A plan to reinvigorate the University of Minnesota focuses on undergraduate education, encouraging recruitment of top high school graduates, improved retention, closer faculty-student relationships, and improved campus social climate. Critics find the plan vague, student leaders decry lack of student involvement in planning, minority groups call…

Examines activities of academic librarians and library educators regarding issues of affirmative action recruiting to increase diversity within the profession. Highlights include a description of multicultural organizations; the significance of leadership; efforts of the Association of Research Libraries; examples of diversity programs at academic…

Examines recent developments in library and information science (LIS) in the United Kingdom. Highlights include a historical perspective; restructuring and reorganization; recruitment; modular courses; user needs; the transfer of LIS skills; new areas of LIS curriculum; distance education; and future concerns, including recruitment and links with…

The job-seeking experiences of 62 individuals seeking their first higher education position in special education were assessed. Results revealed that each subject applied for about six positions. Most respondents expressed several dissatisfactions with the search and interview processes. Difficulties communicating with search committee members and…

Examines how racism affects the recruitment and retention of minority group students to the field of social work. Case studies illustrate problems of minority college students related to poor educational preparation, economic hardship, social isolation, unintended consequences of affirmative action, and difficulties with faculty. Lists enrollment…

George Washington University (District of Columbia), already under fire for recruiting a basketball player who pleaded guilty to sexual assault, has also drawn criticism for offering an academic scholarship to his victim. The athlete has met academic requirements to earn a grant and to play in his freshman year. (MSE)

College alumni associations are using a variety of approaches to improve alumni participation. Surveying alumni for needs and preferences can be fruitful. Program ideas include career planning, parent programs, community service, student relations activities, and high school recruitment. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation is crucial to…

This paper reviews a study of persistence patterns of first-time first-year students during 1986-90 in all public senior institutions (n=35) in Texas. The study provides data to assist student affairs practitioners to evaluate their own attrition problem and to compare and delineate their patterns from a statewide perspective. (GLR)

Four articles discuss the recruitment and use of volunteer workers in junior and senior high school libraries. Topics addressed include written policies; communicating ideas with the staff; program flexibility; volunteer program evaluation; scheduling; Friends of Libraries groups; and the use of volunteers for booktalks. (LRW)

A mail survey of 152 high school students visiting a major state university was undertaken to develop a profile of excellent students wanting to attend the institution. It investigated these variables: attitudes about the visit, distance from campus, parental advise, income, university reputation, scholarship availability, program availability,…

A marketing model of enrollment management focusing on relationships between changes in the macroenvironment, target market student preferences, college marketing mix, and enrollment is presented. Application of the model illustrates how institutions can offset, enhance, or neutralize potential enrollment effects of job market changes through…

An informal survey of professional job listings in college marketing suggests that community colleges and small colleges are the first to embrace marketing. Advertisements for institutions in the northeastern states are most common. The most prevalent organizational structure for marketing, however, does not correspond to the most effective model…

Twenty-three second-year education students at Charles Sturt University (New South Wales) participated in a three-week practicum program at remote rural schools. Participants offered generally positive comments about the value of the teaching and living experience and willingness to teach in such schools in the future. (SV)

Analysis of pharmacy faculty recruitment and retention experiences at the University of Pittsburgh and a review of faculty trends in general suggest that opportunity for professional growth, proximity to family, and salary are the keys to successful recruitment efforts. Long-range, comprehensive planning, beginning with student recruitment, is…

Exploratory study examined undergraduate recruitment among 55 students entering various majors. Participants completed a questionnaire on demographics and background which compared teacher education recruits with other majors. Most teacher education recruits viewed learning as the primary purpose of school physical education programs, accepting…