Presents instructional strategies for developing recruitment, instruction, curriculum, and placement in organizational communication courses. (RL)

The usefulness and extent of university staff visits and secondary group visits were examined in a questionnaire survey of 110 schools and colleges in England and Wales. Substantial contact, generally welcomed and thought valuable, was found. (LBH)

Discusses a four-stage "marketing process" employed by a suburban community college in an effort to become more responsive to the needs of its present and potential students. (DC)

Management strategy and policy adapted at the University of Illinois at the Medical Center are described in terms of: faculty teaching vs. research time; faculty effectiveness and productivity; committee meetings; morale; departmental funds for research; expectations from graduate students; student recruitment; and program implementation. (LBH)

This study examined the Masters of Arts in Teaching program and its graduates from both a historical and modern perspective. Implications for the recruitment and preparation of new public school teachers are discussed. (MT)

The goals of a visitation program at a college or university should be to place prospects and their parents in contact with a variety of faculty and students. Faculty members, talking about their programs, and undergraduates, sharing their own experiences, are the institution's best recruiters. (MLW)

When the product is education, enthusiastic college students make ideal salespeople. Student recruiters use various marketing strategies including helping with recruitment literature; hosting visitors; and telephoning, writing, or visiting interested students. Some sales techniques are described. (MLW)

This essay proposes the use of assessment centers, designed to simulate real-life situations and identify managerial skills, as a possible solution to dilemmas of current administrative personnel selection practices in academic libraries. Background, setting up the assessment center, obtaining assessment expertise, and legal implications are…

Current issues and concerns with student volunteer recruitment programs and ways in which to enhance the probability of success for any campus based student volunteer recruitment effort are presented. STUDENT VOICES, a model student volunteer recruitment program at West Virginia University is described. (MLW)

Through a partnership between the school district and business and industry in Prince George County (MD) a new teacher recruitment program was developed that is one of the most successful in the country. (MD)

The projected severe shortage of teachers of visually-impaired learners necessitates the mobilization of educational leaders and parents to recruit undergraduate majors, examine the current selection standards, strengthen support of undergraduate training programs, garner financial support for undergraduate students, and market the profession to…

As research equipment becomes more sophisticated and expensive, and as the number of scientists and engineers choosing academic careers shrinks, the start-up costs for recruiting researchers are skyrocketing. The cost typically includes money to provide equipment, facilities, and support needed to set up laboratories and begin research. (MLW)

A study examined the probability that students would apply to or attend Southwest Missouri State University without a freshman no-need scholarship, prospective students' awareness of these and other scholarships, the relative importance students attach to the scholarship, and the recruiting potential of the scholarship in various amounts. (MSE)

The principles and common practices of enrollment management efforts in colleges and universities are outlined, and institutional conditions favoring effective enrollment management are discussed. (MSE)