Discusses the components of strategic planning in developing a fund-raising campaign for a college or university. Emphasizes the importance of setting priorities, and defines the characteristics of good priorities, such as boldness, being grounded in the institution's mission, and culminating in visible results. Includes a case study of the…

References the work of Stone and Archer (1990), in which challenges that counseling centers would face in the 1990s were identified. Assesses the extent to which 67 counseling center directors heeded the recommendations of Stone and Archer over a five-year period. Positive increases in adherence were obtained for 53.5% of the recommendations with…

In fall 1999, teachers of two Wisconsin elementary schools met to discuss setting specific goals that are strategic, measurable, attainable, results-oriented, and time-bound (SMART). Commonly used in government and industry, SMART goals are now helping educators evaluate their instructional processes and programs. (MLH)

Offers guidelines for creating a strategic plan for a college or university's annual fund. Identifies benefits of strategic planning and describes six planning approaches using examples from various institutions. Two planning prototypes, from McKendree College (Illinois) and the University of Southern California, are included. (DB)

Guidelines for conducting an annual fund at colleges and universities stress the importance of aggregate donor behavior and donor value, rather than solicitation technique, in driving strategic planning and goal-setting. Suggests fund raisers track three measures of donor participation: donor retention, lapsed donor reactivation, and new donor…

Examines popular approaches to performance and organizational improvement to see what flaws they contain and how continued practice will impede progress. Discusses benchmarking; quality management/continuous improvement; needs assessment; training; downsizing; reengineering; system(s) approach; and strategic planning. Describes the Organizational…

Examines the significance of forging partnerships between academic affairs and student affairs, partnerships that advance student learning, foster educational attainment, and reinvigorate undergraduate education. Details the nature of the partnerships, the benefits, and obstacles to their foundation. Concludes with a discussion of implications for…

An analysis of 100 English primary school development plans (SDPs) found that the SDPs tended to be multifocused, with few criteria for judging success. The paper examines three key issues in SDPs: promoting a unified, collaborative ethos; linking withtarget identification and review and subsequent improvements; and linking with student learning.…

Reports a study involving five groups of stake holders who used the two different electronic meeting techniques to discuss ways of improving a local private school. Finds that participants preferred electronic gallery writing over electronic poolwriting because of the former's ability to show users all of the groups' comments at the same time. (SR)

Discusses the role of information services (IS) in corporations; characteristics of business information resources (BIR); characteristics of users of BIR in corporations; and change management in IS, including total quality management, strategic planning, and marketing tips. Provides a chart of keys to IS superiority and a map for IS change. (PEN)

Contends that it is important to ask the correct questions pertaining to academic programming, professional development, learning environments, and Catholic identity before setting goals for the next academic school year. Lists seven questions that might help Catholic school administrators better prepare their school for the near future. (CJW)

A nursing school's faculty investment model, which included strategic planning, benchmarking, continuous quality improvement, and management by objectives, was developed through goal determination, market understanding, and resource allocation. It achieved 10% labor savings, 3% revenue enhancement, and a human capital pool equal to 12% full-time…

A planning committee needed to create a plan for the infusion of technology in all areas of a school district. Decisions included standardization of hardware, network, and wiring. Four figures and text illustrate a network computer and printer in each classroom, a wide area network, and a voice and video network. Offers key suggestions for…

Summarizes a study that surveys teachers' perceptions of the school-development planning process at a Perth, Australia, secondary school. Teachers believe they are being given more planning authority to control administrative costs; the state education department will continue its strong control over school operations; and a whole-school planning…

Instead of differentiating themselves by building "brand identities," colleges and universities often focus on competing with price. As a result, fewer and fewer institutions base their identities on value, the combination of quality and price. Methods of building two concepts to influence customers' brand image and brand loyalty are…