Outlines a program designed to combat the high rate of attrition among engineering students. Problems attacked include the unexpected rigor of the curriculum, misconceptions about engineering, isolation from others studying engineering, and inadequate background in math and science. (GS)

Racism still abounds on the college campus. Thomas and Yates have implemented two paraprofessional programs in an attempt to alleviate this problem. Their work speaks to all persons involved in human service delivery systems. (Author)

Discussed student-developed career meetings in which guest speakers provided students with information about their work experience. (RK)

Presents the objectives of the MAB program, describes "core" material that makes the program of international value, and reports a feature wherein scientists are being asked to make broad social judgments about the work they are doing. (GS)

Kellogg Community College revised its catalog to make it more student-oriented by explaining open enrollment, credit hours, contact hours, individualized instruction, modular units, etc., in concise lay terms. 80,000 new catalogs were published as Sunday supplements to 6 area newspapers in June 1974. (DC)

Describes the 5-day workshop "Appalachia and the Lessons of Development" held last year for international students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (Author/PG)

Describes the purposes and programs of the national Right to Read effort. (RB)

Presents a specific explanation of one school's successful application of custodial contracting. Describes the advantages and disadvantages of the program and provides a sample custodial contract. (Author/DN)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author describes the development of media facilities and use of a coordinated media systems approach to teaching language and reading at the Wyoming School for the Deaf. (LS)

Described are the program and the beginning activities of the department of preventive ophthalmology within the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School of Jerusalem. (GW)

Describes a series of videotapes prepared for counselor training on the subject of using tests and test results. (PC)

This article presents abstracts of five ERIC documents pertaining to community services in the community college which illustrate the diversity that exists in community service programs throughout the country. (DC)

Roberts and Ullom (1989) theorized that leadership programs should consist of training, education, and development programs. Their model has gained widespread acceptance since its inception, but has not evolved to reflect contemporary conceptualizations of leadership. This paper demonstrates a new conceptualization of the model updated for modern…