Business Affairs Professional Development Library

Purpose:  To assist in the professional development of Prairie View A&M University Business Affairs’ staff members.

Who can borrow materials from this library?

All Business Affairs' staff members.

How do I check out materials?

Come to Suite 116 in the A.I. Thomas Building to sign the check-out sheet and to obtain the materials.

How long can I retain the materials?

Items can be checked out for one month with renewals for additional month if no one else has expressed an interest in them.
Limit: One item at a time.

Professional Development Materials

1. America and the New Global Economy, Taught by: Professor Timothy Taylor (CD)
2. An Analyst’s Guide to Government Financial Statements, Dean Michael Mead (Book)
3. Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning, 2nd Edition, Taught by: Professor David Zarefsky (CD)
4. Assessing the Impact of the Spellings Commission: The Message, the Messenger, and the Dynamics of Change in Higher Education, Brend D. Ruben, Ph.D., Laurie Lewis, Ph.D., Louise Sandmeyer, M.A. with Travis Russ, Ph.D., Stacy Smulowithz, M.A., Kate Immordino, Ph.D. (Book)
5. Budgeting, Nils H. Rasmussen, Christopher J. Eichorn (Book)
6. Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft, Taught by: Professor Brooks Landon (CD)
7. The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A Guide for Colleges and Universities, Andrea Putman & Michael Phillips (Book)
8. Become a Better You, Joel Osteen (CD)
9. Collaborative Strategic Planning in Higher Education, Patrick Sanagham NACUBO (Book)
10. College & University Budgeting: An Introduction for Faculty and Academic Administrators, Larry Goldstein (Book)
11. College University Budgeting, 2nd Edition NACUBO (Book)
12. Discovering the Soul of Service, Leonard L. Berry (Book)
13. Economics, 3rd Edition, Taught by: Professor Timothy Taylor (CD)
14. Education for Judgment, Christensen Garvin Sweet (Book)
15. Educational Policy and The Law, Yudof, Kirp, Levin, Moran (Book)
16. Effective Compliance System, David B Crawford, Charles G. Chaffin, Scott Scarborough (Book)
17. The Effective Executive, Peter F. Drucker (Book)
18. The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White (Book)
19. Empowering Yourself, Harvey J. Coleman (Book)
20. Essentials of College and University Accounting: A Reference Companion to NACUBO’s Online Self-Study Course  (Book)
21. Essentials of Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations, 5th Edition John H. Engstrom, Leon E. Hay (Book)
22. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan (CD)
23. The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, Mark Sanborn (CD)
24. First Things First, Stephen R. Covey (Book)
25. Financial Planning Toolbox - A Companion to The Small Collegue Guide to Financial Health: Beating the Odds, Michael K. Townsley, Ph. D. (CD)
26. The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, Patrick Lencioni (Book)
27. Getting Past No: Negotiating Your Way From Confrontation To Cooperation, William Ury (Book)
28. Getting To Yes Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher and William Ury
29. Global Marketing for the Digital Age, Bill Bishop (Book)
30. Good To Great, Jim Collins (CD)
31. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America, Thomas L. Friedman, Read by Oliver Wyman (CD)
32. How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Michael J. Galb (Book)
33. The Language of Success, Tom Sant (Book)
34. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Unabridge CD)
35. Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals, Jeff Cannon (CD)
36. Management Control in Nonprofit Organizations, Sixth Edition, Anthony Young (Book)
37. Managing and Collecting Student Accounts and Loans, David  R. Glezerman & Dannis DeSantis (Book)
38. Managing The Non-Profit Organization, Peter F. Drucker (Book)
39. Meaning from Data: Statistics Made Clear, Taught by: Professor Michael Starbird (DVD)
40. Measuring Institutional Performance in Higher Education, Edited by William F. Massy and Joel W. Meyerson (Book)
41. On Becoming a Productive University, Edited by James E. Groccia and Judith E. Miller (Book)
42. Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education, Edited by Peter Hernon and Robert E. Dugan (Book)
43. The Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell (CD)
44. Presentation and Analysis of Financial Management Information, 2nd Edition, Lay Kenton (Book)
45. Protecting your Company’s Intellectual Property, Deborah E. Bouchoux (Book)
46. Questions of Value, Taught by: Professor Patrick Grim (CD)
47. Ratio Analysis in Higher Education, Prager, McCarthy and Seally, LLC (Book)
48. The Quiet Crisis, Peter Smith (Book)
49. The 7 Great Truths About Successful Women, Marion Luna Brem (Book)
50. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey (Book)
51. 67 Presentation Secrets to Won Any Audience, Dianne Booher (Book)
52. The Seven-Step Path to Becoming Truly Organized, Marilyn Paul, Ph.D. (Book)
53. Stepping Forward As Stewards of Place, AASCU (Book)
54. The Small College Guide to Financial Health: Beating the Odds, Michael K. Townsley, Ph.D, (Book)
55. The Snowball: Warren Bufett and the Business of Life , Alice Schroeder, Read by Richard McGonagle (CD)
56. Strategic Financial Analysis for Higher Education, Sixth Edition (Book)
57. Strategic Financial Challenges for Higher Education: How to Achieve Quality, Accountability, and Innovation, Lucie Lapovsky, Donna Klinger Editors (Book)
58. Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Guide for Leader-Member, Sherrie A. Tromp and Brent D. Ruben (Book)
59. Student-Centered Financial Services: Innovations That Succeed, Edited by Nancy Sinsabaugh (Book)
60. Tough Choices  A Memoir, Carly Fiorina (CD)
61. Treasure Hunt, Michael J. Silverstein & John Butman (CD)
62. The Unnatural Act of Management, Everett T. Suters (Book)
63. The Unthinkable, Amanda Ripley (Book)
64. Walk the Walk…And Get the Results You Want, Eric Harvey and Al Lucia (Book)
65. What Are the Chances? Probability Made Clear, Taught by: Professor Michael Starbird (DVD)
66. What Leaders Need to Know and Do: A Leadership Competencies Scorecard, Bren D. Ruben, Ph.D. (Book)
67. Win-Win Negotiations, Baker Communications (CD)
68. Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?, Louis V. Gerstner (Author) and Edward Herrmann (Reader) (CD)
69. The World is Flat, A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, Thomas L. Friedman, Read by Oliver Wyman (CD)