Our partners at Credo Higher Education, Dawn Rolling and Dean Rodeheaver, talk about the importance of planning with margin in mind, bringing the whole campus together, and understanding the "why" behind the project.

Heidi Hansen McCrory of Furman University shares her career journey and how she came to have "the best job in the world," her philosophy of fundraising, and her top tips for successfully fundraising for Major Campus Construction projects.

Continuing last week's conversation, we go in-depth on auxiliaires and dining services, how to tell when you might want to outsource, and always taking perspective from the residential student experience.

Jan Haas talks us through the important things to know about the facilities area and ways to build your knowledge even from the Controller's seat. We also touch on the buzzword topic of alternative revenue and some things to bear in mind.

Scott Stewart talks about best practices with investments and endowment policy, Cornerstone's success with a student investment group, and steps to move forward in this area.

After a career in higher education and the banking industry, Ken Lilly shares the #1 tip for CFO's banking (relationship!) and ways to cultivate that. He also talks about some key trends to keep an eye on to keep bankers happy.

Dan Boone describes leadership qualities that make for great relationships between the CFO and key Senior Leadership team members, including the President and Provost.

Drumm McNaughton brings his years of higher education Senior Leadership and Board experience as he describes best practices for governing boards and how CFOs can best manage their relationships with them.

Jeff Spear talks us through the importance of looking forward in the CFO seat, top tips for forecasting, and tools available to make collaborative, group-owned forecasting easier.

We talk with David Tarrant of Dallas Theological Seminary about risk management as a holistic practice, gaining a big picture understanding of institutional risks and analyzing those, and the impacts of "Price is Right" budgeting on our campuses.