ERIC Number: EJ499518
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Publication Date: 1994
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Almost Metropolitan Universities: Challenges and Opportunities for Historically Residential Campuses Located in Major Metropolitan Areas.
Henry, Myron S.
Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, v5 n3 p41-50 Win 1994
Kent State University (Ohio), a traditional residential institution located near an urban center, is grappling with urban challenges by redefining institutional success, expanding definitions of scholarship, reducing program complexity to enhance completion rates, supporting teamwork and unit productivity, valuing senior members of the institution, and fostering regional partnerships. (JB)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, College Instruction, Group Unity, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Leadership, Nontraditional Students, Organizational Change, Organizational Objectives, Partnerships in Education, Productivity, Program Improvement, Regional Cooperation, Residential Colleges, Rewards, Scholarship, Strategic Planning, Success, Teamwork, Urban Areas, Urban Problems, Urban Universities
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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