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Scott, Robert A. – 1991
This report examines the problem of strained relations between State universities and the State government and addresses why this condition might exist for many schools of higher education. It suggests that the proper role of the campus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in improving state relations, and in all other institutional relations, is as…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, College Presidents
Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1986
Ways to improve campus management using new technology are discussed in the proceedings of the 1986 annual meeting of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Things Are Going to Get Different" (Lou Volpe); "You Look Mah-velous! Perception Is Fact"…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Building Operation, Campus Planning, College Administration
Download full textOhio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1987
The conferences reported in this document represent two phases of a process that has resulted in an array of programs to strengthen publicly assisted higher education in the state of Ohio. The following conference papers are provided: "A State Perspective on Excellence (and What Is Excellence?)" (Paul J. Olscamp); "The Role of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration
Shaw, Ruth G. – 1989
The turn of the century will signal a profound change in the composition and character of the leadership of community colleges. Future leaders will have in common with their peers in the private sector a global perspective and a mastery of technology seldom seen in today's leaders. More of them will be women, minorities, and immigrants. Beyond…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Affirmative Action, College Administration
Vaughan, George B. – 1986
Drawing from interviews and survey data related to career and lifestyles, leadership, and spouses, this book explores the community college presidency. Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the characteristics and roles of those currently occupying the position. The socioeconomic and family backgrounds of today's community college presidents are…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility
Fowler, Philip, Jr. – 1981
The consultation model is applied to institutions of higher education in an approach that involves staff and/or faculty in administrative policies and decisions and that will promote innovative educational programs and generate productive working relationships among colleagues. It is suggested that in applying organizational development (OD) in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Administration, Consultants
Napora, Jancye J. – 1982
The planning process at a major public university over a 10-year period is examined. Planning is conceptualized as a political process, and attention is directed to comprehensive, institutional academic planning. The institution undertook three distinct planning efforts, and each of the three chronological periods was distinct in approach,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, College Administration
Seagren, Alan T.; And Others – 1980
Organizational matters and strategies useful in developing more effective collegiate summer sessions are discussed, and examples of some productive strategies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are reported. Four elements of organizational structure in higher education considered are organizational environment, mission and goals, governance…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Change Strategies
Wattenbarger, James L. – 1976
College developmental officers must be professional educators who work within an administrative team along with the president, dean of instruction, the student development officer, and the college business officer. While the members of this team should understand the principles of management, they must also appreciate the institution's collegiate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, College Planning
MCGRATH, EARL J. – 1967
THIS PAPER RECORDS THE EXPERIENCE OF SOME EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, REVIEWS THEIR OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, AND DISCUSSES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT FOR INNOVATION. THE TIME OF THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT AS AN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATOR HAS PASSED AS A RESULT OF THREE MAJOR FACTORS DIFFERENTIATING PRESENT ACADEMIC CONDITIONS…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change Agents, College Administration
Nason, John W. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1980
Responsibilities of trustees that are common to all types of colleges and universities are examined. The following areas are addressed: (1) appointing the president, (2) supporting the president, (3) assessing the president's performance, (4) clarifying the institution's mission, (5) approving long-range plans, (6) approving the educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
Cowley, W. H. – 1960
At his inauguration people hail every neophyte college president as the institution's new leader and ring the changes of the importance of leadership. Some, however, never become leaders because of a fact not often emphasized: they cannot successfully handle the conflicts that inevitably come to their offices. Among the conflicts that every…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, Conflict
Carpenter, William B.; And Others – 1973
Because today's college administrators must find an acceptable balance between educational desirability, economic feasibility, political expediency, social relevancy, and philosophical defensibility, many have turned to Management by Objectives (MBO), which coordinates management activities with institutional goals. MBO is concerned with the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The departure of the University of North Carolina's able and powerful president, William P. Friday, has prompted much debate about the structure and governance of the university system and its relationship to the state legislature. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Budgeting, College Administration, College Presidents
Peer reviewedAvi-Itzhak, Tamar E. – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
A study of the self-perceived leadership behavior and fulfillment of managerial responsibilities of department chairpersons in six Israeli universities found differences between first-time and experienced administrators in the kinds of tasks they were most likely to fulfill (technical vs. conceptual). (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, College Administration, Department Heads
