Description: This session will explore best practices for understanding program-level economics at your institution. We’ll share an overview of the relationship between academic program efficiency and overall institutional health, followed by two case studies of institutional approaches to leveraging program economic data for effective change. In addition, we’ll examine issues of curricular efficiency and faculty involvement in the process, as well as ways to use program economic information to help drive decisions for investment and growth.
March 4, 2024
9:00 am – 10:00 am EST
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the relationship between academic program financial health and overall institutional health.
- Identify three to five high-level strategies for improving program economic margins.
- Describe ways to use program economic data for investment and growth.
If you have questions or concerns regarding program cancellation policies or CPE credit, contact cpecompliance@forvis.com.
- Suggested Audience: UNYCC Member Institutions who are preregistered for the event
- CPE Credit: Up to 1.0 CPE credits (pending approval) in the Specialized Knowledge field of study may be awarded upon verification of participant attendance.
- Advance Preparation: None
- Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based
- Program Level: Basic Prerequisites: None
- Refund Policy: There is no fee associated with this event.
Our Presenter:
Rachel Pauletti, Ph.D.
Director / Higher Education Consulting
Rachel leads the fi
rm’s higher education consulting practice, which takes a data-driven approach to financial health, people and
culture, and strategy. She has extensive experience in consulting and as an academic. Prior to joining FORVIS, she worked as a strategy consultant and analyst at a boutique firm specializing in higher education, where she facilitated strategic plans for institutions ranging from small nonprofits to community colleges to schools housed within large public universities. She also completed comprehensive program reviews and compensation studies, all using a robust quantitative and people-focused approach.
Before moving into consulting full-time, Rachel was an associate professor of psychology at a small nonprofit university, where she coordinated a graduate program and helped launch a successful revival of Lynn’s accelerated degree program. In addition, Rachel chaired several institution-wide committees and was directly involved in program and institutional accreditation. An academic by training, she has published in some of the leading journals in the fields of developmental and personality psychology. She speaks regularly at industry conferences and participates in thought leadership through the firm’s Center of Excellence for Higher Education.
Rachel is a graduate of Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, with a B.A. degree in psychology, and a graduate of Florida Atlantic University, with a Ph.D. degree in psychology.
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