2025 CBMI Curriculum

First Year Participants

Individuals participating for the first year attend 8 classes (26 hours of instruction) which are designed to provide participants with an overview of higher education. First-year participants have multiple options to choose from for their accounting course, management course, and specialized knowledge courses. Then we are also offering 5 facilities tour options to choose from. Course descriptions can be found here!

1120	The Business of Higher Education	4 hours
1130	Fundamentals in Accounting (Accounting Course - option 1)	4 hours
1135	Principles of Accounting and Financial Reporting (Accounting Course - option 2)	4 hours
1140	Introduction to Purchasing - Policies and More	4 hours
1145	The Beginners Guide to Insurance and Risk in Higher Education (Management Course - option 1)	2 hours
1146	Putting the "Super" in Supervision (Management Course - option 2)	2 hours
1147	Why I Like You, Why I Don't (Management Course - option 3)	2 hours
1150	Human Resources	6 hours
1155	Compliance 101 (Specialized Knowledge Course - option 1)	2 hours
1156	Partnering for Student Success (Specialized Knowledge Course - option 2)	2 hours
1158	Presence & Power: Leading with Impact and Confidence (Specialized Knowledge Course - option 3)	2 hours
1170	Facilities Management	4 hours
1172	Facilities Tour - James B. Beam Institute	2 hours
1173	Facilities Tour - Gatton Student Center & The Cornerstone	2 hours
1176	Facilities Tour - Gray Design Building	2 hours
1177	Facilities Tour - Historic Memorial Coliseum	2 hours
1178	Facilities Tour - The Studio (Learning/Research Lab)	2 hours

Returning Participants

Individuals participating for the second year, third year, or electing to take refresher courses may select their program of study from the following classes. Course descriptions can be found here!

Budget and Planning

BUD 2241	Budgeting: Large Schools	4 hours
BUD 2242	Budgeting: Small Schools	4 hours
BUD 2243	Budget Process and the Business Officer	4 hours
BUD 2246	Strategic Budgeting: Using Analytics to Efficiently Allocate Instructional Resources	2 hours
BUD 2247	Higher Education Analytics	2 hours
BUD 2248	Understanding the Budget Process in Higher Education	1 hour
BUD 2249	Developing a Workforce for the Future Through the Budget Process	2 hours
BUD 2250	Grants: There is NO Way Around Them -- So Embrace Them	2 hours

Business

BUS 2211	Advanced Auxiliary Services	2 hours
BUS 2213	Audits	4 hours
BUS 2216	Third Party Risk Management	2 hours
BUS 2218	Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Bootcamp	4 hours
BUS 2251	Disaster Recovery & Resilience in Higher Education	2 hours
BUS 2252	Hot Topics & Trends in NCAA Compliance	2 hours
BUS 2253	Current Hot Topics in Risk Management	2 hours
BUS 2254	Don't Pay Twice! Indemnification, Contractual Liability, and Additional Insured	2 hours
BUS 2255	Addressing Employee Needs in Higher Education: A Data-Based Future Focused Leadership Session	2 hours
BUS 2256	Strengthening Business Operations Through an Innovative Mandatory Training Program	2 hours
BUS 2257	Advanced Knowledge of Facilities Management	2 hours
BUS 2258	Data-Driven Storytelling: Creating Engaging and Informative Presentations	2 hours
BUS 2259	Payment Systems Today and in the Future	4 hours

Computer Information Sciences

CIS 2266	Cybersecurity in Higher Education	2 hours
CIS 2268	Navigating Global Frontiers: A Primer on International Risk Management for Business Officers	2 hours
CIS 2269	Managing AI Risk in Higher Education Environments: A Comprehensive Approach	2 hours

Finance

FIN 2231	Stewardship of Gift Funds	2 hours
FIN 2232	Introduction to Capital Finance (same as TRS 2232)	2 hours
FIN 2235	Fundamentals of Higher Education Investments (same as TRS 2235)	2 hours
FIN 2237	Treasury Management (same as TRS 2237)	4 hours
FIN 2240	Advanced Capital Financing (same as TRS 2240)	4 hours
FIN 2242	PCI Compliance and Trends in Higher Education Payments (same as TRS 2242)	4 hours
FIN 2243	Using Financial Ratios to Assess Institutional Financial Health	4 hours
FIN 2248	Current Issues & Trends in Strategic Treasury Management (same as TRS 2248)	2 hours
FIN 2249	Procurement - Driving Organizational Value	2 hours
FIN 2250	Asset/Liability Management and Long-Term Planning (same as TRS 2250)	2 hours

