Describes Iowa Central Community College's approach to enrollment management, citing seven keys to its success: (1) the president's personal leadership; (2) a college-wide commitment to excellence; (3) strong administrative support; (4) high expectations for personnel; (5) well-defined enrollment management strategies; (6) participation by…

The New York Public Library Centers for Reading and Writing developed a Saturday writing class for adult literacy students. The class design also provided an opportunity to train volunteers and professional teachers in this model of writing instruction. One project goal was to formulate suggestions for others setting up such courses, which follow.…

Building undergraduate and graduate programs simultaneously highlighted the tensions between disciplinary-based undergraduate programs and interdisciplinary graduate programs.

This article outlines a technique for analyzing segments of a college's market for students. Careful scrutiny of the segments in which the college has a limited appeal (programs for high-ability male students, or tuition schedules based on parental income) may suggest strategies for improving the college's performance in those segments. (Editor/PG)

Asserting that America's senior citizens make up the largest untapped source of talent that can be utilized to assist the schools, this booklet proceeds to provide practical guidelines for recruiting and using older volunteers. The document opens with an exploration of the range of roles older volunteers can fill, then considers the process of…

IN AN ADDRESS, THE AUTHOR ANTICIPATED BARRIERS AND PROBLEMS WHICH MIGHT ARISE WHEN JULY 1, 1966, LEGISLATION BECAME EFFECTIVE, REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN. ASPECTS INCLUDED ARE PROBLEMS OF DEFINITION AND DIAGNOSIS, COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROVIDING COOPERATIVE MEDICAL AND…

Advocates a marketing orientation to community college management as demonstrated by the successful implementation of four-state (service, promotion, delivery, and evaluation) marketing plan at Prince George's Community College in Washington D.C. (TP)

The authors state that vocational education recruitment efforts for the future must include institutional evaluation and use strengths to the school's advantage. They suggest creating an enrollment management task force that can aim a school's programs toward greater benefits for students and the community. (Author/CH)

A model for the recruitment and retention of minorities in preservice teacher education programs is given. Steps to plan, implement, and maintain such programs and corresponding activities are given. Suggestions on how to make the model institution-specific are given. (JL)

The development of a one-day preenrollment program for early acceptees at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Rutgers Medical School that informs the acceptees about the educational program is described. An increase of 40 percent of the acceptees appears to be related directly to the program. (Author/MLW)

The plight of the Alaskan native is forcefully described here. Employers recruit outside the state, while native residents, able and willing to work, cannot find jobs. Meanwhile Artic oil discoveries threaten to compound the dilemma. (Editor)

Outlines strengths and weaknesses of public upper-division institutions. (IR)

Some innovative programs designed to draw more Hispanics into higher education are described: Pan American University's Talent Search project, guaranteed admission for students with associate's degrees to Florida state universities, the College Assistance Migrant Program, the Border College Consortium, outreach program for junior and senior high…

Some things to consider before planning separate alumni activities or associations for young alumni include common assumptions about young adults' interests, spending patterns, willingness to do fund-raising, and interest in meeting older graduates. (MSE)

Describes a model for school psychologists' private practice appropriate to their unique training and consistent with the professional functions outlined by the American Psychological Association (APA). Examines six functions within the parameter of private practice. Notes potential ethical conflicts. (Author/RC)