The Board of Trustees of the State Universities and Colleges of Maryland completed master plans for the board's six institutions in 1970. Explained are the initial planning process, how the plans were kept current, and why facility planning is important today. (MLF)

Youngstown State University, Ohio, has been developed as a compact, well-landscaped urban campus through the application of sound planning concepts, a commitment to excellence, and much coordination and cooperation between the university and the community. (MLF)

Guidelines are offered for carrying out a long-range campus improvement plan. (MLF)

Workshop conferees looked at alternative organizations for planning, the place of planning in the decision making process, major social impacts that must be included in the planning process, the identity of planning agents, technical support needed by planners, and improved project planning. (Author/MLF)

Vocational and technical institutions are enjoying increased enrollment, while liberal arts education is experiencing declining enrollment. A panel and conference participants discussed ways higher education can change productively and adapt to present and future circumstances. (Author/MLF)

Effective planning for campus security requires a coordinated effort by the facility planner and safety and security personnel. Examples at Ohio State University are cited. (MLF)

As educational facilities are planned, communication will enhance both use of the facility for the dollar invested, and service and opportunity to the users. Communication also minimizes costs in energy, maintenance, and operation. (Author/MLF)

Describes a computer-aided design (CAD) system, called VersaCAD, adopted by Indiana University for campus planning. Five drawings illustrate the work accomplished using the CAD. (MLF)

Examines the treatment accorded the physical environment in five of the recent educational reform reports. Cites state activities in educational facility planning and areas where research is needed to articulate the school building requirements. (MLF)

Computer-aided design (CAD) programs are powerful drafting tools, but are also able to assist with many other facility planning functions. Describes the hardware, software, and the learning process that led to understanding the CAD software at the University of Alabama. (MLF)

The architect, as a facilitator, helps design-project participants reach a consensus on priorities and a project program. (Author/MLF)

The two major areas of acoustical problems are room acoustics and noise control. Some parameters of these areas are identified to illustrate that the best acoustical solutions occur in comprehensive planning at the very beginning of a project. (Author/MLF)

Provides a sequence of planning considerations at the University of Notre Dame leading to the decision to construct a "generic" classroom building for use by the entire university. Discusses the building program, determination of its size and mixture of classrooms, and the definition of general purpose "generic" classrooms.…

Institutions of higher education face the problems of deteriorating physical plants and changes brought on by new technology such as increasing use of computers and upgrading research laboratories. A third problem is the source of funding required to alleviate building deterioration and technological requirements. (MLF)

Personalized education is particularly suited to adult education. Teaching practices and features of space and equipment that promote personalized instruction are listed. (Author/MLF)