Alumni houses and centers can seem like mysterious, stately structures to students and others crisscrossing campus. These buildings are usually constructed to serve alumni first and foremost, but by also allowing access to students, other campus departments and offices, and the community at large, alumni associations can bring these buildings to…

A study shows that a municipality could save more than $1.5 million by including community facilities in a school building. (MLF)

The Purcell, Oklahoma, school board joined forces with the community and successfully sought a federal grant for a joint project. Facilities will be provided for a middle school, adult education, a public library, and for a number of service organizations. (Author/MLF)

A recently completed elementary school in Dublin, Ohio, has a 13-acre school-in-a-park locale shared with the community. On evenings and weekends, area residents have access to the school's activities area for a self-contained community center. (MLF)

Presents some of the ramifications of community use of school facilities. (MLF)

A new educational social service center, adjacent to the largest high school in Wayne, Michigan, will provide ten essential services in four major buildings. (Author/MLF)

Community education in New Jersey will benefit from legislation financing the construction of facilities that deliver community and social services. Five departments of state government are to cooperatively develop a minimum of ten local models of community education facilities. (Author/MLF)

After a long battle against the construction of a Harvard Medical School hospital complex, the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard formed a limited partnership to construct 774 units of re-location and mixed-income housing in conjunction with the new medical facilities. (Author)

Looks at what some communities faced with declining enrollment have done to solve the problem of excess school space. (MLF)

Comprehensive community education programs can help make the best use of available facilities. A number of counties have joined with school boards to develop one-stop shopping centers for community services. (Author/MLF)

Evaluation of an intergenerational shared-site program included observations and videos of 20 children and 27 elders. Interpersonal communication and empathy were cultivated over time. The best activities promoted interaction and relationship building. Environmental factors and teaching style affected outcomes. Making and interpreting videos…

The "turf" concerns of educators have hampered school facility design that provides housing for both school and community programs. Community center schools are defined. Staffing problems of human services and schools in a co-location, factors in the project's success, the facility, security, and current directions of community center…

Suggests alternatives to the traditional school building. (MF)

The province of Ontario has taken a lead in promoting the development of multiuse facilities. The advantages include the following: (1) saving labor and utilities costs; (2) maximizing programing; (3) improving quality and quantity of service; (4) guaranteeing nonpartisan access to public facilities; and (6) providing one-source shopping for…

Many communities have more school space than they need, while demands for community-based services are growing. Reuse of surplus schools as community school centers is an option worth exploring. (Author/MLF)