Discusses the concept of community as it applies to the college campus, focusing on community as a place to be, identifying implications for space utilization; a way of being, offering suggestions for community development; and both a place to be and a way of being, examining the implications for creating community interactions through campus…

Setting organizational or program objectives is seen as requiring three steps (brainstorming goals for the year, prioritizing them, and visualizing them as smaller, discrete tasks) and six principles (making goals group-specific, setting deadlines, being realistic and explicit, writing down goals, defining measurable steps, and creating…

Campus activities programers are encouraged to use creativity and to experiment in incorporating solo, or easily produced, acts into campus events. Ideas include using solo acts as openers or as part of larger special or traditional events. A sample campus survey, designed to discover campus preferences, is included. (MSE)

Offers guidelines for risk management to campus entertainers and their representatives, including options for insurance coverage, types of insurance policies, and risk management for non-insurable factors associated with concerts and novelty events. (MSE)

Four or five events together constitute a lively arts 'series'. Ways to make a college series a success are discussed, covering: goal setting, the talent, and promotion. The usual series range from four to six performances and allows a season ticket holder to experience varied selections of performing arts attraction. (MLW)

The use of focus groups to assess existing college student leadership efforts and as a step in developing better programs is examined. Procedures include assembling a planning team, identifying information needs, determining the composition of focus groups, soliciting and training volunteers, and using focus group results to design a program. (MSE)

Campus activities planners are offered strategies to use to make the most of their time attending National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) conventions. Advice includes specific approaches for covering conference sessions and booths, gathering information, planning for campus performances, and having students learn from the convention…

Variety, academic compatibility, and class are the components of a winning lecture program. An award-winning program at Southern Utah State College, along with its rules and general operations, are described. (MLW)

Outside sponsorship of campus lecture programming is discussed. Techniques that have been developed over 36 years at Texas A&M University are highlighted. Setting goals, budgeting and organization, and identifying contributors are described and a glossary of fundraising terms is provided. (MLW)

The responses of several college student activities programs to crises on campus (violence, civil unrest, and earthquake) are described. In each case, professionals responsible highlighted the importance of having a proactive emergency plan in place and rehearsed. Flexibility and clear thinking are also crucial ingredients. (MSE)

Preparation for college campus crises (natural disasters, violence or unrest) is discussed. Specific suggestions are made for three distinct areas of readiness: (1) response to the situation; (2) response to the students; and (3) personal response. (MSE)

The entertainment-based campus-activities programming model popular with many traditional four-year colleges and universities is not necessarily appropriate for community colleges. "Cluster programming" designed to meet the needs of smaller, specific, student subgroups may be more effective. In addition, booking national-level personalities who…

Discussion of college student activities planning to meet needs of gay and lesbian students focuses on the need to create a campus climate of tolerance and appreciation. A model for development of gay self-acceptance is outlined, and considerations in hiring performers, and facilitating clubs and organizations are examined. (MSE)

Offers 12 specific techniques for planning campus activities and training volunteers and other personnel to minimize risks at campus events. These include anticipating legal and insurance issues, assessing potential risks, using case studies to explore complexities of risk management, instituting training in emergency procedures, involving…

Public land has traditionally been a mainstay of college and university outdoor programs. Now, increased competition for and concerns about the land have created new regulations that may force schools to re-examine their programs and purposes. (Author/MLW)