Campus activities programmers are offered suggestions to make the budgeting process clearer. They include knowing funding sources, understanding distribution of funds, monitoring encumbered funds, developing a system to keep track of how funds are spent, avoiding overspending and handling re-appropriations, setting aside reserves, and asking for…

Argues that colleges and universities need to develop new sources of funding if they are to sustain viable programs of student services. Looks at traditional funding, fees for service, mandatory fees, voluntary fees, and funding for the future. Funding and the use of available funds will dominate the student affairs agenda. (RJM)

Argues that good budgets flow from good planning, and that good planning requires a careful process that asks the right questions. Looks at the need for planning, the importance of vision, the role of values, campus environment, hierarchies, the economic context, and unforeseen events. Advocates asking good questions using good information. (RJM)

Stresses importance of defining student services in educationally sound terms. Looks at prioritization through strategic planning, establishing funding priorities, retrenchment as a last resort, and standards and criteria for student services. Advocates spreading information on the role of student services and its function in education. (RJM)

Describes how the Denver Public School District used detailed planning and precise fiscal management to build 10 schools rather than just the 9 approved by voters in a bond issue, as well as to renovate 22 other schools. (EV)

Discusses the implementation of electronic learning systems in organizations, focusing on the role of HPT (human performance technology) professionals in the needs assessment process to assess the readiness of the organization for electronic learning. Topics include human resources; content; information technology; finance; vendors; job aids; and…

Campus recreation centers, originally quasi-academic facilities, have evolved since the early 1980s: first into campus amenities and then into auxiliary business enterprises. Financial issues affecting campus recreation have changed accordingly and are discussed in this chapter. (Author)

Focuses on the issue of financing in higher education in Europe, examining four aspects in detail: (1) formula funding; (2) the mobilization of external resources; (3) the introduction of tuition and fees; and (4) the creation of private institutions of higher education. (CMK)

Examines the relationship between vocational rehabilitation (VR) acceptance and race, gender, education, work status at application, and primary source of support at application. Race, primary source of support at application, and education were found to be statistically significant. Compared to European Americans, African Americans were 2.12…

Although the approval of a project's design and budget typically rests with the campus governing board, a project team determines the configuration, the cost, and the utility of the completed project. Because of the importance of these decisions, colleges and universities must select project team members carefully. (Author)

Interview with Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate economist, who discusses his ideas on school vouchers, recalling his famous 1955 essay in which he argued that there is no need for government to run schools. Also discusses the power of teacher unions and offers advice to preservice teachers. (WFA)

Some universities have found that European companies are more willing than their American counterparts to finance high-risk start-up ventures whose products may require years of research and development. The institutions risk angering congressional leaders but suggest potential benefits outweigh problems. (MSE)

The 100 highest-spending research universities and technological institutes are ranked according to total spending on research and development and separately according to their total federally financed research and development expenditures. The 100 institutions account for about $12.3 billion of the total $15 billion in such spending for all…

Under existing laws, the federal and some state and local agencies can hold current real estate owners liable for cleaning up property contaminated with hazardous wastes. This applies whether the property is purchased or comes as a gift. Schools should develop hazardous-gift policies and investigation procedures. (MSE)

Discusses the importance of assistive technology for individuals of all ages with disabilities. Describes the background and development of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988. Suggests strategies for increasing the effectiveness of psychologists in the policy-making process. (JS)