As education becomes more and more specialized, the need for diversity within academic programs becomes greater. The solution to this uniformity, especially in the United States, has been that of the formation of consortia or other cooperative agreements between and among different colleges and universities. The province of Ontario, Canada, has…

Interinstitutional cooperation is becoming more and more evident today as colleges and universities seek new ways to expand facilities, offer innovation, and strengthen departments. In this booklet, 91 different types of cooperative arrangements have been selected from different disciplinary areas to illustrate the kinds of progress that can be…

This document presents an evaluation report of the New England Regional Student Program, a program that is a unique effort on the part of the 6 New England states to expand opportunities in postsecondary education for citizens of the region, and to use all regional, postsecondary instructional facilities in the most economic manner. In the major…

Interinstitutional cooperation is becoming more and more evident today as colleges and universities seek new ways to expand facilities, offer innovation, and strengthen departments. In this booklet, 91 different types of cooperative arrangements have been selected from different disciplinary areas to illustrate the kinds of progress that can be…

This final self-study report of the College Center of the Finger Lakes (CCFL) represents 8 months of investigation in which over 500 faculty members, administrative officers and students from the 9 member colleges participated. The objectives of the study were to (1) identify the collective resources of the 9 member colleges and universities; (2)…

This directory includes 115 cooperative arrangements involving 1,398 members. It is designed as a tool that can be used to promote cooperation and association and to assist research. Included in this directory are a list of consortia, program information, consortium directors, and location of consortium members. The cooperative arrangements cited…

Examines the intricacies of consortia, how they work, and how they can work. (HS)

This report discusses collaboration and cooperation in the field of education, describing them as distinctly different operational processes between either individuals or organizations, with each mode requiring different kinds of input and each yielding different sorts of returns. Based on these premises, the report attempts to briefly answer the…

The creation of the Committee of Presidents in 1962 was a significant step toward systematic cooperation among Ontario universities. This cooperation, which has consistently increased, was the response to growing dependence on public funds, and to increased government interest in how funds were spent. The universities have cooperated in…

This document presents a study of the joint use of educational facilities among public and private colleges and universities in California. The study was undertaken because it was felt that the necessity for building higher-cost, specialized campus structures might be reduced at some savings to taxpayers if individual institutions could be…

The role of the trustee in interinstitutional cooperation is discussed. Benefits include: plant facilities sharing, joint credit unions, library exchange, joint health care facilities, joint counseling, joint apprenticeship programs, cross registration, faculty exchange joint appointments, etc. (Author/LBH)

Shared facilities and resources expand educational opportunities. (HS)

Few publications on interinstitutional cooperation go beyond a description, generally a glowing one, of individual programs and activities. Yet many problems beset an effort of formalized cooperation. (1) There is often a great difference between "cooperation" as an abstraction and "cooperation" as a practical reality. The mere formalization of a…

The annual report of the Alabama Consortium for the Development of Higher Education (ACDHE) is presented in relation to its member institutions and ACDHE committees. The member institutions, including Alabama A&M University, Huntingdon College, Judson College Miles College, Stillman College, the University of Alabama, and the University of…