This annual report of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges covers the period July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1973. The chapters of the report are: 1. Academic Affairs--New Programs, Transfer Policy, and Community Services; 2. Enrollment--Student Characteristics; 3. Finances; 4. Capital Construction; 5. The Master Plan; and 6. Legislative…

This report summarizes a $1,219.6 million ten-year higher education capital improvement program in Colorado for 354 projects, including academic facilities, building safety and protection systems, research and clinical space, student housing, auxiliary services, and athletics. Summary text and graphs describe the purpose of the capital…

Construction Services is an innovative response to a chronic construction-remodeling problem at Northern Arizona State University. It is an in-house facilities maintenance department designed to address a variety of needs: prevention of construction or remodeling done by individual staff or faculty members without regard for applicable codes;…

In accordance with legislative mandate, this annual report summarizes the activities of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and those of the state's 17 community colleges. After listing the members of the Board and the institutions, the report discusses the 2.6% rise in enrollments, changing student characteristics, and the findings of…

This report describes the technical details and rationale behind the decisions in the design and development of the communications network installed as part of a 1991-1993 district-wide construction project in the West Ottawa Public Schools (Michigan). The project called for development of a communications network to carry voice, data, and video…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1988 and part of FY 1989, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty and staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory material provides a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

This annual report from the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges outlines information on enrollment, instructional programs, finance, capital construction, the state master plan, legislation, and the Vocational Education Acts Grant for fiscal year 1978. The report reveals that the 1977 opening fall credit enrollment for Maryland community…

Athens was the pioneer in bringing higher education to the youth of Georgia. Will it lead in reconstructing its public school plant so as to bring modern educational advantages to the children of the public schools? This question states the real significance of a school building program for Athens at the present time. This report describes what…

Predicts the changes and issues facing academic libraries. Discusses the movement toward a virtual library environment where the acquisition of digital technology and patron-initiated transactions over campus information networks will increase. Other issues include organizational experimentation, library funding, librarian employment, skills…

The Virgin Islands Department of Education represents one of the largest consolidated school districts in America, with 34 public schools serving 23,000 students. This annual report is designed to illustrate the many programs under the umbrella of the Virgin Islands Department of Education. The theme for 1993 is "The Year of Assessment,"…

A national survey of 31 college business officers at state and land-grant colleges and universities finds that, although several states have given greater management flexibility to colleges and universities, many campuses operate in a highly regulated mode, with layers of external, and frequently internal, rules. Most difficult business officers…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1994 and part of FY 1995, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory materials provide a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1995 and part of FY 1996, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. Introductory materials provide a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges for FY 1996 and Fall 1996 are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. Following a brief introduction providing a profile of the colleges and a map of the college districts, section I presents tables…

Based on cooperative action of the government and local communities, the Peruvian Rural School System (SERP 71) evolved from the necessity to reconstruct Peruvian schools of the Sierra region after the earthquake of 1970, and from Peru's new educational reform law (1970) which called for an active-dynamic pupil attitude, continuous updating of…