Financial Stewardship Institute

Are you, or someone you know, interested in:

  • Enhancing skills in strategic thinking, proactive risk management, and decision-making around budget and finance issues?
  • Gaining experience in diagnosing and consulting on real life issues facing higher education?
  • Having opportunities to network with colleagues and subject matter experts in financial stewardship?

If so, please consider participation in the Financial Stewardship Institute.

Program Overview

The Financial Stewardship Institute is an engaging professional development program with unique workshops that require analysis and interpretation of key principles related to why we do what we do and what we do when it comes to stewarding the finances of the University of Oregon.

The cohort is comprised of individuals from departments across campus with varying levels of experience in higher education, business practices and budget planning. All faculty and staff are eligible. The program is a five month commitment, and to optimize the learning experience, enrollment is limited to 25 participants.

  • Session 1: University of Oregon Financial Overview and Essentials of University Budget Planning – Tuesday, October 4, 2022
  • Session 2: University Accounting and Payables, Receivables and Collections – Tuesday, October 18, 2022
  • Session 3: Contracting and Fundamentals of Sponsored Projects Administration – Tuesday, November 1, 2022
  • Session 4: Financial Reporting and Analysis and Small Group Project Assignments – Tuesday, November 15, 2022
  • Session 5: Safety and Risk Services, Human Resources, and Payroll – Tuesday, November 29, 2022
  • Session 6: Small Group Project Check-in with FSI Design Team – Tuesday, December 13, 2022
  • Session 7: Internal Controls and Fraud Awareness and Records Management and Information Security – Tuesday, January 10, 2023
  • Session 8: Financial Stewardship Institute Capstone – Tuesday, February 14, 2023
    FSI Small Group Project Teams will present their recommendations to the FSI Design Team and project sponsors.

Nomination Process

Nominations for the 2022-2023 cohort are now closed.

Registration for this program is facilitated through a nomination process to provide representation from many departments across campus with different levels of experience.

Participants can nominate themselves or be nominated by another. All participants must have supervisor support to participate.

Nominees will be notified of their status one week prior to the launch of the Institute.

To Self-Nominate

  • Discuss your interest with your supervisor.
  • Questions on nomination form:
  • How will participating in the FSI benefit your professional development and your department?
  • How many years of experience do you have in financial stewardship in higher education?
  • How many years of experience do you have in business practices (accounting, purchasing and contracting, records management, financial reporting)?
  • How many years of experience do you have in budget planning?

  • Complete and submit the nomination form.

Once you have completed the nomination form, your supervisor will be automatically notified via email for their approval.

To Nominate Another 

Submit the nomination form to nominate someone for the FSI. Nominees will be notified that they need to complete the self- nomination process to be consider for the cohort.

Questions

If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact Sheena Kindred, Learning & Development Coordinator, at 541-346-5116 or skindred@uoregon.edu