Higher education is becoming a voluntary self scheduled activity, pursued by individuals from all social strata throughout their lives. Argues that increase in continuing education will accelerate the erosion of the ivory tower university. Reports on a workshop concerned with new approaches to planning for the adult student in higher education.…

Summarizes a study made to determine the causes of the escalating university-community tension across the nation. The study focused on campus form (the layout of campus buildings, the spatial distribution of campus activities, and the corresponding form of the surrounding community) as a factor in university-community tension. (Author/DN)

Discusses why all institutions of higher education should take e-learning seriously. E-learning, in this discussion, refers to all sorts of electronic delivery systems for education. Outlines strategies for ensuring that e-learning is effective. (SLD)

Presents a management model for pricing and enrollment planning that yields optimal pricing decisions relative to student fees and average scholarship, the institution's financial ability to support students, and an average cost-pricing rule. (SLD)

Four factors--the perceived needs of the faculty, the perceived needs of the market, the competition among institutions, and the competition within institutions--represent the major forces behind the development of new academic programs. Two case studies in Missouri and New England are described. (MLW)

The 23rd annual meeting of the Society for College and University Planning is summarized. It focuses on the conference's theme of global planning, defined as the use of divergent plans and strategies for an increasingly divergent group of participants with divergent goals and backgrounds. (MSE)

The trend of tuition increases is excessive in terms of both economic standards and the special mission and characteristics of higher education. It is clouding the current state of higher education. Although there are sound reasons for tuition increases, the current approach to setting tuition should be altered and moderated. (MSE)

There are a number of reasonable explanations why the growth of college costs exceeds that in other economic sectors. How higher education has avoided market and/or legislative discipline is unclear, but the growth in debt cannot continue, and colleges and universities will be called on for efficiency and productivity. (MSE)

Discussion of laboratory cabinets and desk systems looks at considerations of cost, flexibility, utility, serviceability, storage capacity, future availability of compatible components, and safety or other legal compliance issues. Four system types (standard floor-mounted, C-frame, end rigger-leg frame suspended, unistrut) are described, and…

College buildings, interiors, furniture, spaces, landscaping, and equipment express what the college stands for, what it cares most about, and how it views the intellectual and aesthetic enterprise. Well-designed and well-built physical facilities, especially those that are distinctive, should be a more recognized force in any college's enrollment…

A survey of 469 colleges and universities assessed the degree to which colleges and universities have adopted total quality management (TQM) or continuous quality improvement (CQI) techniques. Results suggest use of TQM/CQI is lower than predicted, at about 13% of institutions. Variations in extent of use of the approach are discussed. (MSE)

This report presents a look at the present state of simulation/gaming in higher education, two briefs on successful uses of simulation games, and some "street corner" suggestions on how to introduce them into an institution. (Author)

Administrators want a set of "peer" institutions for planning, resource allocation, and performance measurement purposes. The methodologies developed and used by NCHEMS and by the State of Kansas for selecting peer institutions are compared and contrasted. Criteria for comparison are appended. (MLW)

Rutgers University's process of devising a financial strategy to enhance its academic distinction, begun in 1980, resulted in a statement that is much like other institutions' mission statements but has been taken more seriously than many and is bearing fruit. (MSE)

Many administrators are planning and implementing systematic marketing strategies designed to attract, matriculate, and graduate students. Most administrators prefer to shape a direction according to their institution's needs rather than to take a reactive position. A marketing action plan is provided. (MLW)