Assignment: How Funding and Competing Budgeting Priorities Impact Higher Education At one time, state and federal sources provided a large percentage of funding for many public and private institutions of higher education. However, this has changed so that even many public institutions receive only small percentages of funding from government sources. As these funding sources change, institutions must reconsider their programs, their models, and their priorities. A full budget at a large institution could be hundreds of pages in length and require a large, dedicated team of professionals to develop. To analyze a full budget is beyond the scope of this course, but it is typically part of the responsibilities for anyone in a leadership position. While you review budget documents, look for information about specific funding priorities. To prepare: Consider the relationship between funding and priorities. Then, do the following: Select an institution and research any publicly available documentation on its fiscal year budgets. Check with the Walden Library for resources. To complete: Write a 4- to 5-page paper in which you analyze how the budget impacts competing priorities. Explain how you would decide these issues, and include the following: A brief description of the institution you have selected and the size and scope of its budget A description of at least two funding priorities at the institution and, as best as you can determine, the rationale for such priorities An analysis of the budget to identify at least two potential competing priorities that might result from the budget plan A description of any public comments from legislators, the public, or other stakeholders A proposal for how you would resolve competing priorities An explanation of how you would reach out to stakeholders who have expressed public concerns Your paper should be written in a scholarly manner using APA formatting. Provide URL links to information about the institution you selected and its budget. .

1. Assignment: How Funding and Competing Budgeting Priorities
Impact Higher Education
At one time, state and federal sources provided a large
percentage of funding for many public and private institutions
of higher education. However, this has changed so that even
many public institutions receive only small percentages of
funding from government sources. As these funding sources
change, institutions must reconsider their programs, their
models, and their priorities.
A full budget at a large institution could be hundreds of pages
in length and require a large, dedicated team of professionals to
develop. To analyze a full budget is beyond the scope of this
course, but it is typically part of the responsibilities for anyone
in a leadership position. While you review budget documents,
look for information about specific funding priorities.
To prepare:
Consider the relationship between funding and priorities. Then,
do the following:
Select an institution and research any publicly available
documentation on its fiscal year budgets.
Check with the Walden Library for resources.
To complete:
Write a 4- to 5-page paper in which you analyze how the budget
impacts competing priorities. Explain how you would decide
these issues, and include the following:
A brief description of the institution you have selected and the
size and scope of its budget
A description of at least two funding priorities at the institution
and, as best as you can determine, the rationale for such
priorities
An analysis of the budget to identify at least two potential
competing priorities that might result from the budget plan
A description of any public comments from legislators, the
public, or other stakeholders

2. A proposal for how you would resolve competing priorities
An explanation of how you would reach out to stakeholders who
have expressed public concerns
Your paper should be written in a scholarly manner using APA
formatting. Provide URL links to information about the
institution you selected and its budget.