Business Office name change

June 21, 2013

Cornerstone

The Business Office will become the Office of the Bursar on July 1, and includes a merger with PolarExpress and Parking Services. Students can take care of tuition and fee payment, purchase a parking decal and get a PolarExpress card at either location —115 Signers' Hall or in the auxiliary office at 116 Eielson. Download the location map pdf.

According to Merriam-Webster online, a bursar is an officer of a college in charge of funds: a treasurer. The word is derived from bursa, Latin for purse.