Examines reasons why individuals in academic institutions do not feel the same safety-related pressures as individuals in nonacademic institutions. Also lists elements that should be included in any basic safety/health program and describes the steps taken at one college to improve laboratory safety. (JN)

Reviews strategies for coping with extracurricular demands placed on teachers of speech communication at small liberal arts colleges. (PD)

In early 2003, DePauw University recognized the need to upgrade their existing email system, which was rapidly exceeding its capacity. The decision was made to convert the entire campus to Novell's GroupWise solution for email. This presentation will focus on the options considered as well as some of the issues involved, and then discuss the…

The experiences of a four-person advancement staff of a 300-student institution that had six weeks to meet a two-for-one challenge are discussed. The one-week planning process is described and the campaign strategies are reviewed. (MLW)

In order to provide flexibility in mid-range financial planning in higher education institutions, a predictive modular decision-making model is prepared. Simple computational procedure and a small external information requirement will enable small institutions to utilize the model. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the lengthy efforts of Perley Isaac Reed, director of the West Virginia University School of Journalism, to receive recognition and approval of the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism (AASDJ). Discusses the founding and early history of the American Society of Journalism School Administrators, and Reed's answer…

Describes the reengineering of business practices that took place at the University of Wisconsin-Superior when they implemented an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, PeopleSoft Student Administration (SA). Discusses lessons learned. (EV)

Describes how Drexel University, a technology-rich private university in Philadelphia, found a way to assist other, smaller schools in offering e-programs and services through partnerships. As an application service provider, Drexel provided information technology (IT) support and coordinated training and vendor relationships. (EV)

Reviews the forms and functions of narrative. Considers the influence of organizational narratives in academic settings from three perspectives: a developmental perspective (the transformative and transformable nature of organizational stories); a comparative perspective (the important distinction between macro-stories and micro-stories); and a…

An outline of some of the essential differences, both in content and methods, between statistics and core mathematics is provided, along with subsequent discussion of the practical implications that these differences portend for a mathematics department at a liberal arts college. (JJK)

Founded in 1923, Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes (Kentucky) guarantees tuition to all full-time students accepted from 100 central Appalachian counties. All students work at least 10 hours a week on campus. Fulfilling the college's mission to develop the region's human and intellectual capital, about 70 percent of graduates remain in…

Presents a conversation among four leaders of Colby Sawyer College (New Hampshire), who offer a model for leadership and decision making based on collaboration. Discusses such aspects of governance as personal leadership styles, effective work groups, institutional mission, conversation as an institutional style, strategic planning, and change…

Discusses the tension that exists between different ways of being a college teacher in many small college departments within and between generations. Considers the amount of publications faculty members produce and how that correlates to their achievement of tenure. (SC)

Offers four criteria for the kind of research expected at small state universities: research that keeps faith with professional training; research that makes a contribution to the field; research that serves as a model for students; and research that is personally and professionally renewing. Discusses finding the time to conduct such research.…

Focuses on ways the dominance of large-school culture within more recent WPA (Writing Program Administrator) record has resulted in over-valorizing of power as a tool for the WPA. Argues that this over-valuation has led to inexact description of the concept of WPA power in the record and, as importantly, has overshadowed other political…