A student information system, repository of most essential customer information and registration data, is especially vulnerable to data corruption because of its many different users. A hypothetical case illustrates how service to a college applicant can be compromised by inattention in system use. Specific areas of system vulnerability are noted,…

Frustrations common among students at large institutions include unavailability of faculty, crowding, inadequate advising, and problems getting into required courses. Students are often too intimidated to ask for help, but at some institutions they are pressing for changes. (MSE)

Home-based programs provide opportunities at a level far beyond what a traditional public school program can offer. To stem enrollment losses to homeschooling, or simply to help families interested in home-based option, public schools are enrolling children and sending them home, where they follow the school's curriculum under their parents'…

College and university faculty and administrators are responsible for constructing academic honesty policies and communicating them to students. This is often attempted through institutional honesty policies and university-wide honor codes. While these approaches have been widely researched, less attention has been given to the role of individual…

This report presents application and registration data for universities in Ontario for the Fall of 1993. Twenty-eight tables and graphs present information on: (1) the total number of applications and registrations from 1984 through 1993; (2) application and registration ratios; (3) active applications and registered applicants by university,…

A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to determine the reasons why nearly 16% of the students who applied to the college for fall 1990 did not register by the first week of classes. Results were compared to those of a similar study conducted of 1982 no shows. A sample of 300 of the 854 fall 1990…

In 1990, the President's Council at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) endorsed changing registration procedures to eventually eliminate late registrants. A study was conducted to determine the number of students who register late, their characteristics and reasons for registering late, and whether late registrants could be expected to change…

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) implemented mail registration for all continuing students in spring 1986. In fall 1986, a comprehensive evaluation of the registration system was conducted to assess the impact of mail registration on student enrollment, to determine the impact of mailing class schedules to students' homes, to…

The role of the university as a promoter and user of technology is discussed, along with the university's role as observer and critic of technology. Examples of how the university uses technology are provided, including registration, research, library operations, energy conservation, planning, and management. Questions that have been posed about…

As part of a continuing program of monitoring the number of student withdrawals and tuition refunds at William Rainey Harper College, students dropping courses during fall 1980 were surveyed to determine their characteristics and reasons for withdrawal. Students who simply stopped attending courses were not included in the study. The survey…

Summary 1978 statistics on application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in Ontario universities are presented. Comparative data since 1973 are included. Statistics are provided on regular applicants and year five applicants, or those applicants who were registered during the 1977-78…

Statistics on application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in the Ontario universities were obtained throughout the admission cycle from the processing of applicants by the Center and from the universities themselves. All application and registration statistics presented refer to…

This paper provides information for helping children with closed-head injuries (CHI) successfully return to school. It explains how to identify deficits in CHI students, initiate the return to school, involve the speech-language pathologist, and establish effective networks between the rehabilitation setting and the educational setting. Helpful…

Colleges and universities are using innovative methods to improve services that affect the institution's enrollment-management function, primarily in registration and information management. Registrars' offices can also promote academic excellence by incorporating honors into transcripts, participate in student recruitment by providing timely…