The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) have commissioned this toolkit to help colleges effectively publicize a major milestone: in 2001, America's community colleges will celebrate 100 years of service and achievement. This year-long celebration presents community colleges…

The Higher Education Funding Council for England has a funding agreement with each institution that it funds that specifies the targets relating to student numbers that the Funding Council expects the institution to meet. This document explains the action the Council will take if institutions do not meet their targets for 2001-2002. The…

A survey was conducted of 174 senior student affairs officers (SSAOs) at public institutions in the United States concerning their perceptions of the role of campus-based student religious organizations (CbSROs) in the recruitment and retention of students. Eighty-three surveys were returned. In general, the SSAOs perceived campus-based religious…

Recent innovations involving audio and video on the Internet allow for more creativity and flexibility in the broadcast education classroom. Despite the fact that Southern Arkansas University (SAU) has a modest budget allocated for its broadcast journalism program, significant interactive changes have taken place. At the outset of the fall 1999…

This white paper summarizes the scope of the problem of faculty shortages in nursing education and discusses issues contributing to the shortage of faculty. It also outlines strategies for expanding the capacity of the current and future pool of nursing faculty. The United States is in the midst of an unprecedented shortage of registered nurses,…

There is much discussion of the shortage of qualified teachers and the need for teacher recruitment, but punishment strategies legislated in many states to motivate teachers to do the extraordinary are also publicized. There are positive approaches that can be used to motivate teachers, including improving facilities and classroom conditions,…

This "consultation" notifies interested parties of the plans by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to introduce recruitment incentives for teaching staff in higher education, also known as "golden hellos." These are being introduced from 2003-2004 to encourage new entrants to teaching in higher education…

Despite some recent reversals in enrollment trends, the number of baccalaureate degrees in Economics has declined substantially from the beginning of the 1990s. The combination of declining enrollments and the rising costs of higher education has placed pressure on Economics departments to increase their numbers, especially in upper-division…

This report was submitted by Keene State College in response to the New England Association of Schools and Colleges' request for an update on Keene State College's progress in a number of areas. The college reports that it is pursuing both large-scale and focused planning activities using information that assesses institutional effectiveness.…

This report looks at six pioneering programs that recruit and prepare principals in inventive ways. Building on their states' modifications to leadership credentialing requirements--and the ability of state-approved preparation programs to apply for waivers from existing certification requirements--these innovative and entrepreneurial programs are…

IDRA interviewed different groups of respondents at San Antonio College to identify the most critical factors that impacted a decision to enroll in college and graduate. Focus group and individual interviews targeted key stakeholders, including: high school administrators, counselors, high school students, parents of high school students, and…

Building on the success of its 2003 study, "Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High ­Quality Teachers Out of Urban Classrooms," The New Teacher Project (TNTP), with support from The Broad Foundation, investigated the methods that urban school districts use to recruit, select and hire principals. This working paper presents the basic…

An admissions staffer is basically a recruiter, not a counselor, and the title of "counselor" should therefore be reserved solely for those people who are professionally trained and located in a counseling position. (Author)

Presents the 7 reasons why students do not apply to college: unknown college, unimpressed by college's reputation, worried about location, too much emphasis on liberal arts, no flexibility in programs, too impersonal, and financial problems; and how to correct these problems in your school. (Author/PG)

Two methods utilizing local citizens for' and in' the classroom. (Editor)