1.Name 2.Title 3.Institution 4.Length of time in current role 5.Your earliest career ambition

2014 CAO and CBO Collaborations: Partnering for Successful Student Outcomes

 White  Male  56 years old  Married  Advanced degree  8 years at current institution  Satisfied with job  Higher Ed experience

40% say next career move is retirement 37% plan to retire in 3 years or less

Higher Ed experience required?

14% have spent entire career in higher ed 17% are new to higher ed

CBO roles and responsibilities

“Back office” to “key spokesperson” “Numbers only” to “overall strategy” “Solitary administrator” to “collaborative leader” “Revenue and expense manager” to “entrepreneur and cost cutter”

In tune with the academic side Aware of legal and regulatory issues Attentive to data and information technology Focused on human resources and talent management Mindful of external politics Well-versed in facilities and construction Committed to teach and explain financial information to key constituents

No significant changes in past 3 years. Slight uptick in 2013 in the number of CBOs who were responsible for auxiliary services.

Culture that resists change*

Campus Relationships and Partnerships

CAO was added as a response choice for the 2013 survey

A Composite CAO:  57 years old  Has worked for 1 president  Years of administrative experience: 12  Years of primarily teaching/research: 12  Internal hire. Most often a college dean. Source: ACE CAO Census

4.0 Median years of service before departing (Mean is 5.0) Source: ACE CAO Census

 Equally likely to retire, assume a presidency, or return to the faculty. (12% serve as a CAO elsewhere)  73% are #2 at their institution  56% Male, down from 60% in  86% White, 4% African Am., 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian Am., 2% Multi., 1% Native Am.  5% identify as LGBTQ Source: ACE CAO Census

1. Supervising and managing personnel (including deans) 2. Academic programs and curriculum 3. Accountability, accreditation, and assessment 4. Strategic planning 5. Hiring, promoting, and retiring faculty Source: ACE CAO Census

1. Setting the academic vision of the institution 2. Ensuring student success 3. Strategic planning 4. Supervising and managing personnel 5. Advocating on behalf of faculty Source: ACE CAO Census

1. Lack of time to think and reflect 2. Never enough money 3. Difficulty cultivating leadership in others 4. Belief that you are infinitely accessible Source: ACE CAO Census

Source: InsideHigherEd CAO Survey

2014 CAO and CBO Collaborations: Partnering for Successful Student Outcomes