State and federal funding challenges (e.g. Title III, USDA)

The changing role of technology in higher education (e.g. online education, classrooms of the present)

The rapidly aging composition of our personnel

Heightened pressure for salary equity and market demands

Issues of staff workload versus the quality of the student experience

Securing philanthropic gifts and program grants

Research funding and scholarly productivity

Increasing demands for external accountability and record keeping

Increasing importance for seamless and omnibus communication