Best Practices

The Best Practices Program promotes and recognizes transformative and innovative approaches to addressing challenges facing higher education business operations. Past submissions showcased a wide variety of unique programs to improve operations on college campuses. The program allows institutions to share new ideas and approaches with CACUBO membership institutions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SUBMIT A FUTURE PROPOSAL:

• Best Practices proposals are on a annual cycle (estimated timeline: March - June)
• They should showcase your institutions efforts to create better, more efficient and customer friendly business practices. 
• Monetary awards of $2,500 for first and $1,500 for second place entries are awarded to the submitting institution.
• In addition, the top two proposals have the opportunity to showcase their best practice during the CACUBO Annual Conference and will receive a waiver of conference registration.

Please review the 2024 Best Practices Award Guidelines and the Best Practices Proposal Form for additional information.

Questions? Contact [email protected].

PAST BEST PRACTICE WINNERS

• 1st Place: University of Kansas - Continuous Improvement in Higher Ed
• 2nd Place: Ohio University - Creating Relational Shared Services

2023 Best Practices Winners

• 1st Place: University of Illinois System - Student Contact Center
• 2nd Place: Metropolitan Community College - Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship Program

2022 Best Practices Winners

• 1st Place: National Louis University - Unifying Disparate Data
• 2nd Place: Iowa State University - Improving Finance Delivery

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