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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2022
The "Code of Virginia" vests the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) with the responsibility to develop a statewide strategic plan that reflects statutory goals for higher education in the Commonwealth, identifies a coordinated approach to such state and regional goals, and emphasizes the future needs for higher…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Educational Trends, Goal Orientation
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Eddy, Pamela L.; Barber, James P.; Holly, Neal; Brush, Kim; Bohon, Leslie; Green, Madeleine F. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
In the March-April 2013 issue of "Change," Patti McGill Peterson and Robin Matross Helms described the disheartening status of internationalization on American college campuses. Despite internationalization being touted as a strategic goal in higher education, over the past 15 years little has changed at most colleges. Student learning…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, International Education, International Cooperation
Scully, Maura King – CURRENTS, 2011
Realists recognize reorganizations for what they are: opportunities to do things better--to change business as usual to reflect best practices, new tools and technologies, and current challenges in the marketplace. At educational institutions, perhaps no area is as sensitive to those shifts as communications and marketing offices. The advances in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology
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Hollins, Thomas N., Jr. – Inquiry, 2009
Perhaps one of the most underemphasized strategies for achieving student success within the community college is the development and implementation of an intentional, comprehensive approach to orienting new students to the college environment. Orientation can be considered as any effort by an institution to help students make a successful…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Orientation, Adjustment (to Environment), College Environment
Eramo, Nicole P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819 to become a training ground for the leaders of a new republic. The institution has changed a great deal since its founding, but principles connected to "Mr. Jefferson's" legacy abound. One such ideal is student self-governance. Described in institutional literature as a core…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Higher Education, Governance, Program Effectiveness
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DuBois, Glenn – New Directions for Higher Education, 2006
The chancellor of a state's community college system works with the college presidents to establish accountability for a common set of goals.
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Governing Boards, College Presidents, Accountability
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Blake, Peter A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2006
The Commonwealth of Virginia overcame an environment of each institution for itself to craft an accountability process oriented around state needs.
Descriptors: Accountability, Money Management, Educational Change, Educational History
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Code of Conduct: Air Force Academy Adopts Changes in Response to 2003 Sexual Assault Scandal (Kathy Witkowsky); (2) Political Football: Partisan Politics Could Determine…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Behavior, Standards, School Orientation