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Lobban-Viravong, Heather; Schneider, Mark – To Improve the Academy, 2018
We describe a research-based mentoring program for new full-time faculty at a small residential college, which emphasizes the empowerment of the new faculty themselves to identify and obtain the resources they need for success. In our model, the mentor takes on a role of primarily providing accountability, easing the burden on mentors, thereby…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Small Colleges
Brown, Narren J.; Shelley, Mack C., II. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This chapter puts forth a model of student-success-focused policy development at small colleges that elucidates the role of the institutional research (IR) professional, highlighting how the breadth of roles and responsibilities that IR professionals serve at these institutions intersect with traditional training and background.
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Success, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Gross, Karen – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Higher education has been a favorite news topic for months. President Obama and the first lady have entered the national conversation, particularly around issues of cost and graduation rates for low-income students--addressing education in the State of the Union, at White House events, and in speeches across the nation. In the midst of these…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, College Role, Self Evaluation (Groups), School Effectiveness

Brazziel, William F. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1990
The experience of a small liberal arts college in repackaging and remarketing the entire institution to boost continuing education enrollment is described. The marketing team followed current theories, establishing the division as a self-generating unit with a small annual operating surplus. Proceeds are reinvested for periods of low enrollment.…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Marketing
Miller, Kenneth R. – 1990
The efforts of Kentucky State University to inaugurate a comprehensive development program to increase private financial support for essential programs are described. The 14 major objectives established by the institution's development office in 1982 and the programmatic approaches used over a period of 7 years to achieve each objective, are…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Private Financial Support

Winston, Anne; Boots, Justine – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
Modifications made to the Dartmouth Intensive Language Model (DILM), an intensive immersion program, resulted in its effective implementation and enhancement of a small-college foreign language program, in spite of such limitations as a very small teaching staff, inexperienced and anxious students, and decreased contact hours for the program. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses

Potter, William – College and University, 1991
A telephone registration system for first year students implemented at Alma College (Michigan), involves having freshmen confer with advisors during orientation week, then having the registrar's office contact the advisors. Despite limitations, the low-tech solution works well at extremely low cost. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Administration, College Freshmen, Higher Education