An excerpt from "Corporate and Campus Cooperation: An Action Agenda" (a report from the Business-Higher Education Forum) explains some methods for strengthening the link between the business and education communities. (Author/MLW)

Corporate/college relations is a new activity for the business community, growing partly out of concern over the widespread ignorance and hostility among faculty and students. Business and education share common problems--inflation, government regulation, pressure from women and minorities, and tenure--and cooperative programs result in mutual…

Foothill College's conviction that partnerships with local corporations are critical to college viability has led to nearly $3 million in donations from business to the college's educational programs. Foothill's partnership with Tandem Computers Inc. is described. (MLW)

Budget pressures, tightening labor markets, and increasing public interest should prompt colleges and universities to review their wage and salary programs. Many administrators have never been exposed to practices other than those common to higher education, and trustees with corporate experience may provide some insight. (Author/MSE)

An effective technique of increasing corporate giving is the organization of "Percent Clubs," as pioneered by the Dayton Hudson corporation of Minneapolis. The goal is to increase total corporate giving from 1.8 percent of GNP to at least 2 percent with the ultimate goal 5 percent. (MLW)

The conception and development of a plan to lease community college property for oil drilling is described, emphasizing the governing board's role in the process. The risks, uncertainties, relationships with local fuel companies, and positive public perception are discussed. (MSE)

A cooperative experiment between the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and the Soviet Union's Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology involves establishment of an international board of trustees. The board will seek funding from multiple sources, involve the surrounding community in its planning, and strengthen the…

A cooperative program among Delaware's public educators, local governments, businesses, labor unions, and community organizations helps to identify available jobs and place qualified high school graduates in them, in a highly successful attempt to reduce youth unemployment. (MSE)