A study was done of student and faculty attitudes to cheating at two New York City metropolitan area universities, one private and one public. The study population consisted of 404 students and 120 professors. All subjects responded to the Attitude Toward Cheating scale. This scale consists of 34 statements relating to various forms of academic…

The traditional American concept of the college campus has been that of rolling campuses in the midwest and vine-covered buildings of the Ivy League. Yet the urban campus educates now more than one half of all college students. In design, the urban campus as a whole, and the union in particular, have followed the examples of their rural…

This study examined differences in ratings between students in a metropolitan university system and traditional university freshmen on a set of factors that influence college choice. Data in regard to factors influencing college choice was collected from a sample of 1,795 University of South Florida (USF) freshmen and 1,108 USF students at various…

Two assessment activities have been particularly useful at one urban university with an innovative general education curriculum: the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the use of rubrics to score student portfolios. This study analyzed NSSE data in relation to the portfolio scores on four general education learning goals in an…

The University of Akron, a major urban university, has experienced unusually high attrition rates for students enrolled in the two largest colleges. The university has attempted to meet this problem by committee recommendations and questionnaire/demographic data gathering and analysis, which has resulted in some success. (Author/RC)

Purpose: To identify some of the barriers to mobilizing students of higher education in sustainable initiatives, in order to enhance project success on campuses. Design/methodology/approach: Uses a case study of a model green building retrofit on the College of Charleston campus in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Several constraints already…

Little research has discussed how writing center tutors can help postsecondary students develop skill in reading. Via individual interviews, this investigator collected data from eleven writing center tutors at a large urban public university. Analysis of this data suggests that while nearly all of the tutors lacked specific knowledge of how…

Students (n=424) who transferred to a large public urban university in fall 1989 were surveyed at the time of their matriculation and 131 students were surveyed again in March 1993 to discover their perceptions of 12 institutional characteristics. Characteristics included quality of academic programs, variety of courses and programs, faculty…

Conceptualizes the scope and highlights the focus and mission of the metropolitan university in its relationship to and impact upon the urban community. Sketches the historical roots of the university in early U.S. history and since World War II. Defines the metropolitan university, describes its characteristics, and offers student profiles. (RJM)

The mission embraced by urban universities creates an environment for intellectual inquiry and purposeful societal action equal or superior to the notion of "collegiate ideal." They have expanded the concept of place, encompassing society in general and the urban community in particular, by maintaining a commitment to educating urban populations…

Investigated student attendance/transfer patterns and effects on student achievement at an urban university and three community colleges. Examination of student records (n=504) found 80 percent of students fell within six attendance patterns. On average, 80 percent of transfer credits were accepted by the university. Patterns in grade point…

A tutoring and advisement model designed to enhance the academic achievement and retention of academically underprepared college students is described, along with results of assessing student outreach efforts, participation of students in services, and outcomes. A special objective of the program was to assist black college students. A total of…

Stone Soup Partnership is a collaboration between California State University at Fresno and its surrounding community to address serious problems in a high-crime, impoverished apartment complex near the university. The program involves students in service learning for university credit, and has expanded from a single summer youth program to a…

Investigates the nature of Black-White relations on the Stanford (California) University campus by interviewing 54 undergraduates (20 Whites, 24 Blacks, and 10 others) and analyzing questionnaire responses of half the senior class (n=862) in 1988-89. Although overt racism is considered rare, the existence of subtle racism with associated tensions…