Scott Burrus
President @United States University
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WORK HISTORY
President @United States University
Provide overall strategic direction to the university staff and faculty to achieve forecasted results while maintaining the highest level of compliance with the standards of the Department of Education and adherence with expectations of a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Work within the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Guide academic development and maintenance of competitive programs. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the University.In the first year as President, outperformed the FY 25 budget exceeding revenue by 18% largely due to organizational efficiency, exceeding enrollment projections, achieving over a 30% conversion rate, and implementing innovations relative to reducing the inactive student population along with improved retention. This resulted in delivering $28.6 million in revenue,$8.6 million in net income on a budget of 4.1 million, and approximately a 30% margin.
EDUCATION
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History of Art and Architechture and Psychology
Golden Gate University
Master of Arts (MA), Applied Psychology
Northcentral University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology
SKILLS
ABOUT SCOTT BURRUS
I am passionate about higher education! My personality and leadership style is to be direct, results-oriented, firm, outgoing, enthusiastic, and optimistic. I know that results come from genuine relationship and collaboration with all institutional constituents and I am committed to forming and nurturing these relationships. Others see me as an empowering leader who helps each individual fulfill his or her best potential to meet strategic goals. My skill set is to assess and evaluate a situation, build on existing structures, develop a plan to implement innovations and improvements, implement those improvements and create a foundation for future success. In all my roles, I exceed instructional goals to achieve excellence and inspire others to higher levels of achievement. Ultimately, I have found the core strength of my leadership success is based on my proven ability to be both academically and operationally focused, being able to partner with academics and facilitate academic quality improvement. I am dedicated to building a quality team committed to creating great partnerships that matter to students, alumni, faculty, the local community, and to higher education as a whole.
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