The American Indian Law Students Association, which has been in existence for 5 years, provides a forum where the ideas of the soon-to-be attorney can be expressed, and a common ground where the student becomes aware of current legal developments affecting the Indian community. (KM)

Leaders of state student associations from 22 states met in July, 1977 in Columbia, Missouri at the first national conference of state student associations. This document represents the consensus of the conference. It is a call to action for Congress, the President, state legislatures, governing boards of colleges and universities, and state…

Pennsylvania's Student Advisory Board (SAB) was created by the state Department of Education to represent high school students at the state level. This SAB annual report begins with excerpts from the Student Awareness Day program, including Governor Dick Thornburgh's remarks and proclamation and brief statements by state and SAB officials. The…

Twelve lessons plans on parlimentary procedure are presented in this performance-based curriculum unit for distributive education. This unit is self-contained and consists of the following components: introduction (provides overview of unit content and describes why mastery of the objectives is important); performance objectives; and unit outline…

This vocational student chapter officer handbook contains guidelines to help officers become more aware of their leadership responsibilities. The handbook is divided into eight sections. The first two sections provide an introduction to the handbook and an explanation of state and national support for vocational student organizations. Section 3…

The report describes a project designed to organize a State student health occupations education organization. The organization will give students with explicit interest in careers in health services an opportunity to associate and identify with an established organization which is based on their selected occupational interests. There were 39…

This collection of seven individual but related papers provides a variety of perspectives from which to view the union center. The roles of the union according to several authorities are initially considered. Two approaches to the integration of the union into the college and community environment are discussed, with examples cited from…

The findings of the year long study by the 80 member Bicentennial Commission on the American College Fraternity are quite positive. If the prophesies come true, the American fraternity movement in the year 2000 will indeed continue to flourish as a vital and significant force in higher education. Several conclusions that express a full sense of…

Campus activities and organizations offer learning experiences primarily through interpersonal skills development and organizational processes, although the potential for intentional, specific learning is unlimited. Student activities that are well planned and implemented enhance both the richness of educational experiences and the student…

When compared with students at four-year campuses, community college students show lower levels of participation in campus organizations and attendance at campus-sponsored events. According to a study, 80% of the student body almost never attended a meeting of a club, organization, or student government group. Yet, research has shown that student…

The belief that sororities have a differential effect on the attitudes and values of their members was not supported by this study. The results indicate that attitudinal and personality changes over a four year period were similar for the sorority girls and independents. (Author)

Speech by New York University School of Education professor at the Consultation for Educational Justice sponsored by the New York City National Council of Churches. Discusses high school unrest as indicating the need for redistributing power throughout the schools, and the crisis of legitimacy of the schools. (JM)

Reviews court decisions applying to student religious practice and provides student personnel administrators with guidelines for dealing with the freedom of religion issue. Differences between private and public higher education institutions are considered. (RC)