{"id":36910,"date":"2010-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/07\/23\/new-campus-initiatives-for-a-new-financial-climate\/"},"modified":"2010-07-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-23T05:00:00","slug":"new-campus-initiatives-for-a-new-financial-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/07\/23\/new-campus-initiatives-for-a-new-financial-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"New campus initiatives for a new financial climate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Increasingly complex compliance requirements, the growth of UNMC’s research enterprise and a decade of ever-tightening budget appropriations have stretched campus finance and business capabilities very thin, says Don Leuenberger, UNMC vice chancellor for business and finance. <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>As a result, Leuenberger will kick off several campus initiatives under a “financial stewardship” credo. <\/p>\n

The initiatives are wide-ranging: from implementing new reporting relationships for department and unit administrators to providing programs that will train and counsel personnel who perform business and finance functions.<\/p>\n

“Financial stewardship always has been a priority at UNMC, but as our business has changed, the rules and regulations under which we operate have become much more complex,” Leuenberger said. “I think all of the initiatives we are putting in place, under the umbrella of financial stewardship, will allow us to better marshal our talent and utilize our resources.”<\/p>\n

Already, the following steps have been taken:
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