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Jenkins, Charles W. Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers examines issues concerning leadership in facilities management in higher education. Chapters include: (1) "Catch the Spirit of Leadership" (Jack Hug); (2) "Visionary Leadership: Creating a New Tomorrow" (Burt Nanus); (3) "Some Thoughts on Leadership" (Charles W. Jenkins); (4) "Educational Leadership: The Role of…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Business Administration, Change Agents, College Buildings
Download full textAmerican Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. Small/Rural Community Colleges Commission. – 1991
Compiled by the Small/Rural Community Colleges Commission of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, this collection of one-page program descriptions provides information on 121 exemplary programs and/or services at small and/or rural two-year institutions nationwide. Each program description provides the following information:…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Community Services, Instructional Improvement
Semke, Charles W.; Semke, Harriet D. – 1983
A small college in Iowa (Westmar College) undertook an experimental program to determine an experimental program to determine reading skills of underprepared students. Subjects were 20 students reading below the 12th grade level, of whom 9 were chosen randomly and offered a beginning German course instead of remedial reading. All elected to take…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, College Preparation, College Second Language Programs
Knapp, Richard G. – 1986
When asked by the business department for a language component for its new area of concentration in international business, the modern language department of a small liberal arts college capitalized on a recently devised competence-based curriculum. The curriculum, established in the college's general education curriculum as an alternate track to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Change Strategies, College Second Language Programs
National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
Undergraduate education in different postsecondary sectors is discussed in four articles on community colleges, state colleges, liberal arts colleges, and research universities. For each type of college, consideration is given to its history; value system; physical, financial, and human resources; and internal and external factors affecting…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Environment, College Faculty, College Role
Parker, Reese – 1985
Lewis-Clark State College, a small college in Lewiston, Idaho, establishes close cooperation with rural schools through specialized teacher preparation, community outreach, and willingness to bring educational ideas and expertise to rural areas. The teacher preparation program stresses development of professional versatility through composite…
Descriptors: College Programs, College School Cooperation, Community Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
The text of federal oversight hearings on Title III of the Institutional Aid Program is presented. Statements by various college administrators, higher education association representatives, and state legislators are included. The proposed regulations were issued pursuant to Title III of the Education Amendments of 1980. In addition to clarifying…
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Colleges, Community Colleges, Developing Institutions
Lyons, Arthur W. – 1985
The Experimental Intensive Freshmen Advising Program, which was developed to help high-risk freshmen succeed at a small, four-year liberal arts college, was evaluated. The voluntary, one-semester program is based on humanistic and behavioral principles and incorporates weekly, group meetings with a freshman peer advisor and a faculty adviser, test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Aptitude Tests, Class Rank
Hoeber, Daniel R. – 1981
A program was developed at Mercy College, Detroit, to reduce attrition among conditionally admitted, full-time (CAFT) students--about one quarter of entering students at this small, urban, four-year college. The very high attrition rate among CAFT students (95%) was found to be unrelated to academic performance or program quality, and solutions to…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Counselor Role, Dropout Characteristics, Faculty Development
Christal, Melodie E., Ed. – 1981
Practitioner papers and research papers on higher education planning and budgeting are presented. "Before the Roof Caves In: A Predictive Model for Physical Plant Renewal" by Frederick M. Biedenweg and Robert E. Hutson outlines a systematic approach that was used at Stanford University to predict the associated costs of physical plant…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, College Buildings, College Planning
Lewis, Stephen R., Jr. – 1980
The final report of the Committee on Priorities and Resources for the 1980's of Williams College, a small private liberal arts college, is presented. Certain assumed conditions--slower economic growth, higher inflation and energy and book costs, and lackluster securities performance--form the basic constraints for college finances. The recruiting…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgets, College Faculty, College Role
Kaufman, Martin – 1979
This study of the origin and history of the University of Vermont College of Medicine begins with the appointment of John Pomeroy to the faculty in 1804, and traces the years that followed. Chiefly concerned with the individuals who were involved, it is a case study of the responses of one small medical school to reform movements, and its ability…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Books, Case Studies, College Faculty
O'Brien, George Dennis – 1998
This book contrasts two models of institutions of higher education in the United States: the faculty-controlled research university and the administration-led traditional college, and offers recommendations for the development of higher education which draw on the strengths of both. In the beginning, American higher education was predominantly…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Role, College Faculty, College Presidents
Chando, Carl M., Ed. – 1979
Proceedings of the 1979 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. Contents include the keynote address, papers, and panel discussions. The 61 papers and authors include the following: "Some Recent Discoveries in Vocational Assistance" (John Holland); "Specific Responses to High Risk Students at a State College" (Linda Syrell, David…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Budgets, Career Change
Findlay Coll., OH. – 1983
A self-study of Findlay College, Ohio, which was prepared for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for reaccreditation purposes, is presented. After a preliminary chapter outlining the mission and goals of the college, attention is directed to: instructional programs, community programs and resources, students and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Ancillary School Services, Case Studies
