Incoming freshmen were given orientation sessions to acquaint them with available counseling services by either an undergraduate paraprofessional, a professional staff member, or by professional staff and videotape. Analyses were made of immediate student satisfaction with presentations, and of the relationship between orientation received and…

To obtain national information on current college level drug programs, counseling centers (n=46) on large (10,000+) campuses were surveyed. Results indicated 85 per cent of the centers did not have established programs which responded to specific drug concerns. Other available resources included academic and community-based programs. Trends are…

Based on environmental assessment methodologies, a model was designed to categorize and evaluate student development services. When applying the model, four dimensions need to be specified: target populations, assessment periods, environmental components, and measurement procedures. Actual model implementation is described for a large university…