Trying to Control Chaos and High Costs? Collaboration is the Cure!

Nicole Turner - Roger Williams University
Kristin Tichenor - Tuition Exchange
Tracy Hassett - edRISK

Higher education is facing unprecedented financial challenges right now—but you don't have to go it alone. Collaborating with like-minded institutions can help you save money on big-ticket expenses, such as increasing insurance costs (e.g., health, liability, and property) and competitive employee retention and recruitment benefit packages. There is strength in numbers.

Join two finance leaders, Roger Stackpoole, Vice President for Finance and Administration at Wheaton College, and Nicole Turner, AVP Accounting and Treasury Management at Roger Williams University, to share their thoughts on and experiences with collaboratives dedicated to supporting higher education. The panel will also include edRISK President and CEO A. Tracy Hassett and Tuition Exchange's President Kristin Tichenor to highlight how coalitions and reciprocals bring value to educational institutions of all sizes and in more ways than you may imagine. Think group purchasing power, accessibility, innovation, and shared educational goals.

Learning Objectives

  1. Discover the value of a collaborative approach for efficiencies of scale, shared goals, and shared savings.
  2. Identify how higher education institutions have alternatives for cost containment, control, and transparency of insurance costs.
  3. Understand how heightened competition for students, faculty, and staff requires more competitive offerings (e.g., scholarships and tuition benefits).

CPE Available

  • 1 Credit: Finance