Students from a master's program in Substance Abuse and Clinical Counseling (SACC) at a midsize southeastern university were surveyed to determine personal characteristics and career goals. Sixty-two of the 68 students currently enrolled in the program volunteered to anonymously complete the questionnaire. The typical profile of the SACC student…

Provides advice to campus activities chairpersons, faculty advisers, and other student organizations on how to recruit volunteers to advance organizational goals. Focuses on determining organizational needs, attracting volunteer interest, job descriptions and applications, diversity, evaluation of volunteers, and continuing motivation. (MDM)

African American students are disciplined at rates that are disproportionately higher than Black students statistical representation in public schools. Coined as the discipline gap, racial and ethnic disparities are present in virtually every major school system across the United States. Because African American students seldom share the cultural…

When the product is education, enthusiastic college students make ideal salespeople. Student recruiters use various marketing strategies including helping with recruitment literature; hosting visitors; and telephoning, writing, or visiting interested students. Some sales techniques are described. (MLW)

Urban schools across the United States face a pervasive problem in their science and mathematics programs-a disproportionate number of the teachers in these classrooms are not certified, thus making them underqualified to teach these subject areas. Furthermore, urban schools deal with teacher shortages and attrition in these critical areas. The…

Provides information about academic careers in analytical chemistry, particularly at predominantly undergraduate institutions of higher education that specialize in education. Career benefits cited include flexibility, opportunities for research and professional involvement, and the atmosphere of a small college. (TW)