Higher Education Administration

HED 2224	Cross-Cultural Leadership: Navigating Generational Dynamics in the Modern Workplace	4 hours
HED 2225	Current Legal Issues in Higher Education	2 hours
HED 2288	Fraud/Ethics	2 hours
HED 2293	Change Management	2 hours
HED 2294	Board of Trustees Communication	1 hour
HED 2295	Current/Upcoming Issues in Higher Education: The Intercollegiate Athletics Eco-System	2 hours
HED 2296	How Universities/Colleges Work	2 hours
HED 2297	Innovation and Design Thinking: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities	2 hours
HED 2298	Strategic Planning and Goal Setting: Crafting a Roadmap for Institutional Success	1 hour

Personnel, Benefits, and Staff Relations

PER 2252	Contemporary Human Resources Practices	4 hours
PER 2258	Learning to Think with More than One Hat	2 hours
PER 2286	Understanding Communication Styles	2 hours
PER 2290	Supervising with a Mental Health Mindset	2 hours
PER 2291	Building Your Team Through Emotional Intelligence	2 hours
PER 2292	Rethinking Workplace Conflicts and How to Respond to Them	4 hours
PER 2293	How to Say No	2 hours
PER 2294	Build a Process to Successfully Recruit Talent to Your Institution	2 hours
PER 2295	Building Institutional Resilience: The Crucial Role of Business Officers in Higher Education	2 hours
PER 2296	I am Unstoppable Because	2 hours
PER 2297	Strategies for Creating, Developing and Leading Productive Remote Teams	4 hours
PER 2298	Developing Leadership Effectiveness through Collaboration and Negotiation	4 hours
PER 2299	From Inspiration to Chaos: The Impacts of Leadership	1 hour
PER 2300	How to Lower Stress When You are Overwhelmed at Work	1 hour
PER 2301	Lead at Work, Thrive at Home: Managing Decision Fatigue	2 hours
PER 2302	Leading from Within: The Power of Self-Reflection	1 hour
PER 2303	Quiet Leadership	2 hours
PER 2304	The Leadership Mindset: Strengthening Focus, Clarity, and Purpose	1 hour
PER 2305	The TikTok Generation: Understanding & Engaging Gen Z in the Workplace	4 hours

Treasury Track

TRS 2232	Introduction to Capital Finance (same as FIN 2232)	2 hours
TRS 2235	Fundamentals of Higher Education Investments (same as FIN 2235)	2 hours
TRS 2237	Treasury Management (same as FIN 2237)	4 hours
TRS 2240	Advanced Capital Financing (same as FIN 2240)	4 hours
TRS 2242	PCI Compliance and Trends in Higher Education Payments (same FIN 2242)	4 hours
TRS 2248	Current Issues & Trends in Strategic Treasury Management (same as FIN 2248)	2 hours
TRS 2250	Asset/Liability Management and Long-Term Planning (same as FIN 2250)	2 hours
TRS 2252	Current Hot Topics in Risk Management (same as BUS 2253)	2 hours
TRS 2253	Third Party Risk Management (same as BUS 2216)	2 hours

Refresher Participants

Individuals returning to CBMI after graduating from the program will now have access to a few Refresher Only courses. These courses are not eligible for CPE credits but can be built into refreshers' schedules around classes for returning participant courses that do provide CPE credits. Course descriptions can be found here! (scroll to the last page on the document)

REF 3003	Refresher Only Roundtable Discussion: Hiring Smarter - Strategies for Higher Education Recruitment	2 hours
REF 3004	Refresher Only Roundtable Discussion: Political Trends in Higher Education	2 hours
REF 3005	Refresher Only Roundtable Discussion: Strategic Partnerships	2 hours