Discusses the difficulty Catholic schools face in recruiting Directors of Religious Education (DRE). Suggests that there are not enough skilled DREs to go around. Encourages schools to find talented lay people and mentor and empower them so that they can grow into the position. Presents some model approaches to the recruitment process. (NB)

Offers practical recruitment and retention strategies for administrators, teacher educators, career counselors, middle and high school educators, and teachers of young children to recruit and retain men in early childhood and elementary education. Includes questions to help educators review their own beliefs and assumptions about male teachers.…

Renting space to host conferences and meetings has become an important source of income for colleges and universities and serves the institution's community. Few institutions have stand-alone conference facilities, but most have some facilities for groups to rent. Summer is a prime period for using empty housing facilities. Student recruitment…

The number of technology teachers needed is projected to increase by 16% in 2006. A 22% decrease in technology teacher education graduates may indicate upcoming shortages of qualified teachers. Raising public awareness and intensifying teacher recruitment are crucial. (SK)

A study of 291 students at varying stages of training for law (45%), accounting (40%), or human resource management (15%) found that those in traditional professions had greater exposure to employers, more engagement in recruiting, and more experience of selection processes. This greater activity was associated with career expectations and…

Ranks the 26 leading U.S. universities according to their relative success in attracting, enrolling, and graduating African American students as well as their progress in bringing black professors to their campuses. Universities are ranked according to a blending of 13 widely accepted quantitative measures of institutional racial integration. Duke…

Describes the historic and current need for volunteers in Head Start programs. Focuses on volunteer recruitment, senior volunteers, volunteer assessment, matching volunteers and centers, staff-volunteer relationship, and volunteer supervision. Lists resources for involving and managing volunteers. (KB)

Describes strategies used by five U.S. rural interdisciplinary training grant programs (mainly based in academic institutions) to respond to local needs and promote recruitment in rural communities. Programs provide training to 17 health care disciplines and serve diverse disadvantaged populations. Services are provided through individual clinical…

Key components of the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council's educational reform plan include the following: (1) focus on competencies for future nurses; (2) creation of a statewide consortium for interinstitutional collaboration; and (3) development of more licensed practical nursing programs to address the projected shortages of registered nurses.…

A win-at-all-costs mentality in high school athletics increasingly promotes commercialism over academics. Some school districts have enacted a 1-year ban from competition for athletes who transfer within the district. Summarizes experiences of three student athletes. (MLF)

Examined how peers and international student recruitment agencies (agents) influence Thai students' choices of international education and to what degree. Found that agents exert a stronger influence than peers, and that Thai students from different levels of education perceived the influence of peers and agents in a different way. (EV)

Even during the best economic times, many companies question the value of their college relations program and its place within their human resources function. To achieve positive recruiting outcomes despite limited means, college relations professionals need to know their market, use internal resources, be creative, and make smart decisions. (GCP)

Presents strategies and guidelines for generating new action-oriented ideas for recruiting and retaining diverse staff in the recreation field. Recruitment strategies include introducing high school youth to an agency, providing financial assistance, and becoming aligned with certain higher education institutions. Retention strategies include…

Presents guidelines regarding graduate student recruitment and application, advising and course work, standards for teaching and other professional experience, and grievances. (SG)

Enterprise-Rent-A-Car has been identified for its outstanding work in multiple categories by career services professionals nationwide. This article presents a look at its recruiting program. (GCP)