Reports on the community spirit manifested by the students, faculty, and administrators of Kuskokwim Community College (Alaska) to keep the college operating when the town generator burned down in mid-winter. (DC)

Presents a communications flow chart designed to aid the community school relationship as well as intra-school communication. (MJK)

The author, the vice president of the AACJC, interviewed Ervin Harlacher, chancellor of the Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Mo., on his interpretation of community-based, performance-oriented education and its implications. (Editor/RK)

Describes how West Hills College responded to an earthquake which shook mid-California in May 1983. Looks at the immediate involvement of the college in relief and assistance activities, obtaining financial support for reconstruction projects, and cooperative efforts with the community. Includes emergency action guidelines and tips on special…

Describes North Country Community College's provision of services--from security work to press assistance to hospitality--for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid, New York. Also discusses the college's prior involvement with skiing. (AYC)

Discusses a dental clinic which provided dental hygiene students with clinical experience that allowed the community to obtain proper dental care. (RK)

Shares the experiences of Cuyahoga Community College in using organizational network analysis as a strategic planning tool. Lists the basic steps involved in strategic planning. Contrasts strategic, long- and short-range planning. Discusses environmental screening, organizational networks, and joint ventures strengthening the college's role in…

Compares the community college and other educational institutions and concludes that the community college's main competitors for students are inertia, apathy, fear, doubt, hopelessness, insecurity, poverty, and lack of transportation. If community colleges are to continue to fill their classrooms, they must actively recruit potential students.…

Describes the role and functions of the Public Relations Director in the community college, focusing on relationships with the college President and with the community, and describes effective public relations techniques developed at Mott Community College (Michigan). (DC)

Article discusses cooperative education as a vehicle for forming closer bonds between the college and the community. (Author/RK)

Reports on Westchester Community College's (WCC's) campuswide brainstorming meetings which prepared strategies, programs, and recommendations for realizing recruitment goals. Includes a draft of WCC's 1981 Marketing Recruitment Plan, which covers programs and instruction, services, admissions office and processes, publications, and…

Recommends that administrators gain out-of-office experience by becoming involved in community activities. Recounts personal experiences in ambulance service, day care center work, and sheriff's deputy patrol. Reports that the experiences promoted new considerations for future curricula, program development, and improvement efforts. (DMM)

Presents a model 33 item questionnaire which can be adapted by any community college to assess its commitment and skills as a community-based performance-oriented institution. The instrument is intended to be used in a series of structured interviews with a small sample from each area of the college and community. (NHM)

To avoid declining enrollments, Peralta identified 50,000 former students and launched a massive campaign to contact and re-recruit them. This, combined with the mailing of a brochure to all 190,000 local households, posters mounted on the backs of 50 local buses, and other advertising methods led to a second semester enrollment increase of over…