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Council of University Business Officers (CUBO)

The Council of University Business Officers (CUBO) provides leadership and alignment across campus by guiding the University’s strategic and operational direction for business operations. Although CUBO is hosted by Financial and Administrative Services (FAS) and chaired by the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Finance, discussions extend beyond the FAS portfolio and are intentionally cross‑functional in nature.

Membership

Membership

CUBO membership is determined at the discretion of the AVP and includes VP- and Dean-level chief business officers from academic and administrative units only.

Current CUBO Members

Meetings

Meetings

CUBO meetings are typically held every other month and follow a roundtable format, with an expectation that members provide updates from relevant committees and taskforces they contribute to and engage peers in collaborative discussion around cross‑campus business operational challenges and solutions.

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Resources

Access key documents, tools, and guides that help support CUBO’s role in managing business operations.

CUBO Resources

Guiding Principles CUBO

Guiding Principles

The Council of University Business Officers is guided by the following principles.

  1. We recognize and embrace our role as leaders and stewards who are accountable for balancing institutional risk with business effectiveness and efficiencies, improving business practices (including policy, processes, and support), considering optimal resource utilization and implementing appropriate controls.
     
  2. We act professionally, with integrity and hold ourselves accountable to each other and the institution for the integrity of the university functions we oversee or govern.
     
  3. We value active engagement and communication with each other and will foster engagement and communication in our units and throughout campus appropriately.
     
  4. We seek to look creatively at issues we are addressing and consider innovative approaches to addressing these issues.
     
  5. We work collaboratively to meet our collective financial and administrative needs in service of the broader mission of The University of Texas at Austin.
     
  6. We consider what is in the best interest of the University, rather than our local Colleges, Schools and Units, and align our decisions with the Vision and Mission of the University.
     
  7. We consider how our decisions and efforts add value to the University in ways that improve service internally and externally.