Past, present, and future costs and funding of graduate dental education are reviewed and compared with those in predoctoral dental education. Major environmental factors affecting fiscal survival of dental schools are analyzed. Different types of program needs are taken into account. (MSE)

Discusses several administrative tactics which have contributed to the success of the Skill Center at Kent State University's Trumbull Campus, including exhaustive record-keeping; an adequate budget; high academic and personal standards for student tutors; an informal, non-threatening environment; and the utilization of teaching faculty in…

All-inclusive patent and licensing policies of research universities ignore the strengths of individual disciplines and varied needs of industrial sponsors. Some academic units are involved primarily in incremental improvement, while others generate breakthrough developments. Industry also pursues differential innovation patterns. Disciplines…

Successful use of college and university World Wide Web sites for institutional development requires attention to use of staff/staff time and to site design/content/maintenance. Suggestions include using student volunteers for insight into what makes a site attractive; presenting a development viewpoint; considering users' technological…

Florida State University has implemented a financial aid delivery system that uses electronic fund transfer and an administrative voice message system to automatically notify the student of all financial aid transfers and provide detailed information on transactions. The system has streamlined the delivery process, and user response has been…

A recent Department of Education study, developed with the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service, found that of 2.3 million Pell Grants in 1995-96, 102,000 went to students who failed to report or underreported family income. More than 300 recipients had each underreported income by over $100,000. The report comes when the Clinton…

The University of Rhode Island established a merit pay system to reward exceptional teaching, research, and service and to retain valuable faculty. A survey investigated faculty attitudes about the new system's fairness, potential results on faculty productivity and morale, and effects on faculty allegiance. (MSE)

Describes a program at Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, in which students take two weeks from regular coursework each fall and spring to enroll in two intensive academic, service-oriented, or recreational courses on- or off-campus. Considers purposes, benefits, and problems such as transportation, scheduling, and liability.…

Describes the logistics and underlying principles of a summer institute for writing teachers (sponsored by the Gateway Writing Project) which integrates word processing into the writing experience. Discusses how writing program administrators can apply this information to setting up workshops with their own staff. (MM)

Many colleges and universities have found introduction of a student technology fee troublesome. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a carefully designed explanation of what the fee buys has won the endorsement of both student leadership and trustees. The plan articulates costs, distribution of fees, and accounting. (MSE)

College and university fund-raisers offer suggestions for successful direct-mail campaigns, telephone campaigns, and fund-raising auctions. Ideas include specific persuasive techniques for different types of donors, motivational and support mechanisms for volunteers, and appealing activities and rewards for campaign participation. (MSE)

Organizational aspects of the Shock Trauma Institute at Loyola University Medical Center (Illinois) are described. The philosophies and conditions that helped determine the institute's organizational structure and success are analyzed, and the institute's role as a multidisciplinary research program is discussed. Structures of the clinical,…

This article discusses development and implementation of a community-based residential program for deaf blind young adults at the Hilltop House (Texas). The article outlines principles of sound management, realistic staff expectations, developmentally appropriate activities, family participation, crisis management, medication, and close…

Successful techniques for administering alumni associations are described, including a live mascot (University of Redlands, California, bulldog), ethical/social focus reflecting institutional mission (University of Notre Dame, Illinois), humorous gifts for board members resulting in high attendance and participation (University of Idaho), and…

To increase the value of administrative information for universitywide decision making, the office of institutional research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has undertaken a project to standardize data elements and codes across all administrative systems and institutionalize an ongoing standardization process. (Author/MSE)