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Case Study of Reinvention: College of Charleston
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Brown, Alice W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
Colleges survive sometimes because they are able to merge with another institution (a for-profit company, another private college, a state university). The change at the College of Charleston was shaped in the 1970s, when the college did not "merge" with a state institution--it "became" a state institution, which grew.. and…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Private Colleges, Autobiographies, College Presidents
Sources and Resources for Planning in the Small College: An Annotated Bibliography.
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Love, A. Richardson, Jr. – Planning for Higher Education, 1983
A bibliography intended to provide resources to those involved in planning on the small college campus is provided. Sources and types of information available include case studies, theoretical models, application and evaluation strategies, research reports, technical guides, and philosophical speculations. (MLW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, College Planning, Evaluation Methods
MBO and Planning in the Small College: Personnel, Programs and Budgeting.
Corts, Paul R.; Prince, John R., Jr. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
In a small college, application of management by objectives concepts for planning and management have been used in three areas: personnel, programs, and budget. Interrelationships of these areas are discussed. Procedures are explained and results are illustrated so that these concepts can be used in other circumstances. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, College Administration
Applying Change and Organizational Theories in a Library Reorganization.
Hughes, Joy R. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
A small, private, liberal arts college whose library had been found unsatisfactory during accreditation transformed the library by placing it in the same reporting structure as academic and administrative computing and telecommunications. Application of strategic planning and organizational theory smoothed the transition by modifying central…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Planning, Higher Education
Future Uncertain: A Tenure Case Study (With a Suggested Analysis) of a Small Private College.
Habecker, Eugene B. – 1980
Issues related to reevaluation of tenure at "Exeter College," a fictitious small, private college, are examined. Based on analysis of financial resources, students and faculty ratios, and systematic effects of tenure at Exeter, a mandate for tenure reevaluation was established. The following areas were reviewed: the relationship between tenure and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Change Strategies
A Study of Selected Developing Colleges and Universities. Case Study I: Doane College, Crete, Nebraska.
St. John, Edward P. – 1977
As part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Program of Title III of the Higher Education Act, a case study of Doane College is reported. Doane is a small liberal arts college that has experienced changes in demography and in mission. Doane's state-of-development is reviewed. Its historical development…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Career Education, Case Studies, College Administration
Case Study: How a Commitment to Technology Advanced Our Strategic Plan. AGB Occasional Paper No. 32.
Detweiler, Richard A. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration