This short document highlights community service and continuing education programing in Tennessee under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal years 1966-1970. During this period 86 community service and continuing education programs at 22 colleges and universities have used $835,213.15 in Federal funds out of a total of…

To develop community service programs of genuine value, the junior college must have access to adequate funds. The usual sources are regular college funds; fees from enrollees; company, agency, or association sponsorship; and special funds. This paper deals mainly with the special sources--the local district, state board, federal grants, and…

With the continuing increase in the number of public employees (federal, state, local), the Institute for Local Self Government believes junior colleges could be the primary agent in educating and training recruits. More employees are needed and many of those already so employed need retraining or upgrading. The Institute also feels that such jobs…

Community colleges should be prepared to share an increasing responsibility with local leaders in providing services to their communities. Such an attitude would help to elicit acceptance and support from the people in the district for the college and, in turn, more of the college's resources would be available to help in the solving of community…

This document reviews the concepts and definitions related to the community services function of the community college. Problems of organizing and financing community service programs are examined, as well as problems of leadership and the question of coordination with the community and within the college itself. Several contemporary issues and…

This paper identifies and briefly comments on the approaches used for justifying health education program needs for the purpose of educating and training people for the health care professions and occupations. It assesses and evaluates available information concerning the needs of programs that are designed to train and educate professionals for…

The progress and problems of the South Carolina organization for administration of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are discussed. Points covered are state organization, administration, comments of the implementing agency, state agency recommendations, financial report, program summary, and U.S. Office of Education staff review of state…

The technology necessary for the use of cable television (TV) has been invented; it simply must be put to use. By the 1970's, cable TV should be commonplace in this country. Its rapid growth was caused in part by its appearance at a time of explosive expansion of related technologies like data theory and computer design. The coaxial cable system…

Development, demonstration, and research projects, supported by the Administration on Aging's Research and Development Grants Program, have two major objectives: to stimulate community efforts in behalf of the elderly, and to develop solutions to many social and economic problems of the elderly. As of September 1, 1969, 117 projects had been…

The student volunteer movement developed in the 60's in response to a growing concern throughout the country for social problems. Since 1963, the movement has grown from a small group of 5,000 students to an estimated 400,000 students working in over 2,000 programs in more than 80% of the colleges in the country. Most projects are concerned with…

In 1972 the University-Urban Interface Program (UUIP) of the University of Pittsburgh, a community service project, conducted 60 interviews with people living in the Pittsburgh area. These interviews focused upon the expectations people have of the university, how they get information about the university, and how they perceive the channels of…

How the Catholic TV Network of Chicago services parishes, schools, community. (Author)

In 1972, Congress enacted the Nutrition Act under Title VII of the Older Americans Act in order to provide older Americans with nutritionally sound meals served in strategically located community centers. This paper identifies some of the significant personal, environmental, and programmatic barriers to effective outreach that exist today. (Author)

Life histories and daily routines of women over the age of 55 living in Seattle single room occupant (SRO) hotels were studied using observational and interviewing methods. Residence in SRO's appears to be part of a natural life history progression for these women rather than a result of social pathology. (Author)

Public service programs must be natural by-products of research and teaching if universities are not to degenerate into omnibus social service organizations. Universities must maintain institutional integrity in teaching citizens to think creatively, act humanely, and use their freedom of both ideas and action. (Editor/LBH)