A rich multitude of leisure activities, from flying to print-making, are presented to students at the University of Oregon to help them with their life planning. (Author)

This article presents a unique concept of providing training options to individuals in industry which their needs as well as their time constraints. (Author)

Leisure as an area of study long has been downgraded by the work ethic, but suddenly it is making a strong bid for legitimate attention. (Author)

Discusses professional growth contracting as a means of encouraging staff to define their own professional development needs. Describes how professional growth contracting is being used by the student affairs staff at a Maine university. (Author)

Describes a program for working with drama students in groups and examines qualities of actors' lives as well as professional issues for them. Recommendations are made for counselors working with actors in a university setting. (Author)

The review of the first 10 years of The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, which began in 1971, describes the program's origins in the identification and educational facilitation of specific students by individual staff members. Also described and evaluated are the fast paced precalculus, college level calculus, other mathematics classes,…

Randomly sampled students (N=287) indicated the Help Line at the University of Nebraska significantly helped with their personal and informational needs. Perceptions of Help Line's purposes fell into two groups: informational versus personal. The two groups had radically different call rates. Advertising procedures are also discussed. (Author)

Once black students matriculate at a predominantly white college, they are often left to fend for themselves. Some schools, however, have launched retention programs that are effective. Characteristics of effective retention efforts, especially the importance of concerned, supportive faculty, are reviewed. (SLD)

Extension, or outreach, programs initiated and conducted through the Division of Extramural Studies at the University of Nigeria (Nsukka) are described in this booklet. The basic objective of the programs described is to implement the concept of education as a continuing, lifelong, and dynamic process through which adults (younger and older) can…