On Armistice Day 1932, the Southern University Bushmen football team left Baton Rouge and traveled to Monroe, Louisiana to play the Tigers of Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute for the first time. Normal was far younger than Southern. It was a two-year junior college in the northeast cotton town of Grambling, and its football team was…

The authors present a definition of long-range planning in higher education and discuss trends in the 1980s which will make such planning urgent for Alabama's postsecondary system. (SJL)

An on-going experiment in the classroom use of the Japanese quality circle concept of consensus and group management has been conducted for the past 2 years at the Ogontz Campus of Pennsylvania State University. Quality circles composed of the teacher and eight student volunteers meet weekly for 45 minutes, with each member informing three other…

The transfer rates of students in the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) are examined in the context of statewide and local transfer and enrollment rates. After introductory material citing the low transfer rate of California community college (CCC) students to California State Univeristy or University of California Schools (i.e., 2.6% of…

Explains how course and program articulation between community, technical, and junior colleges and state universities is an outgrowth of a commitment from both to provide quality education at a reasonable cost. (PCE)

The Board of Regents of the University and Community Colleges System of Nevada (UCCSN) annually meets with campus administrators to articulate a systemwide vision and provide strategic directions. The 11 strategic directions identified during the February 1994 meeting were: (1) enhance academic planning and integrate planning and budgeting efforts…

This report puts forth the position of the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University (CSU) regarding data needs for constructing California Community College (CCC) transfer rates, indicating that the CSU's preferred transfer rate would indicate the annual incidence of new transfers, convey efficiency across time, and, in…

A discussion is provided of the state and local components of the governance structure of the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY). First, a historical overview is presented of the legal foundations of the existing combination of SUNY and local community college governance, starting with the 1948 legislative actions that…

Policies on microcomputers are presented for four colleges. For Clemson University, purchasing computer hardware and software is addressed. Attention is directed to obtaining approval for purchasing hardware and the policy regarding connecting terminals and modems. Eight steps required for obtaining computers are listed, including those relevant…

Within the state of Illinois, the higher education structure includes many private institutions, a community college system, and four university systems. Since the early 1970s, efforts have been made at both institutional and state levels to improve articulation and transfer. Research conducted at Illinois State University (ISU) indicates that the…

The Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) meets annually with campus presidents, academic vice-presidents, faculty senate chairs, and the Chancellor and his staff to articulate a UCCSN vision and to provide a framework for common directions throughout the system. These strategic directions and objectives…

California Senate Bill (SB) 121 establishes that a strong transfer function is the responsibility of all three segments of higher education; the California Community Colleges (CCC), the University of California (UC), and the California State University (CSU), and that each segment must develop transfer agreement programs, discipline-based…

This report reviews and analyzes progress made by the California Community Colleges (CCCs), University of California (UC), and California State University (CSU) in improving transfer and articulation. After part 1 discusses the origins and purposes of the report, part 2 highlights events affecting transfer and articulation in California since…

The paper addresses California state funding of higher education in the context of an anticipated increase in enrollment in the near future. It traces the policies of funding the system from 1990 to 1995. Simultaneous studies in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota and New York provide data for comparative analysis. The paper examines factors influencing…

This discussion of the transfer function of California's community colleges focuses on the problems of obtaining reliable information, research findings on factors affecting transfer success, and ways of accurately assessing transfer rates. After affirming the importance of the transfer function of community colleges, the paper examines flaws and…