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Orienting New Students to Computerized Registration: Providing Opportunities for Academic Advising.
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Brewer, Cary R.; Roller, Judi M. – College and University, 1985
Bowling Green's four-week summer preregistration program providing students with opportunities for individualized academic counseling and computerized preregistration is described, along with a fall follow-up for additional advising and suggestions for handling computerized registration. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Computer Oriented Programs, Counseling Services, Higher Education
Designing an Electronic Class Roll and Grading System for a Microcomputer.
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Peterson, Erlend D.; And Others – College and University, 1985
The process of designing a microcomputer program to cumulate and record student grades at Brigham Young University is outlined. The development was undertaken by the registrar's office with the input of faculty, including those who had previously designed their own grading software. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attendance Records, College Attendance, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
The Brigham Young University Touch-Tone Telephone Registration System.
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Spencer, Robert W.; And Others – College and University, 1986
The planning, piloting, implementation, and evaluation of Brigham Young's telephone-operated, voice-response student registration system is described, and guidelines for developing a similar system are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Program Descriptions
A Comprehensive and Integrated Automated Transfer Evaluation System.
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Kramer, Gary L.; And Others – College and University, 1992
Brigham Young University (Utah) has an automated system for evaluating student transfer information, using an established database containing a historical record of courses taken at other schools. A unique feature of the system is that course evaluation and degree audit are completed the day the student is admitted. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Credits, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Evaluation
Freshman Registration by Telephone: A Low-Tech Model for Small Colleges.
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Potter, William – College and University, 1991
A telephone registration system for first year students implemented at Alma College (Michigan), involves having freshmen confer with advisors during orientation week, then having the registrar's office contact the advisors. Despite limitations, the low-tech solution works well at extremely low cost. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Administration, College Freshmen, Higher Education
A Strategy for the Successful Implementation of On-Line Scheduling.
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Arnett, Kirk P.; Posey, A. P. – College and University, 1986
A computerized multicampus, multi-term, continuous scheduling system implemented by Mississippi State University is described, focusing on its major features, implementation time-frame, and technical components. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Multicampus Colleges
Quality Control in the Application Process.
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Wasson, Dale – College and University, 1993
The Georgia Southern University admissions office implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) principles to control the quality of information management. It is suggested that, although TQM is used best on an institutionwide basis, it can also be useful in improving quality, reducing cost, increasing productivity, and achieving competitiveness on a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Admission, Higher Education
Facilitating the Freshman Experience.
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Kramer, Gary L.; Hardy, Heather Nielsen – College and University, 1985
A Brigham Young University program using students to provide individual advising and orientation assistance to entering students, an effort to reduce the problem of students accepting admission and not showing up, is described and discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Transformation: The Student Services Domain.
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Lonabocker, Louise – College and University, 1996
An August 1996 conference on innovation in college student services is described, including discussion of the University of Delaware's student services model, common factors in program development identified by participants, common barriers, and the innovations undertaken at a number of diverse higher education institutions around the country.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Conferences
Creating Campus Partnerships for Student Success.
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Hyman, Randy E. – College and University, 1995
A Ball State University (Indiana) program to strengthen student retention involves a Freshman-Year Experience Committee of 40 professionals representing key units in academic and student affairs who collaborate to respond to the needs of first-year students. The committee has designed policies for freshman dismissal and midterm evaluation that are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Freshmen
Transfer Articulation: A Team Approach.
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Weinman, Elaine; Dutka, Julia To – College and University, 1993
In response to problems of transfer students from two-year colleges, Montclair State College (New Jersey) has developed an articulation model based on a program-to-program approach. The system specifically addresses issues of course content, program goals, and curricular expectations. It coordinates contributions from all segments of the college…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, Course Content, Educational Objectives
The Minority Honors Program in Energy-Related Curricula.
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Kish, Evelyn Rubio; Santa Rita, Emilio – College and University, 1993
The Bronx Community College (New York) minority honors program in energy-related curricula is a federally funded scholarship program to improve minority participation and meet educational needs in high-technology fields. High graduation rates, successful job placements, pursuit of further degrees among participants are attributed to strong…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Training Administrators to Serve as Student Mentors: An Untapped Resource in Retention Planning.
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Martin, James; Samels, James E. – College and University, 1993
Mount Ida College (Massachusetts) has found the use of college administrators as mentors to students, complementing academic advising and faculty mentoring, to be an effective approach to strengthening the tie between first-year college students and their institutions. The impact has been noticeable in the campus culture as well as in student…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Environment
Resources for Early Intervention Strategies: College and School Cooperation in San Antonio.
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Rose, Richard B. – College and University, 1993
Partnerships among elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educators in San Antonio (Texas) aim at improving high school and college retention, particularly for Hispanic students. Programs include curriculum development as early as kindergarten, high school junior and senior enrollment in college courses, minority achievement supports, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, College School Cooperation, Developmental Studies Programs