Implementing effective student retention strategies is important for all institutions of higher education. This is especially true for smaller, private colleges as resources for higher education are stretched and the dependence on tuition revenue to maintain fiscal viability increases. This longitudinal study focuses on the utilization of…

This paper deals with issues of identity--lately, many institutions of higher education, especially small and medium-size colleges, seem to be confused in terms of function. Pointing out that all institutions seem to have been encouraged to balance their scholarship in terms of Ernest L. Boyer's prescribed functions of research discovery,…

Describes how the growing gap between "haves" and "have-nots" in college football has leaders of some colleges demanding more access to championships and more money. (EV)

Describes the bold but successful steps taken by Saint Joseph's College to ensure institutional survival. (EV)

Discusses why small, liberal arts colleges must be careful when developing model technology without creating other problems with it. Technology implementation problems and their solutions at one small college are highlighted. (GR)

Describes how the University of Vermont and St. Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont cooperated to share a single card access system. Discusses the planning, financial, and marketplace advantages of the cooperation. (EV)

The closure of Barat College's operations in 2004 is similar to the accounts of other small, tuition-driven institutions such as Ambassador University, Bradford College, Marymount College, and Trinity College of Vermont. All institutions were small and in tight financial positions, and all ended up closing their doors. They also shared another…

Many undergraduate liberal arts institutions offer computer science majors. This article illustrates how quality computer science programs can be realized in a wide variety of liberal arts settings by describing and contrasting the actual programs at five liberal arts colleges: Williams College, Kalamazoo College, the State University of New York…

The Great Lakes College Association has held two successful conferences on the teaching of psychology at liberal arts colleges. Based on this experience, a list of suggestions is given for planners of small conferences. (CS)

Conducted national survey of 447 career centers at small colleges. Results showed a wide variety of services and activities being performed in the name of employer development. Identified most important services to be ways of bringing employers and potential candidates together (recruiting, job posting, job notification, employer literature,…

For small colleges, the use of invertebrates in undergraduate learning laboratory experiments may be a valuable alternative to the use of vertebrate species. This article describes a habituation experiment using terrestrial hermit crabs. All of the materials required are inexpensive and readily available. What makes this experiment unique is that…

Programs in geographic information systems (GIS) and related areas (e.g., GPS, remote sensing) have become important additions to the curriculum at colleges and universities of all sizes and types, including tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) such as Haskell Indian Nations University. This article discusses the recent development of a GIS…

In dealing with a small college theater production program the first thing to consider is the aim and purpose of the program and how this fits in with the goals and mission of the department and the college. The main goal of the program should be the education of students--both those involved in the production, and those who will see…

Analyzes definitions of educational quality provided by presidents of small colleges who participated in a recent grant competition. Makes observations about the specificity, variety, and diversity of institutional views of the quality of education. (DMM)

Offers advice to professional colleagues on the transition from a large university to a small college department. (PD)