Chief Business Officers Speak Out

This worthy read is subtitled "Four campus business leaders discuss daily and long-term challenges, from breaking down silos across campus to controlling tuition."

In it, one CBO, when asked "How do you keep peace between the business and academic camps on campus?" responded:

This is a biggy. You need to help them understand you are there to support their success. I need to do everything I can do to help them teach better—things as simple as making sure the classroom is clean, do they have the technology and equipment they need. If they see I’m doing everything I can to support their teaching, that goes a long way toward establishing trust. As the head of finance, I look at the world of opportunity rather than the world of scarcity. I’m always looking for creative revenue generation to support them—grants, advertising opportunities. When the faculty see you are doing everything you can to bring them the best learning environment, it goes a long way to establishing trust.