In this article, the author discusses his researched framework that has been used in government organizations, the military (including international militaries), large corporations around the globe, and educational institutions such as the Sonora Institute for Technology in Sonora, Mexico. This framework is termed an "Ideal Vision" that expresses…

Mistakes were made during the 1960s as planning became a continuing responsibility of colleges and universities, but the lessons learned then can help higher education prepare for the 1980s. (Editor)

Recommendations by the recent task force of the Education Commission of the States on statewide coordination include six items of advice for the organization and conduct of coordinated planning. (Editor)

California's vast Central Valley has been called "the Appalachia of California" and "the Other California." Long neglected as either irrelevant or hopeless, the Central Valley has become the focus of government and private philanthropists who understand the growing importance of this region to the state and the nation. The…

Planning for the ongoing support and maintenance that accompany implementation of new enterprise resource planning systems may be more essential to realizing benefit from a technology investment than choosing the product with the most features. (Contains 1 table.)

Changes in the balance of power over higher education require increased leadership by state coordinating boards and their directors. (Editor)

In the current environment, presidents and chancellors can expect to have their institutions under nearly continuous scrutiny from regional accrediting bodies. The number of reports, the expected details of outcomes measures, and the level of ongoing interaction between the institution and the regional association will continue to increase. In…

Describes the development of a mission statement for the biology department at Morehouse College, and discusses how mission statements at the departmental level can frame strategic planning and assessment efforts, build community, and focus teaching and research activities. (EV)

The project of building the tenth University of California (UC) campus--UC Merced--was a lightning rod for all the various pushes and pulls in California society between 1983 and 2005. In fact, the author suggests, the project provides a clear window into California during this period. In this chapter, she describes the political and economic…

Implementing an enterprise resource planning system is a complex undertaking. Careful planning, management, communication, and staffing can make the difference between a successful and unsuccessful implementation. (Contains 3 tables.)

The president is the institution's chief strategist and planner, but the distinction between bureaucratic and entrepreneurial planning is crucial. The bureaucrat assumes change can be kept at the periphery of the enterprise and will not affect core purposes, while the entrepreneur assumes that change is part of the enterprise itself. (Author/MSE)

American regional accreditation serves two basic functions: quality assurance and quality improvement. Through its public function of quality assurance, accreditation signals to prospective students, parents, employers, and others that the institution meets fundamental standards of quality. Through its private function of quality improvement,…

The recently identified Illinois state standards associated with the newly designated technology specialist (TS) endorsement required graduate faculty to explore the issues associated with addressing those standards and ensuring curriculum alignment. Endorsement standards require a balance between knowledge and skills that can be used as a…

Discusses the conflict between the control or coordinating agencies of state government and the individual colleges and universities that are subject to their ministrations. (Author)

The former director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia advocates leadership by a coordinating board squarely in the middle between legislature and institutions. (Editor)