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Jenkins, Paul O. – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1997
Discusses the practice of purchasing paperback books for small college libraries. Price, availability, and shelf life are considered, and it is concluded that budget-conscious collection development librarians should adopt the practice if they have not already. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
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Thompson, Cleon F. Jr.; And Others – Innovative Higher Education, 1990
The interactive approach is recommended for strategic planning of long-range development of colleges with enrollments of less than 2500 students. Discussed are how to conduct environmental and competitor analyses; how to develop an organizational mission statement and institutional goals; and the evolution of leadership through the strategic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Institutional Mission, Interaction
Dehne, George C. – College Board Review, 1989
Flexibility, diversity, and efficiency can make small colleges "the educational entrepreneurs" of the nation. By using interdisciplinary programs, independent studies, adjunct professors, and some creativity, they can develop exciting and valuable programs that anticipate the needs of society. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Institutional Mission
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Kemp, Jane – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
Presents results of a survey of how small liberal arts colleges manage their art collections. The current role of some academic libraries as art managers and the potential for librarians expanding this role are discussed. As trained collection managers, academic librarians are well positioned to manage campus art collections. (Contains 20…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Arts Centers, Higher Education, Librarians
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Dalton, Terence A. – Journalism Educator, 1994
Surveys journalism educators at small liberal arts schools, reporting demographic information, curricular and advising data, professional activity, attitudes and objectives, and job satisfaction. Concludes that most journalism educators at small liberal arts colleges are rather satisfied. (SR)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education, Journalism Education
Grassmuck, Karen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
By merging and sharing operations with other institutions, small colleges can cut a variety of administrative costs. Interest in mergers is especially strong at private liberal arts colleges but has included two-year and vocational schools. Such partnerships can extend the life of a college or even promote growth. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Survival, Liberal Arts, Mergers
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Burke, Edward W., Jr. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1993
Describes how to create good physics programs in small colleges. (PR)
Descriptors: College Science, Demonstration Programs, Higher Education, Physics
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Larson, Phyllis – ADFL Bulletin, 1999
Describes a Japanese language program at a small liberal arts college in Minnesota that is making connections with the general studies program of the college. Four cultural studies courses are intended to demonstrate to students the symbiosis between language and culture and to provide a context for the students' study in Japan. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Japanese
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Parkyn, David Lee – Planning for Higher Education, 1999
Since the late 1960s, Messiah College, a small, church-related college in rural Pennsylvania, has operated an urban satellite campus in Philadelphia in collaboration with Temple University, a public institution in that city. The campus makes accessible to students of both institutions the best of both private and public, urban and rural, and small…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
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MacDoniels, Joseph W. – JACA: Journal of the Association for Communication Administration, 1999
Presents suggestions a compilation of the responses to the National Communication Association's Task Force on Advancing the Discipline that came from individual sub-committee members in regard to small undergraduate college programs. Considers staffing and curriculum issues, problems of theory and performance, collegiality and participation in…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Curriculum Development, Departments
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Carpini, Dominic Delli – Composition Studies, 2004
The tenure line job search provides a crucial opportunity for small college composition programs to advance both the quality and visibility of writing instruction, both on their campus and nationally. Since small colleges rely upon the multiple competencies of their faculty, the job search helps to define both the new position and the work of the…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Faculty, Tenure, Job Applicants
Midwestern Higher Education Commission Academic Software Committee Research Bulletin, 1995
This bulletin summarizes the chief quantitative findings of a survey of 264 small and medium sized colleges and universities in the midwest concerning their use of and interest in academic scheduling software. This type of software assists in planning course offerings, assigning instructors and course functions to facilities and time slots, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection
Buzza, Bonnie Wilson; Holmes, Kelli S. – 1989
A 1987 study surveyed the national membership (N=350) of the Speech Communication Association's Committee on Small College Speech Programs as the first step in a longitudinal project to describe and monitor speech communication programs on small campuses as well as small programs on larger campuses. Data helped to: (1) determine trends in program…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
Weeks, Richard G., Jr. – 1986
A description is provided of the accreditation self-study process employed by Northwest Community College (NCC), along with a copy of the final self-study report. First, information is presented on how the current college organizational structure was used to conduct the self-study, including explanations of the role of the President's Advisory…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Community Colleges
Findlen, George L. – 1987
Small community colleges with enrollments between 500 and 2,500 students have traditionally been unable to afford to hire an institutional researcher or to lease sophisticated statistical packages to perform enrollment analyses, though their needs for enrollment projections are the same as those of larger institutions. Fortunately, with a personal…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends
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