Common issues in university-community relationships, such as neighborhood problems and their solutions, facility expansion, traffic and parking, crime, housing, recreation facilities, and city services, are discussed. Findings from a study of the university-community relationship at Ohio State University are outlined. (MSE)

Describes Wenatchee Valley Community College's Community Resource Center (CRC), created to promote information exchange, community dialogue, and alliance building to help solve community problems. Reviews the role of the CRC's advisory board and the ways in which the CRC has served the community. (DMM)

The aim of this guide is to help state education agencies (SEAs) find effective ways to improve relations between schools and their communities. Focusing particularly on the Northeast and New England, the document reviews literature on school-community relations and presents numerous examples of school-community interaction. First, the author…