In order to increase alumni giving and participation at DePaul University, efforts were focused on the law school alumni. With the success of the lawyers gift club, a club for accountants was organized. The success of the gift clubs is described and the effect on the annual fund is discussed. (MLW)

Suggests field trips and other community exploration activities to show students that reading exists as a useful skill outside the classroom. (SJL)

Schools can enhance the quality of life by teaching the constructive use of leisure, active citizenship, and internationalism. These programs can be added to schools' curricula with the help of volunteers, thereby improving children's education and the volunteers' quality of life. (Author/SJL)

It is proposed that as the proportion of women in the labor force grows, women will be better donors to colleges and universities; at the same time, women volunteers can be an important asset to fund-raising activities. Tips for fund raising by and from women are given. (MSE)

Little attention has been given to the severely handicapped older person. A group of disabled elderly men participating as unpaid volunteers in a bi-weekly sheltered workshop indicated that being able to help others, getting out of the house, and sociability were important reasons for their interest and participation. (Author)

College trustees, it is suggested, should be alert to possible sources of support, willing to use their influence to establish priorities, support the necessary budget for development programs, and establish a development program or enhance and strengthen it. An institutional checklist for a fund raising audit is provided. (MLW)

The Physical Education Opportunity Program for Exceptional Learners (PEOPEL) was initiated as a project designed to provide a physical education experience for handicapped learners. PEOPEL differs from regular physical education programs in three aspects: (1) the use of trained student aids, (2) smaller class size, and (3) individualized…

Data from a survey of 4-H Club leaders in Saskatchewan, Canada, were used to determine the effect of attendance at leadership training events on leaders' decisions to re-enroll or discontinue. It was found that involvement in 4-H activities, supported by leadership training, increased leaders' satisfaction and likelihood of re-enrolling. (MF)

Parental involvement and participation in schools are encouraged because it benefits the parent, his/her child, and the school. Some suggestions for parental involvement are offered. (JMF)

Hoyt recommends the use of norm groups, to adjust student ratings of instruction. Prior methods of generating norm groups relied upon the use of volunteer subjects. Results of the present study indicate that volunteer teachers' student ratings were superior to nonvolunteer teachers' ratings. (Author/RD)

Life planning workshop volunteers were randomly distributed into four independent groups. The problem of obtaining separate-sample controls when all participants participate in the experimental treatment was solved. Workshop participation significantly facilitated achievement of life planning goals. Utility of the Rotter I-E scale as an instrument…

Discusses effective methods for selecting volunteers to become school board members. Focuses on ensuring that the prospective candidates understand the extent of their commitment. Suggests that organizations choose people who will make significant contributions to the board through active recruitment efforts or by posting announcements to call…

Interviewed students (N=17) following a week-long Alternative Spring Break. Results show that nearly all of the participants experienced social and psychological difficulties while attempting to readjust to campus life. Findings should encourage educators and student affairs professionals to provide extensive reentry programming to support these…

Argues against the criticism that medical students are self-centered moral relativists lacking a sense of social responsibility, illustrating this thesis with the Rush University (Illinois) community service program serving the poor and disadvantaged. Suggests that such community service experiences, given unconditionally to those in need, broaden…

In the University of California Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Program, a partnership with the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, volunteers teach approximately 1000 people annually how to compost in their backyards to help reduce landfill waste. Surveys conducted in 1995 and 1996 showed that home composters reduced their input into…