A two-story dormitory addition was built on top of the student center to accomodate the first female undergraduates admitted to the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the costs and benefits of various construction delivery methods for higher education facility projects, including the traditional lump sum general contracting approach (also known as design/bid/build); design-build; and, in the case of private institutions, guaranteed maximum pricing offered by those firms willing to perform construction…

Participatory management among Gallaudet College's administration, the architect-engineer, and the construction company saved the college almost half a million dollars and still resulted in an award-winning field house. (MLF)

The nature of fast-track construction scheduling is described, the qualities and resources related to superior construction management performance are discussed, and the types of contract alternatives available are examined. (MSE)

This paper reviews a model of using teaching faculty as academic advisors during freshman orientation at the University of Florida. This way of hiring and training faculty members provides: student-faculty contact; accurate information and scheduling; fairness and accessibility of course seats; and the ability to manage academic advising during…

Describes the steps in utilizing fast-tracking to phase out the overloaded two-year Outdoor Recreation Technician Co-op program at Seneca College (Ontario) and phase in a one-year graduate Outdoor Recreation Certificate program with a lower teacher-student ratio. A concept model relates generalist core skills to specializations and outdoor…

This newsletter details the efforts of the University of Alaska to develop a systems approach that will provide facilities for higher education in a State with an area more than three and one half times that of New Jersey, Florida, and Oregon combined. The problem involved in providing appropriate facilities in a State such as Alaska are…