2008

It's Happening . . . . . in Austin
Austin Hilton Airport, Austin, Texas
October 12, 2008 - October 15, 2008

The Texas BUC$ Annual Conference was held October 12 - 15th, 2008 in Austin at the Austin Airport Hotel.

Conference Evaluation Form

Session Evaluations Form

Sessions: 

PCI Compliance
TrustWave
10/13/2008 - 9:15am - 10:15amDelvalle
Student Loan Regulatory Update
Cindy Marrs, TG
10/13/2008 - 9:15am - 10:15amBallrooms A/B
Third Party Billing Panel10/13/2008 - 9:15am - 10:15amChennault
Bursars 101
Pat Woods, Southern Methodist University
10/13/2008 - 11:00am - 12:00pmDelvalle
NACUBO Benchmarking
Anne Gross, NACUBO
10/13/2008 - 11:00am - 12:00pmBallrooms A/B
Perkins
Lori Hartung, Todd, Brehmer & Lawson
10/13/2008 - 11:00am - 12:00pmChennault
FERPA Regulations
Carrie Donaldson, Southern Methodist University
10/13/2008 - 1:15pm - 2:15pmChennault
Lions and Tigers and Bears--Oh My!
Russell Kuhns, DCW, LLC
10/13/2008 - 1:15pm - 2:15pmDelvalle
Influencing Techniques for Office Professionals
Russell Kuhns, DCW, LLC
10/13/2008 - 2:45pm - 3:45pmDelvalle
Student Payments-Reporting and Taxing
Noel A. Sloan, JD, CPA, Texas Tech University
10/13/2008 - 2:45pm - 3:45pmChennault
Keeping your "I" on Change
Shawn Dumond, Training Manager, University of Texas Arlington
10/13/2008 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmChennault
E-Commerce Panel
Steve Sutton, Texas Tech University
Douglas Bergere, University of Texas at Arlington
10/13/2008 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmDelvalle
Student Accounts Collection Workshop10/13/2008 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmBallrooms A/B
Meet Generation NeXt
Mark Taylor, M.S.W., Ed.D.
10/14/2008 - 9:00am - 12:00pmBallrooms A/B
There may be no "I" in Team, but there is a "Me"
Dennis Hoebee, Manager of Information Security and Disaster Recovery, Texas Woman’s University
10/14/2008 - 1:15pm - 3:00pmBallrooms A/B
Fit to Lead
Dennis Hoebee, Manager of Information Security and Disaster Recovery, Texas Woman’s University
10/14/2008 - 3:30pm - 5:00pmChennault
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Update
Lois Hollis, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner of Business and Finance
Jane Caldwell, Director of Grants and Special Programs, THECB
10/14/2008 - 3:30pm - 5:00pmBallrooms A/B
Ethical Conflicts in Business
Bob Piwonka, Texas A&M University
10/14/2008 - 3:30pm - 5:00pmDelvalle
Financial Aid 101
Melet Leafgreen, Assistant Director, Loan Programs, Texas Christian University
10/15/2008 - 9:00am - 10:00amChennault
StrengthsQuest
Melissa Bryant, Director of New Student Programs, Southern Methodist University
10/15/2008 - 9:00am - 10:00amDelvalle
Texas Tomorrow Fund II
Linda Fernandez, Manager, Texas Tomorrow Funds & Kevin Deiters, Educational Opportunities and Investment Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
10/15/2008 - 9:00am - 10:00amBallrooms A/B
Bankruptcy 101: A Creditor's Perspective
Traci L. Cotton, J.D., Senior Attorney, The University of Texas System
10/15/2008 - 10:15am - 11:15amBallrooms A/B
Implementing your Strengths
Melissa Bryant, Director of New Student Programs, Southern Methodist University
10/15/2008 - 10:15am - 11:15amDelvalle
Title IV
Nikki Sosa, Assistant Director, Office of Student Financial Aid, Texas Tech University
10/15/2008 - 10:15am - 11:15amChennault
BoF* Community Colleges10/15/2008 - 11:15am - 12:00pmDelvalle
BoF* Private10/15/2008 - 11:15am - 12:00pmChennault
BoF* Public10/15/2008 - 11:15am - 12:00pmBallrooms A/B

Pictures: 
Austin Airport Hilton
Atrium
Staircase to Ballrooms
Exhibitors area being setup
Deveron, Cheryl and Wendy - Smiling at Registration
James from Nelnet
Dirk from TouchNet
David talking about Call Centers
Busy Exhibitors Area
Jeff & Rhiannon - Noteworthy Productions
Hokey Pokey
Elvis Dance Contest
Conga Line
Great Balls of Fire
Dr. Taylor
Dr. Taylor
Dr. Taylor
AttachmentSize
BUCS$ 2008 Flyer183.69 KB
BUCS$ 2008 Agenda207.94 KB
BUCS$ 2008 Presenters156.11 KB
BUC$ Skyline Flyer 2008135.28 KB

Great conference

What a wonderful conference you offer! I suggest others to attend your conference in the future.

Most Fun Meeting

BUC$ gets my 08 prize for "Most Fun Meeting" (and since meeting are more fun than schools, you also win the overall prize.)

TX BUCS = BIG SUCCESS!

I wanted to congratulate you on a tremendous conference! It was undoubtedly one of the best conferences I’ve been to. The board members were all great, the sessions were informative and the activities were fun. It was well worth the trip. Furthermore as a vendor, I felt the conference was structured well to direct traffic to our booths and the activities helped facilitate conversations. We left the event with several leads and look forward to participating again in the future. I was great meeting you and who knows we may end up working together after implementation. J

It was great meeting you, thank you and congratulations!

Ben

Benjamin Fromm
Relationship Manager
Higher One, Inc.

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <strike> <h1> <h2> <h3>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Each email address will be obfuscated in a human readble fashion or (if JavaScript is enabled) replaced with a spamproof clickable link.

More information about formatting options

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
  • Platinum Level Exhibitor
    Williams & Fudge - Accounts Receivable Management