Details relevant to the operation of the Association for Continuing Education (ACE) for the year ending June 30, 1973 are presented. ACE is a non-profit corporation offering live, televised courses to employees of cooperating firms in the San Francisco area. Using the television facilities of Stanford University, instructional programs are…

The 1971-72 annual report of the Educational Opportunity Fund provide information about E.O.F. students who are enrolled in the program at 48 institutions of higher education in New Jersey. The report reveals that the program continues to progress at a satisfactory level and the major objectives established by the New Jersey legislature are being…

The seventh annual report of the community program, Program IMPACT, is presented. The following subjects are covered: national purpose, continuing education, community education, program administration, general developments, participating colleges and universities, and financial aspects. Conclusions are given. (CK)

Discusses the Committee on Economic Education's efforts to enhance college economics instruction and facilitate research on instruction in economics. Examines its affiliation with groups such as the Joint Council on Economic Education in promoting economics education at all levels and initiating new research programs. Summarizes important progress…

Maryland's 1988 Higher Education Reorganization Act established an accountability process that requires the governing boards of public colleges and universities to submit annual performance accountability reports to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. In 2001, the Commission approved major changes in the accountability process and…

This report presents information about the state of higher education in Illinois. Higher education entered the year 2000 with a full agenda and ended it as the top-rated system of higher education in a new national report card, "Measuring Up 2000" (National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education). Illinois received "A's in…

The Illinois Educational Facilities Authority (IEFA) is a public instrumentality created to provide assistance to not-for-profit, private institutions of higher education. It does so by furnishing the means for such institutions to finance or refinance the construction or acquisition of educational facilities throughout the state. The 1996 annual…

This report presents information about the state of higher education in Illinois. In November 2000, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education issued the first National Report Card that gave Illinois an overall grade-point-average of 88.8, the best in the United States. Nevertheless, the state could not rest on its laurels, and…

This document presents the second-year implementation plans for 1998-1999 of Dalton State College's Strategic Plan for 1997-2000. It contains the following planning priorities and action plans for the roles of the: President; Office of Institutional Research and Planning; Office of Public Relations; Dean of Academic Affairs; Division of Business…

This report combines reports on the progress of Tennessee's public institutions of higher education toward the goals outlined in Tennessee Challenge 2000 and the progress of independent, regionally accredited higher education institutions toward the same goals. The goals set forth in Tennessee Challenge 2000 were formally established in 1989 to…

Although business and industry have long used annual reports to bolster their public images, colleges would do well to look there for ideas on how to produce first-class annual reports. Magazines and newsletters for further reading and a list of institutions interested in exchanging ideas are provided. (MLW)

The Exchange collects and shares financial, enrollment, and cost data useful to urban universities in matters related to accountability, benchmarking, policy, and strategic planning. This history of the project includes problems addressed, current uses of data, and special studies under way. (Author/PW)

Uses Foucauldian theory to interpret the Royal Dutch/Shell Group's first annual "report to society" and an expository text by Shell's expert consultant. Analyzes the document and the emerging phenomenon of social reporting in the context of a larger sociopolitical struggle over sustainable development. Reveals how Shell both accommodated…

Describes an assignment given on the second class meeting in which students, working in pairs, find all the elements of organization used in a particular annual report and calculate sample sentence and paragraph lengths. Notes that such an activity serves as an introduction to class discussions on professional writing style. (RS)

Top administration needs data on which to formulate or change policies. That data often lies dormant in the personnel files. This suggests the need for proaction of the personnel officer in the form of a series of "mini-reports" to top management on a variety of subjects. (MLW)