The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…

The article describes the model and principles underlying the Consortium for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, a Washington-based coalition of national legislative lobbyists. (CL)

Describes the potential role a consortium of state universities can play in support of charter schools. (PKP)

Describes how many college libraries are joining consortia as an economical way to expand their offerings, but that the groups face new competitive pressures. (EV)

The San Francisco Hotels Partnership is a consortium of hotel operators and unions that addresses skill-development needs in the hospitality industry. Participating workers were very satisfied with the opportunity to learn communication, problem solving, and teamwork skills. (SK)

Discussion of XML (extensible markup language) and the traditional DTD (document type definition) format focuses on efforts of the World Wide Web Consortium's XML schema working group to develop a schema language to replace DTD that will be capable of defining the set of constraints of any possible data resource. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)

Inspired by the 1980s interest in graphic design history, an initially productive, but difficult to sustain, collaboration among three American universities from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, is the subject of this case study. The ideas behind a much-needed archival consortium, its organization and its difficulties in sustaining collaboration…

Formed in 1996, Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced network consortium led by the U.S. research and higher education community. Its goals are to provide leading-edge network capabilities and to facilitate the development, deployment, and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Starting with 34 universities, Internet2 has grown to more than…

Following a landmark organisational change event within the University of Western Sydney, when the university ceased operating as a federation of four distinct, inter-related elements and merged to become a single entity, four foundation College Managers made a strategic decision to form an alliance. This alliance significantly enhanced the…

The Apple University Consortium (AUC), which consists of 24 major American universities, expects to make homes for 50,000 Macintosh computers on its campuses by the end of 1984. Highlights of the arrangement and list of participating universities are provided. (JN)

Three programs for gifted students are described: a 2-week publication arts project; a summer science enrichment program; and a consortium. Note: Article includes: "Risks and Results: A Summer Program on Publication Arts" (Neil Daniel); "Summer Science Program at Appalachian State University" (John Tashner, Richard Stahl, and Debby Carr);…

Explores some of the applications of the electronic book (e-book) in the modern library. Discusses computing advances that have made electronic book technology viable for publishers and libraries; making products usable in a library environment; and library networks and consortia that share e-book subscriptions. (Author/LRW)

Describes the SUNY Colleges in the North Country Consortium, which comprises nine higher education institutions committed to working collaboratively and in concert with an Army Education Center at Fort Drum. The consortium provides educational services to active-duty military and their spouses. (EV)

Discusses how joint buying through consortial arrangements has had a dramatic impact on the purchasing power of higher education institutions, with cooperative agreements leading to significant savings for the member institutions. (EV)

Presents case study of what actually resulted from talk among a group of career service professionals whose discussions focused on the needs of Master's of Business Administration (M.B.A.) students in a changing economy. Describes New York State M.B.A. Consortium, designed to help graduates move into the job market. (Author/NB)