Includes "Will FFA [Future Farmers of America] Be a Part of Agricultural Education in Twenty Years?" (Stagg, Staller); "The FFA Organization" (Vaughn, Keith, Lockaby); "FFA in Y2K=Success" (Leib); "Drivers Wanted for the 21st Century" (Morgan, Vincent); "FFA in the 21st Century" (Trivette,…

A survey of 127 teachers in Ohio and North Carolina with district Future Farmers of America proficiency winners, and in Pennsylvania with state winners, and of 230 teachers without winners in class received 163 responses. A significant relationship appeared between teacher attitudes toward proficiency awards and supervised agricultural experience.…

Discusses how the Independent Women's Forum (IWF) is sponsoring campus groups to challenge feminist ideas. Describes IWF-related publications and student groups at several colleges; the initiatives reach out to women looking for an alternative to "alarmist and overly-negative" feminism. (EV)

Distance education provides many nontraditional students with the opportunity to pursue a college education not possible through traditional brick and mortar education. Although not meeting face-to-face, student activities help promote a stronger connection between the classroom and university community. This paper will discuss strategies for…

Around the world, the fight for affordable medical treatment is intensifying. Headline-grabbing battles are being waged in India, where the Chennai High Court recently decided a major constitutional case over access to lifesaving cancer medication. In Thailand, Abbott Laboratories, a multinational pharmaceutical giant, has withdrawn registration…

The theory of student involvement (Astin, 1984) acknowledges that as students devote sufficient time and energy to educationally purposeful activities, they can expect to make desirable gains throughout the college years. Participation in campus clubs and organizations is one form of involvement found to be associated with a host of learning and…

For collegians, cocurricular opportunities (that is, experiences outside the classroom) are plentiful. Tossing Frisbees, socializing in town pubs, or attending an evangelical worship service are three examples from the wide range of cocurricular options that college students have for augmenting their academic pursuits. Many new collegians hit the…

In 1991 three Christian students sued the University of Virginia after they were denied funds for their evangelical newspaper. The students said the case was about free speech; the university argued it was about separation of church and state. The U.S. Supreme Court found in favor of the students, a landmark ruling that guaranteed equal treatment…

Bihar, India has risen in rage at the rampant corruption in all walks of life. Describes the work of the students in the community organization at Chaibasa in Bihar, India, written mostly in the students' own words. (Author/PG)

To determine the status of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and the variety of activities that are carried on in the FBLA clubs which make up the Pennsylvania Chapter, questionnaires were sent to each chapter in the state, and interviews were held with one adviser and one student from each of the 16 regions in the state. Usable…

The author discusses the recognition and integration into the curriculum of business student organizations. Emphasis is placed on Future Business Leaders of America, a secondary education organization, and its postsecondary sister organization, Phi Beta Lambda. (CH)