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Franker, Karen; James, Dennis – New Directions for Higher Education, 2016
A key step in distance learning project management is the creation of a course development plan. The plan should account for decisions related to materials, curriculum, delivery methods, staffing, technology applications, resources, reporting lines, and project management--issues that may require administrator involvement and support, particularly…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Electronic Learning
Ellis, J. Richard – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
Adult degree programs have been seen as a win-win solution for private colleges and adult learners, but their innovative and often-entrepreneurial postures are not a natural fit with governance structures in more traditional institutions. Through narrative and illustrative vignettes, this chapter presents an overview of efforts employed by some…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Private Colleges, Institutional Mission, Nontraditional Education
Jass, Lori K. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, comprises three primary units that each serve a distinct population: the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is a residential college for roughly 2,800 traditional-age undergraduates; the College of Adult and Professional Studies and Graduate School (CAPS/GS) serves roughly 2,200 adult learners at both the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Students, Adult Programs, Systems Approach
Horgan, Thomas R. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
The director of a college consortium must be a strong leader, whose primary duties range from providing leadership to securing resources and to clearly communicating the consortium's mission. The director must keep in mind that the consortium's work is valuable only to the degree that it eases the load on the individual member institutions and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Consortia, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Jackson, Marilyn T. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
The Atlanta University Center (AUC) comprises five historically black colleges and a centralized library. All are separate institutions, each having its own board of directors, president, infrastructure, students, faculty, staff, and traditions. To encourage coordination of effort and resources, the AUC was formed and the first formal cooperative…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Black Colleges, Consortia, Dual Enrollment
St. John, Edward P.; Sepanik, Ronald – New Directions for Higher Education, 1982
Colleges can and should do much to improve the management of financial aid offices in a time of reduced funds. Exemplary programs provide a framework for improvement, consisting of two key elements: assessment of office management needs based on the overall campus structural development and good basic management procedures. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Development, Models, Office Management
Johnson, Richard – New Directions for Higher Education, 1982
Before a sound and cost-effective aid program can be developed in a community college, its importance must be understood by the college's administration. Steps to be taken and the aid officer's role in administering and promoting an effective program are outlined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration, Community Colleges
New Technologies, Old Politics: Political Dimensions in the Management of Academic Support Services.
Johnson, Richard M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1995
Changes in information technology threaten the traditional role of the college library on campus. Library administrators must position the library politically as well as technologically to play a central role in services, technology, and organization, and to enable the library to retain an integral place in the university's intellectual life. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Libraries, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Wylie, Neil R.; Yeager, Tamara L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
College and university libraries can work together to enhance library access and share resources, but there are problems inherent in such alliances. Existing library consortia illustrate some important considerations in forging a new library consortium, including complexity of organizational processes, funding issues, technology for sharing both…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Libraries, Consortia, Financial Support
Hodgkinson, Virginia – New Directions for Higher Education, 1982
Colleges and universities have adjusted the packaging and targeting of student aid that may be more effective in reaching an institution's objectives in lean times, including increasing parent contributions, reducing the unmet need percentage, changing pricing policies, using quotas, revising capital campaigns, tapping alumni, and capitalizing on…
Descriptors: Alumni, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Fund Raising