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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The agenda and presentation from the May 6 ALVSCE Business Retreat are available
<a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/budget-metrics">here</a> under the Business Retreats option (NetID required). The May 12
<a href="https://arizona.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f4ffe14a-2093-46d2-be7c-ad26011ecffe">
Dial-the-Dean</a> provides a summary of the key points from the retreat. These retreats began in 2015 and now occur twice per year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Retreats are an important part of budget transparency, building financial literacy among decision makers, and soliciting feedback and discussing important business issues. Those motivated to learn about business
in higher education must be as intentional with their learning as teachers are in translating and making the knowledge understandable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What’s next over the summer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We discussed that there is a gap between our core costs and fall/spring revenues and must now develop a fair way to incentivize mission growth while utilizing all funds revenues to cover our core costs.
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Staten and Janis Rutherford will work with academic unit leaders on a review of student program and course fees, student outcomes, unit subsidization, outdated fees, and opportunities to improve instructional
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you to all who participate in and help me coordinate these retreats.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B">Jeffrey M Ratje</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><br>
</span>Associate Vice President, Finance Admin Operations<br>
Division of Agriculture, Life and Vet Sciences & Cooperative Extension<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676">Forbes, 314c<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-621-1468</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#767676"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><a href="mailto:jmratje@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#767676;text-decoration:none">jmratje@email.arizona.edu</span></a><br>
<b><a href="https://www.compass.arizona.edu/"><span style="color:#8B0015;text-decoration:none">www.compass.arizona.edu</span></a></b><br>
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