The Gude Corner

The Gude Corner is a resource for the higher education community to learn about trends, Issues, best practices, and helpful hints focusing on the financial aid and enrollment optimization arenas. Leonard Gude is Regent's Vice President of Financial Aid Solutions and a thought leader with over 25 years experience as a higher education and financial aid practitioner. Visit The Gude Corner often as new articles are continuously being added.

Expanding the Role of the Financial Aid Officer
Improve service to students and increase ROI for Colleges and Universities
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Developing a High Performance Operation (6 part series)
What distinguishes a high performance operation from others? What are the reasons for its consistent excellence in performance? This is a series of six articles which will outline actions that you can take to move your operation forward and increase your stature within your organization.

Part 1: Purpose
Part 2: Communication
Part 3: Innovation
Part 4: Leadership
Part 5: Teamwork
Part 6: People

Develop an Operational Calendar to Improve Efficiency
The operation of a modern financial aid office requires the financial aid administrator to track and monitor a large number of tasks, activities and processes. The larger the aid office, the more difficult this is to do. How do you know if everyone did what they were supposed to do?
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