Bursar

Bursar

A Bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a school or university. According to the bursar's website at San Jose State University, “Bursar is a term unique to higher education and means a Business Officer, or Custodian of University Funds. Our office is responsible for the billing and collection of cc tuition, fees, campus housing and other university related charges." [http://www.sjsu.edu/bursar/]

Bursa is a Latin term meaning "purse". Billing of student tuition accounts are the responsibility of the Office of the Bursar. This involves sending bills and making payment plans with the ultimate goal of getting the student accounts paid off. Bursars are not involved in the financial aid process.

Famous bursars have included:
*The Rev. Prof. Norman Walker Porteous
*French MEP Bernadette Vergnaud
*Codebreaker Derek Taunt
*Footballer Billy Liddell

In Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels there is a fictional character called "The Bursar". This character, like the other faculty members of Pratchett's Unseen University, is almost always referred to by his job title.

The Bursar Statement is also known as a tuition bill or a student account bill.


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  • bursar — bur‧sar [ˈbɜːsə ǁ ˈbɜːrsər] noun [countable] 1. JOBS FINANCE ACCOUNTING someone whose job is to deal with the accounts and finances of a college or university 2. a college or university student in Scotland who receives a bursary * * * bursar UK… …   Financial and business terms

  • Bursar — Bur sar, n. [LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See {Burse}, and cf. {Purser}.] 1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery. [1913 Webster] 2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bursar — index comptroller Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bursar — (n.) treasurer of a college, 1580s, from Anglo L. burser treasurer (13c.), from M.L. bursarius purse bearer, from bursa (see PURSE (Cf. purse)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • bursar — ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school. 2) Scottish a student holding a bursary. ORIGIN Latin bursarius, from bursa bag, purse …   English terms dictionary

  • bursar — [bʉr′sər] n. [ML bursarius, treasurer < bursa: see PURSE] 1. a treasurer, as of a college or similar institution 2. in Scotland, a university student who has a scholarship …   English World dictionary

  • bursar — UK [ˈbɜː(r)sə(r)] / US [ˈbɜrsər] noun [countable] Word forms bursar : singular bursar plural bursars someone who is in charge of financial matters in a school or college …   English dictionary

  • bursar — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)sə(r)[/t]] bursars N COUNT The bursar of a school or college is the person who is in charge of its finance or general administration. Syn: treasurer …   English dictionary

  • bursar —   n. college or school treasurer; holder of bursary.    ♦ bursarial, a.    ♦ bursary, n. office of bursar; scholarship at school or university …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • bursar — noun Etymology: Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French burser, from Medieval Latin bursarius, from bursa Date: 13th century an officer (as of a monastery or college) in charge of funds ; treasurer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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