General Info

The CACUBO Annual Meeting will bringtogethermore than600 business officers, vendors and guests and offers an opportunity for you to showcase solutions, initiate provocative discussions, present relevant information and share creative strategies to address the many challenges facing campus administrators in today’s constantly changing world of higher education.

The program theme is “EXPLORE* EMPOWER * ENRICH.” We encourage presentations that highlight an issue or topic of concern from which the audience would benefit. In general, we are looking for topics meeting one or more of the following overall criteria.

  • Are focused on professional skills and knowledge – tax, legal, compliance, FASB, GASB, FERPA, etc.
  • Are focused on the variety of skills and responsibilities Business Officers have – physical plant, financial forecasts, tuition discounts, financial aid, campus safety, data analytics, purchasing, etc.
  • We strongly encourage every presentation to include a business case where applicable and that business case should be in higher education. Co-presentations are encouraged.

Submission Guidelines

  • Making a presentation provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your company and/or university/college and its expertise in the subject matter area. We do not reimburse for travel expenses or waive registration fees for business partner speakers. However, CACUBO member speakers will receive a waiver of registration fees (limited to one free registration per concurrent session) when selected to present.
  • Each concurrent session proposal must have at least one presenter from a CACUBO member institution.
  • Proposals may be submitted at any time through February 10, 2017.
  • All proposals should include 3 learning objectives or audience takeaways in your description.
  • Any incomplete proposals will be deleted after the submission deadline. Incomplete proposals include submissions that do not include full contact information for each presenter.
  • Submission of a presentation does not guarantee participation in the program.
  • Proposals should not be submitted unless each presenter is available to appear on any day of the annual meeting. Accepted proposals will not be assigned a specific speaking date and time until 3 months prior to the Annual Meeting.
  • Co-presenters should not be listed without definite commitment that the co-presenter will be on the program. The co-presenter(s) must agree to all the terms and conditions for participation.
  • Accepted presenters will be notified no later than March 2017.
  • Presenters must complete an acceptance form in order to be confirmed for a session. All speakers will receive an official confirmation letter which will include details for expense reimbursement, per the predetermined CACUBO guidelines.
  • CACUBO reserves the right to revise presentation titles, reassign the identified topic area, or edit the session description of selected presentations for CACUBO promotional and program publications.
  • CACUBO is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. For a session to be considered for CPE, it must fall into one of these categories:

Accounting* / Communications / Personnel/HR
Accounting – Governmental / Computer Science / Production
Administrative Practice / Economics / Regulatory Ethics
Auditing * / Finance / Social Environment of Business
Auditing – Governmental / Management Advisory Srvcs / Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Behavioral Ethics / Marketing / Statistics
Business Law / Mathematics / Taxes **
Business Mgmt & Organization / Personal Development

*presenter must be licensed CPA

**presenter must be CPA, IRS Agent or Tax Attorney

Proposal Selection

The Program Committee will make final selections based on the value statements and strategic direction identified in the 2018 CACUBO Strategic Plan. We are looking for content that will expose our members to new approaches and resources. A member of the committee will contact you by March 2017 with the results of the committee’s decisions.

Value Statements

Integrity / CACUBO is committed to the highest standards of ethical behavior, honesty and trust.
Excellence / CACUBO is committed to delivering the highest quality and most relevant programs and services.
Innovation / CACUBO is committed to meeting our members’ needs by continuously evolving our structure, programs and services through creativity and ingenuity.
Community / CACUBO is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community by valuing and leveraging members’ backgrounds, talents and expertise.
Enrichment / CACUBO is committed to creating learning opportunities that appropriately balance intellectual and interpersonal experiences.

Some Presentation Styles to Consider

•Panel: A panel session generally will include three or four presenters each speaking for 15 to 20 minutes discussing a common theme/issue, followed by 15 to 30 minutes of discussion/Q&A.

•Single Speaker: A presentation by a single speaker from a college or university on a focused subject.

•Snapshot: A brief, concise presentation on a specific subject. CACUBO may combine snapshot presentations that address similar topics/themes into one concurrent session. (Recommended length is 15-20 minutes.)

•Small Group: A highly interactive session that will require small group discussions between participants. These group discussions could be used to generate ideas, assess levels of skill and understanding, or solve problems that relate theory to practice.

•Interactive Roundtables: A roundtable generally includes two to four presenters each speaking for 5-10 rehearsed minutes about key topic, followed by 30-50 minutes of free-ranging discussion among presenters and audience. The idea is to get the audience up to speed with what you are doing so they'll be able to discuss your topic intelligently in the discussion that follows. Roundtable presenters are expected to have carefully read one another's work ahead of time, have prepared questions for one another and the audience, and facilitate audience participation.

•In the Hot Seat: Sessions that use material from a single or a set of "hot topic" cases to illustrate issues that have generated headlines. These sessions may involve a facilitator interviewing a single presenter from the case institution, a panel, or involve more audience Q & A.

•CBO Speaks: A chief business officer-prepared short, carefully planned talk on a subject that will foster learning and inspiration, and provoke conversations that matter in the higher education community. The typical presentation should be 20 minutes or less by a single CBO. CACUBO may combine multiple CBO presentations into one concurrent session.

•Other: A presentation style not covered above. Please describe how you plan to deliver your presentation in the proposal description, and bear in mind we are looking for instructional sessions that aim to help participants increase their understanding and skills on topics that address current challenges in the higher education industry.

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