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Our services include space needs studies, environmental scanning, facilities inventory management, project management, enrollment forecasting, peer benchmarking surveys, and space reallocation/migration studies. offer professional services to the leaders of these institutions in: • Strategic Planning • Strategic Governance • Focused Strategic Analysis • Financial Analysis and Planning • Institution-wide Policy Development Featured Service: Programs and Resource Optimization (PRO) helps clients improve quality and ﬁnancial performance through a comprehensive academic program review. Our client base includes scores of independent and public institutions from the largest universities to the smallest colleges and schools in America and throughout the world. Performa Higher Education 940 Golf House Road West, #200 Whitsett, NC 27377 336-585-1044 Fax 336-585-1021 www.PerformaHE.com SunGard Higher Education www.sungardhe.com Rickes Associates, Inc. Synthesis Partnership Persis C. Rickes, Ph.D. Ten Jewel Avenue Attleboro, MA 02703 www.RickesAssociates.com Celebrating the ﬁrm’s 20th Anniversary in 2011, Rickes Associates is a solution-oriented higher education planning ﬁrm dedicated to providing analysis and supporting decision-making on issues affecting people, programs, and space. The work of the ﬁrm is grounded in a thorough understanding of the broad forces shaping the future of higher education. Our experience and expertise encompass master plans and space optimization studies, space programs for buildings as well as entire campuses, instructional space utilization studies, strategic planning and organizational studies, space inventories and benchmarking, and policy and process analysis. We have completed more than 250 planning projects on 150 higher education campuses across 24 states and ﬁve countries. 683 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA 02459 617-969-1881 PRICING The Dysart Group Inc. John W. Dysart, President 112 S. 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Our services include space needs studies, the appropriateness service that evaluates and ranksenvironmental scanning, facilities inventory management, project management, of existing facilities forpeer benchmarking Ranging and enrollment forecasting, educational goals. surveys, space reallocation/migration shortfrom forecasts identifyingstudies. and long-range space needs to utilization studies examining the efﬁciency of classroom and teaching laboratory scheduling practices, our services focus on providing our higher education clients establish an optimum allocation Stevens Strategy 12 Island View P.O. Box 72 Grantham, NH 03753 603-863-4704 info@StevensStrategy.com www.StevensStrategy.com Stevens Strategy is a full-service consulting ﬁrm specializing in managing the process of strategic change in colleges, universities, and schools. We The Dysart Group is a higher education consulting ﬁrm specializing in recruitment, retention, and ﬁnancial aid at colleges and universities. Our emphasis is on revenue sensitive enrollment management, and we provide expert counsel regarding admissions, ﬁnancial aid, ﬁnance, pricing, retention, and marketing. We work collaboratively with college and university representatives to achieve extraordinary results. Clients include Ferrum College, University of Baltimore, Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Bethany College, Wesley College, Roosevelt University. University Business Magazine - Directory of Consultants July/August 2011 | 25 http://www.PerformaHE.com http://www.sungardhe.com http://www.PerformaHE.com http://www.RickesAssociates.com http://www.sungardhe.com http://www.RickesAssociates.com http://www.thedysartgroup.com http://www.paulien.com http://www.thedysartgroup.com http://www.paulien.com http://www.StevensStrategy.com http://www.StevensStrategy.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - July/August 2011

University Business - July/August 2011
Contents
Editor's Note
Ad Index
College Index
Behind the News
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Financial Success
Money Matters
Community Colleges
Funding Capture
Models of Efficiency
Thwarting ID Thieves
Embezzlement Epidemic
What's New
End Note

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