most universities, created a surge in demand for services in some departments, and a lack of … Continue reading "UVic’s Shared Resources Program"

June 15, 2021