Join NACUBO’s policy and advocacy team for our monthly Washington Update webinar, where we share timely insights on the latest federal legislative, regulatory, and policy developments impacting higher education business offices. You can expect an informative update on the key issues shaping the higher education landscape. Register now to reserve your spot and stay informed.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how higher education institutions manage finances, operations, data, and strategy. The Actionable Insights for AI Series (AI4AIS) is NACUBO’s new multi-session online professional development experience designed specifically for higher education business officers who are navigating the opportunities—and responsibilities—of AI adoption.

Today’s campuses are multi-faceted and dynamic, demanding modern, cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions that can scale. A modern POS environment is not just about transactions—it’s about empowering campuses to enhance the student experience, streamline campus commerce operations, and gain visibility into revenue trends and opportunities. Selecting the right system requires understanding the different transaction scenarios on your campus and the specific needs for each.

Join NACUBO Consulting and consultant Bernadette Hinkle for a practical discussion on why institutions pursue shared services beyond cost savings, with a focus on improved service quality, reduced administrative burden, stronger strategic alignment, economies of scale, and greater capacity for innovation and technology adoption. The webinar will explore how standardizing processes and creating a single point of service can enhance consistency and free campus units to focus on mission critical work. Participants will also examine common challenges such as concerns about consolidation and job loss, loss of personal relationships, and service complexity, along with concrete strategies institutions use to address them effectively.

The conversation about AI in higher ed is no longer happening around student accounts — it's starting to happen within it. For the first time, there's data that tells the story of this community specifically: where adoption actually stands, what's working, what's holding teams back, and where the early wins are showing up. This webinar debuts findings from the first survey dedicated exclusively to AI in tuition billing, payments, and collections. The picture is nuanced: most departments are still in early stages, FERPA and privacy remain top concerns, and policy clarity is a work in progress. But the winds are shifting — leadership attention is growing, team conversations about AI are becoming more common, and the offices that moved early are starting to see measurable results in response times, staff capacity, and student experience. The gap between early movers and everyone else is beginning to open up. Beyond the data, the session draws on hard-won perspective from institutions on the leading edge, where the real differentiators have proven to be mindset and momentum — not budget or technical resources. The key lessons: find your internal champions, reframe AI as a new resource rather than a threat, and start with the tools and vendor licenses you already have. This is the moment to get informed, get aligned, and get moving.

Budget season doesn’t end with a balanced plan—it ends when your Board and Finance Committee clearly understand it, support it, and feel confident in the path forward. In this practical webinar, finance leaders will share approaches for presenting budgets and multi-year financial plans in ways that support alignment and informed decision-making. Learn how to move beyond reporting numbers to communicating a clear financial story—one that highlights assumptions, tradeoffs, and scenario implications in language your Board understands. You’ll come away with practical presentation frameworks, examples from institutions applying these approaches in their budgeting processes, and ideas for building confidence in your financial plan before the vote ever happens.

With stopouts impacting both students and the institutions they invest in at greater numbers than ever, campuses are being forced to revisit and evaluate how they plan for, react to, and assist students when faced with the need to take time away from their studies. This session will explore the various reasons why students are being forced to consider temporary leaves as well strategies to help support students impacted or considering a potential stop out. Historically, a stopout or withdrawal was seen as a roadblock to success however with the right strategies and tools in place, campuses can redefine this experience into one of positivity and successful outcomes.

This event for advanced-level accounting and finance professionals offers the latest information on trends and best practices in financial accounting and reporting, managerial analysis, and leadership issues for all types of institutions. The program features plenary speakers as well as smaller sessions to address special topics. Roundtable exchanges—broken out by managerial and technical topics of interest to all types of institutions—allow participants to share ideas. This forum serves as both an annual update and future outlook where participants hear and engage in discussions on timely subjects impacting the higher education community.

Join NACUBO’s policy and advocacy team for our monthly Washington Update webinar, where we share timely insights on the latest federal legislative, regulatory, and policy developments impacting higher education business offices. You can expect an informative update on the key issues shaping the higher education landscape. Register now to reserve your spot and stay informed.

Join NACUBO for an engaging webinar on the benefits and practical uses of the IPEDS Peer Benchmarking Dashboards—one of the toolkits within the Student Success Hub. Based on today’s evolving higher education landscape, this session will highlight how institutions can use the dashboards to compare performance with peer and aspirational institutions, identify trends, and support data-informed decision-making. Speakers will share perspectives on how the toolkit can help institutions navigate current challenges, strengthen institutional effectiveness, and advance student success through meaningful peer-based insights.