Financial data are presented here for Ontario's twenty universities: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, Algoma, Nipissing, Hearst, McMaster, Oise, Ottawa, Queen's, Ryerson, Toronto, Trent, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor, and York. Contents include summary tables operating expenses by object of expense and by functional…

An analysis of comparative costs and fuel requirements for summer and winter school operation. (MLF)

Life cycle cost analysis is used by the Veterans Administration in planning and remodeling hospitals. (MLF)

Describes how a home economics teacher developed a low budget home economics program for elementary students aged six to twelve. Includes class activities in clothing construction, baby care, foods and nutrition, crafts, and shopping. (EM)

Information on state support of medical schools for 1975-76 is presented. Only those funds intended for the general operations of the schools are reported. (LBH)

Whenever it is relevant to measure and report the cost of rendering services on a current basis, the use cost or the depreciation allowance of fixed assets used in providing such services is relevant as an element of the measurement and reporting process. (Author)

Describes different types of mental health care reimbursement for the chronically mentally ill, noting that every method of reimbursement carries different response incentives and disincentives for providers and patients. Frames an analysis of long-term care financing models that may have heuristic value for systems of public care for this…

The forces behind Stanford University's cost and price increases are outlined, and the problematic 2 percent difference between income and expenditures that must be resolved each year is discussed. (MSE)

Colleges and universities have special budgetary needs and problems and while their business support systems can benefit from many cost-saving measures, their core operations--teaching and research--cannot. Colleges are labor-intensive, must stay abreast of knowledge, must adjust to inflation and have been increasing student aid. (MLW)

The Ukiah (California) school board offers extended day care in six elementary schools. The program meets the needs of employed parents and has helped maintain enrollment levels in the schools. Highlights from a parent handbook are listed along with ordering directions. (MLF)

Discusses advantages of a building automation system (BAS) used for monitoring and controlling 16 buildings (1,000,000 square feet). Problems solved and savings occurred with air handlers, indoor pool, minerals in boilers, and service tunnels. The system included numerous advantages for operators and paid for itself in 15 months. (DH)

Data from two studies of evaluation budgeting practices are presented to determine how resources are typically allocated across budget categories in evaluation studies. A common pattern showed these allocations: (1) 61 percent to personnel; (2) 13 to 14 percent to overhead; and (3) 15 percent to all other categories. (Author/LMO)

The American Institute of Physics is cited as example of a professional society as publisher, noting 1982 budget, educational services activities, 1982 journal publishing expenses, and income from subscriptions to six archival journals. Computer photocomposition, electronic publishing and document delivery, telecommunications networks, and…

The concept of student engagement is receiving increased attention from researchers, higher education leaders, and the general public in recent years. This increased attention represents a shift from the more traditional "resource and reputation" model of academic quality to a model that emphasizes institutional best practices and student…

This report provides data on the 1999-2000 cost allocation schedules of Wisconsin's technical colleges. Cost allocation information is used to calculate the distribution of state aid to the colleges and prepare financial and enrollment reports, including state statistical summaries and reports on the financing of Wisconsin's technical colleges.…