The state of Minnesota has established the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) to coordinate the state's educational computing activities. The Consortium is governed by a board of directors representing the State Department of Education, the State Junior Colleges, the State Colleges, the State University and the public and is…

A computer-based needs assessment system used successfully in planning continuing dental education in South Carolina is described. It provides a general purpose system for collecting and analyzing needs data for large populations. Data from 489 practicing dentists in South Carolina are presented and analyzed. (Author/MSE)

A computer network serves 53 schools and colleges in North Carolina; Essex County College in New Jersey has an on-line computer registration system that is used by students and administrators to enter information or ask questions. (Author/MLF)

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education seeks to improve higher education institutional management, statewide coordination of higher education, and decisionmaking processes in higher education at national levels. This document presents the 1971-72 annual report of NCHEMS…

Participation by Wilkes College in the Pennsylvania Regional Instructional System for Education (PRISE) Regional Cooperative Computing Activities program for the period July 1971 through June 1974 is summarized, and problems and successes identified. Loss of faculty members trained in the program and loss of interest of some of the others because…

Origins and development of a computerized credit transfer system for students in the University of Wisconsin system is described. The program will become the official course equivalency and degree requirement schema for the university, and will also serve the Wisconsin Technical College system. (Author/MSE)

The St. Petersburg Community College District (Florida) has embarked on a $9 million project to create a computer network among its seven campuses, putting a computer on the desk of each teacher and administrator. Three computer companies formed a partnership to support the venture, contributing about $3 million worth of equipment. (MSE)

Topics covered at AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting include: selecting commercial agencies; matching students to colleges; knowing student markets; direct mail; computer-assisted recruitment; four-year-college graduates; student mobility; and statewide articulation agreements. (LBH)

The University of Georgia's computer-based recruitment file of about 20,000 annual freshmen prospects has several primary sources: Georgia achievement award winners, names purchased from the College Board, and superior prospects who submit scores. The file can also record various student interactions with the admissions office and students'…

Educational changes in Wyoming that are linked to the emergence of new informational technologies are considered. Attention is directed to the following topics: assumptions for Wyoming educators as they plan to respond to the impact of technology on teacher education; the importance of educational goals and objectives; the national climate…

The Council of Public Higher Education, Kentucky's higher education coordinating body, has developed a five-year plan to provide computing, consulting, and communication services for all of the public higher educational community, regardless of the size of the institution. The proposal includes a centralized network which provides instructional,…

The ninth annual EDUCOM conference developed its theme along four major lines: computing for research; computing for instruction; management information systems; and the allocation of computing resources. Papers in this volume address primarily the organizational and political considerations (Parts II, III, IV, and V), and technological/economic…

An overview is provided of the development of the statewide computer-assisted Student On-Line Advisement and Articulation (SOLAR) system in Florida. After providing background information on the history and current status of articulation and transfer in Florida and on a 1986-87 pilot study of the feasibility of implementing the SOLAR system, the…

Plans for the University of Nevada System for 1985-1989 are examined, with attention to: campus academic priorities, campus budget and capital construction needs, financial issues, academic standards and quality education, high technology and economic issues, and institutional characteristics. Included are 10 financial and 11 academic planning…

The development and use of the faculty staffing forumla for Colorado, prepared by the Association of Public College and University Presidents (APCUP), is examined, and a recent major attempt to update or modify the formula is described, along with the outcome. Based on the work of representatives from many campuses, a large scale computer…