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Lively, Kit – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
A small consulting firm, the Registry for College and University Administrators, places retired college presidents in interim positions, usually after an administrator has left suddenly. Interim presidents have been placed at 19 institutions in seven years, mostly at small, private colleges. Almost always, the underlying mission is to lay a strong…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, Consultants, Entrepreneurship

Schmidt, Jacqueline J. – JACA: Journal of the Association for Communication Administration, 1999
Examines the Department of Communications at John Carroll University from 1984 to 1999 when the university undergraduate enrollment increased 40% while department graduates increased 67%, faculty increased 120%, course offerings and programs increased 100%, and the department moved into a new building with upgraded facilities. Presents seven…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Departments, Educational Development, Educational Objectives
Donham, Jean; Green, Corey Williams – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
Initiating a consulting model for librarianship in a small college library involved a transition to an organizational model that defines positions by their relationship to constituencies. As a case study of such a transformation demonstrates, such an ''outward'' looking organization has resulted in an increased number of instruction sessions,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Small Colleges, Faculty Development, Faculty College Relationship
Mazzeno, Laurence W. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2004
Presidents tend to fall into one of several categories. A few are totally informed and totally committed, aware of the latest developments in IT and ready to support faculty. More likely, however, one's president will be informed and interested but busy, or uninformed but interested and busy. In these situations, the president needs information…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Small Colleges, College Presidents, Higher Education
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1983
Proceedings of the 1983 CAUSE National Conference on information resources are presented. Brief notes are included on the general sessions and the special interest sessions. Forty-one conference papers are divided into the following topics: issues in higher education, managing the information systems resources, technology and techniques, small…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Higher Education, Management Information Systems
Council of Independent Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report presents information to make more visible the advantages of small colleges and to make explicit why small colleges choose to remain small. Nine topics of discussion are as follows: focus on the education of the undergraduate student; providing high quality education to all kinds of students; providing a liberal arts education for a…
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Quality, Excellence in Education, Higher Education
Baldwin, Roger G. – 1987
Individual and institutional/environmental factors that distinguish "vital" professors from a "representative" group of their colleagues were investigated. Of concern was whether the faculty vitality concept discriminates among professors in meaningful ways (i.e., regarding their professional attitudes, practices,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Engnell, Richard A.; Graves, Michael P. – 1985
A small college's communication arts curriculum, designed for students either going on to graduate school or interested in meeting more immediate vocational needs, is described in this paper. The following components of the curriculum are discussed: (1) use of field experience courses, (2) use of on-campus "practicum" courses and extra-curricular…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Small Colleges, Speech Communication
Dravland, Vern – 1980
This paper discusses the problems and benefits of conducting research in a small institution. Problems related to personnel, finances, expertise, and credibility, and advantages such as communication and cooperation are described. The University of Lethbridge has created a common data-gathering system, QAULTEP (Qualitative Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Faculty Workload, Higher Education, Program Costs, Program Evaluation
Ford, Andrew T. – AGB Reports, 1978
Instead of hiring outside consultants for each institution's problems, these colleges set up their own three-person permanent consulting team. Among its accomplishments are: averting a financial crisis, aiding a recovery from financial crisis, reorganizing for steady states, and launching statewide planning. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: College Planning, Consortia, Consultants, Cooperative Programs

Richmond, Douglas R. – NASPA Journal, 1986
Advises young student affairs professionals as to how they might achieve personal and professional success at small, private, liberal arts colleges, both urban and rural. Examines problems endemic to the small college and ways the young professional can work to overcome them. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, Private Colleges, Professional Development

Briscoe, Keith G.; Brown, Fred – Educational Record, 1986
The telecommunication system at Buena Vista College has given the college the potential for greater dissemination of learning and for bringing the world to its doorstep. Three areas of interest related to the telecommunication system are: telemarketing, teleconferencing, and telent courses. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Planning, Communications, Educational Television, Higher Education
Howard, Steve – Facilities Manager, 1986
The director of physical plant at Rhodes College in Memphis has primary responsibility for all architectural work done on campus and recommends architects to the trustees. He also coordinates all related budgets and contracts and is an integral participant in developing the long-range master plan. His responsibilities are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Campus Planning, Campuses, College Administration
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1984
In 1981 a project to determine the current information needs of the institution was outlined and strategies for meeting those needs were identified. Each administrative office has full responsibility for data and production scheduling, while the computing center ensures that the software and hardware are operational. (MLW)
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
Traw, Jeri L., Comp. – 2000
The purpose of this College Library Information Packet (CLIP) Note is to study the characteristics of library Web site policies and to provide small college and university libraries in need of such policies the tools to develop them. This study does not attempt to critique these policies but serves to document current practices smaller academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Policy, Library Policy