Alerts career counselors to thousands of co-op, intern, and summer job opportunities that Central Intelligence Agency and other federal agencies offer each year. Notes that challenge is in locating the right job for the student. Provides information on where to call for information about federal employment, pay scales for federal experiential…

Discusses advantages of using students in the admission office, including the enhancement of the pool of admission professionals for the future and the benefits to the admission office directly. Contends that paraprofessional programs help to bring both women and minorities into the field of admission and expose students to a number of varied…

Charts the labor force participation rates of students; out-of-school youth; White, Black, and Hispanic youth; recent high school graduates; and dropouts. (SK)

Hundreds of students have moved out of dormitories at the University of Calgary to make way for athletes participating in the Olympic Games. Other distractions and benefits are described. (MLW)

In 1982, the Boston Compact attempted to tackle student dropout employment problems. This paper reviews the process of this agreement made by local leaders, traces the creation of a communitywide plan to respond to Boston's school dropout problem, and summarizes Boston's Draft Dropout Prevention Reentry plan. (Author/LHW)

Maintains that colleges and universities can minimize their exposure to liability by defining the student-college relationship carefully and becoming more aware of agency law. Describes creation of the agency relationship, trends in case law when considering students, student employees, and student organizations as agents of a university, and ways…

Co-op programs alternate work and study in order to enhance the development of future professionals. Suggestions for writing proposals, working with managers and supervisors, drawing up administrative policies, and recruiting students are offered. The importance of the triadic partners (employer, student, and academic institution) working together…

This position paper addresses four general areas of concern relating to the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) and discusses specific proposals and related foreign policy implications. The areas of concern are as follows: (1) the role of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in EVP; (2) the relationship between the United States Information…

Alternative college financing arrangements for families unable to pay the entire college cost are increasing, including new forms of student employment, cooperative education, entrepreneurship, and new or little-used loan options. (MSE)

The gap between the rich and the poor is widening among college students. Colleges no longer serve as a force for upward mobility, but rather accentuate existing socioeconomic differences. Conservative student activists will be working on the presidential campaign; leftists will focus on campus issues. (MLW)

Describes a computerized job-matching program (MESA) that assists students and alumni in securing positions. Results indicate this system has introduced students to a large number of otherwise unconsidered career opportunities. (RC)

This interim report summarizes the progress and future directions of the Gender Equity Plans submitted by Washington State's public four-year universities and colleges, and its community college system. The report represents a monitoring of institutional and system efforts to address issues of gender equity affecting students in the areas…

Five institutions are considering whether the job requirements that they have are having any impact on students' feelings about public-service work and what form that impact takes. All five are private, liberal-arts colleges that require students to hold jobs in exchange for low, or no, tuition. (MLW)

The New Hampshire Vocational Program Evaluation System (VPES) is designed to: (1) provide program improvement information; (2) provide information on local program effectiveness to aid in designing improvements; and (3) aid in complying with 1976 federal vocational education legislation. The evaluation system is divided into two components:…

This report summarizes the gender equity self-studies and plans for all six of the public, four-year universities and colleges in the State of Washington, as well as from the 27-member community college system. The evaluation encompassed 10 major areas: (1) the adoption of a nondiscrimination statement; (2) compliance procedures; (3) academic…