Discusses the situation at Virginia Tech in which the university made a double employment offer to a same-sex couple, then at the last minute, amid reports of an anti-gay e-mail message to board members, decided not to hire one of the partners. (EV)

Describes the design of Eastland Career Center's new cosmetology laboratory in Columbus, Ohio; the aim was to provide a hip, high-end salon image that operates functionally for classroom purposes and draws more students to the school's cosmetology program. (EV)

Responses were obtained from 382 of 607 students and 27 of 36 faculty in automotive technology. Both groups cited program reputation, university reputation, campus visits and high school/community college teachers/counselors as effective recruitment influences. Students thought parents and relatives were more influential than faculty did.…

In a four-round Delphi study, 18 secondary agriculture teachers identified and rated student recruitment problems. Consensus was reached on these items: scheduling difficulties, finding time to recruit, student involvement in other activities, access to students, competition from other programs, lack of counselor support, increased graduation…

Describes the Students-Recruiting-Students (SRS) program developed to recruit high school students into the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. Presents four phases of the program along with seven years of program results. Encourages successful development of similar recruiting programs. (KHR)

Details how the USG Corporation, through candid, focused communication and a consistent campus presence, has overcome a series of setbacks to successfully recruit new college graduates. (GCP)

Examines admissions and recruitment material mailed to prospective students from thirteen historically Black institutions. The material was analyzed and evaluated on the basis of timeliness and completeness. Results reveal variations in quality among public and privately supported institutions. Significance of these results and specific…

Offers some general principles for college faculty search committee members to follow. Analyzes the search process and discusses advertising and initial screening, preparing applications, setting up Modern Language Association (MLA) interviews, interviewing on campus, and negotiating an offer. (SG)

Reports on the American Library Association's 2002 annual conference in Atlanta. Topics include incoming president Mitch Freedman's initiative to improve librarian salaries; author presentations; new technology, especially Amazon.com, and the library's role; ALA politics; intellectual freedom issues; salaries and recruiting; interoperability; and…

This article reviews a project at Fordham University to promote fresh thinking about the problem of increasing access and diversity on college campuses. Based on this project, staff members made changes to the admission process, which generated broader and, sometimes, new ways of recruiting and reviewing students. (GCP)

Many college relations and recruitment professionals calculate a few basic metrics to track and adjust their activities, or to demonstrate to senior management their success or need for additional resources and support. Suggests that there are far more telling ways for college relations and recruitment professionals to find out if they are getting…

Discusses the need for better recruitment and education of librarians to fill anticipated retirement patterns and describes a survey of professional associations that investigated best practices. Includes the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL); Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP); American Library Association…

Suggests that educational trends indicate that English departments should redefine faculty recruiting away from competing with other departments and toward competing with the other interests that seek public funding. (RS)

The most important part of the teacher recruitment process begins and ends with the interview experience. By including several key components in this experience, administrators can ensure that they will wind up offering contracts to candidates who quickly will contribute to the school system. Advice is given regarding preparing questions and…

Examined recruitment data for the United States Missile Command from years 1978-1984 to ascertain whether or not the Veterans' Readjustment Program presented a barrier to recruitment of women. Found adverse effects on recruitment of women, noting recruitment efforts successful with one population may present barriers to another. (Author/ABL)