In this article we share our learning experiences on the organizational design barriers we perceived to have encountered with scenario planning in higher education for program development. Our perceived barriers discussed include misalignment of culture and change intervention; constructing organizational reality and meaning making; knowledge…

The development of applied-practice or professional doctorates has implications for the roles of not only academics and students but also the commercial drivers in the knowledge economy. The changes suggest that it is in the common good for developing economies, as well as benefiting both private economic and social capital. Universities worldwide…

Across the world, higher education is facing new challenges as governments cut subsidies, new technologies enable "massively open" online courses, students are accessed from global locations, and the centuries-old mission of universities is commercialised. In spite of these profound changes, most institutions of higher education have…

Distance education in its many forms had been around for decades, but the Western Governors University (WGU) was arguably the first "virtual university" (VU) in the United States, or at least the first VU that gained widespread attention from the press and public. After the governors in the Western Governors Association announced they would create…

People do not want to know the history, minutiae of policy, or operations, or even the political intrigues of a virtual consortium. People want to know if the consortium has value, whether it can help them, and if it is a threat. In this article, the author focuses on the operating principles and policies that have proven successful in the…

This case study reviews the emergence and evolution of eCore (the University System of Georgia's electronically delivered undergraduate core courses) over eight years and summarizes the issues, ongoing challenges, and lessons learned from interinstitutional collaboration in offering and administering a "virtual" shared core. The bulk of…

Responses of 179 representatives of diverse institutions of higher education to a questionnaire on institutionalization of service learning found greater institutionalization occurred when institutions established a centralized office to coordinate activities, funded that office with university funds, located it under the chief academic office,…

The Statement is divided into four parts. The first part discusses the goals and organization of Sangamon State University. The institution will open in the Fall of 1970 as an upper division and graduate institution with emphasis on the liberal arts and the general area of public affairs, government, and related professions. It will operate on a…

This article presents an interview with Robert Deware, associate professor of organization behavior at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who offers advice on setting up and managing a university public relations office. It focuses on issues of office size, staffing, structure, and strategy. (MDM)

The Planning-Programing-Budgeting System (PPBS) uses techniques of systems analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and program budgeting in the administration of large, complex organizations. Some university administrators hope to improve their institutions' internal management through the PPBS approach. The basic program categories of the university are…

The Kellogg Foundation's assets have more than doubled in two years, making it the country's third-largest grantmaker. The rapid growth has increased both opportunities and strains within the organization but pleases colleges and universities, who carry out 85 percent of its grants. (MSE)

The central admissions systems of Victoria (Australia), Great Britain, and Ontario are outlined and analyzed. It is proposed that although these programs are important and their control is in the hands of the governing bodies, little thought is given to their development and they may become more significant than anticipated. (MSE)

In a partnership model, all members of a higher education institution work together to anticipate and meet students' changing needs, favoring team goals and course improvement. The model should replace traditional mechanistic models emphasizing form over function and regulation over innovation. (SK)

In the fall of 1982 Drexel became one of the first universities to introduce a formal microcomputer requirement by announcing that in September 1983 every entering student would need access to a microcomputer. The heart of the microcomputing program is Apple Computer's Macintosh. The microcomputing program is described. (MLW)

This report provides some basic guidelines for planning and establishing a consortium. Systems analysis was used to study 5 consortia, determine their objectives, identify applicable system variables, and ascertain the contribution each variable must make to achieve organizational objectives. The consortia were the Central States College…