Papers from special seminars and the 1984 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) are presented. Issues pertaining to sponsorship of a college or university, and specifically sponsorship by a religious body, are addressed in seven articles. Considerations that may be common to all types of institutional models are addressed, and some examples are provided of specific choices that have been made by one or more of the colleges/universities and their sponsoring religious bodies. Additionally, questions of Catholic identity are addressed in three papers from the 1984 ACCU Annual Meeting. Titles and authors are as follows: "The Board's Role in Maintaining Institutional Identity" (Thomas J. Savage); "Sponsorship as Partnership" (Alice Gallin);"The Colleges Sponsored by a Diocese" (John F. Murphy); "Higher Education's Contribution to the Religious Life" (Patrick Ellis); "Mission and Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Sponsored Institutions) (Genevieve Schillo); "Sponsor/Partnership of Catholic Higher Education: The President as Middleman" (Edward L. Henry); "Evaluating Presidential Leadership: A Case Study in Redefining Sponsorship" (Martin J. Stamm); "Our Zeal for Excellence: Have We Made a Hospitable Home?" (James Hennesey); "The Hesburgh Award: A Response" (John Tracy Ellis);" and "Homily" (Timothy S. Healy). (SW)