The Getty Foundation's six-year Campus Heritage Initiative, which awarded preservation planning grant funds to 86 U.S. colleges and universities, ended in 2007. As the early grantees completed their projects, the foundation wisely noted the abundance of excellent information about the preservation of historic campus resources contained in the…

With projected declines in college enrollments, those postsecondary institutions that draw heavily from their geographically local community must join forces with the community to cooperate in determining what is important to the community. Collegiate and community interaction in developing goals for quality education is examined. (MLW)

The relationship between planning and budgeting is discussed in terms of human and organizational obstacles (e.g., the insufficiency of resources to satisfy plans), the reallocation of resources (e.g., in response to a crisis situation or to institutionalized processes), and political processes (using a University of Minnesota case study). (MLW)

The understandings gained about academic planning--particularly under conditions of institutional stress--are perhaps the most significant aspects of the University of Vermont's recent experience in building a planning process. The need for realistic goals is emphasized. (LBH)

In a discussion of the history and function of institutional research, the field is described as a continually evolving part of the higher education community. The author cautions that the tendency to emphasize the compilation of raw data at the expense of data analysis must be checked, as institutional research coordinates with planning efforts.…

An annotated bibliography is presented in order to increase the awareness of planners and other administrators about the decision-making process, cognitive limitations, and available decision aids (in particular, decision support systems) that can have an important positive impact on strategic planning. (MLW)

Information systems in higher education are not effective, it is suggested, because currently only formulators and users are involved with them, when planners and policy makers should also be involved. Ways of meeting needs or anticipated demands for information should be assessed on three criteria: structure, frequency, and accuracy. Implications…

Designing a cost planning requires attention to the external environment, as well as an understanding of the relative influence of facts, as opposed to values, in resource allocation processes. A context for selecting design characteristics of a planning process is established. (MLW)

Today, the amount of space devoted to research at research universities exceeds that of classrooms and class laboratories. This research space portfolio presents important policy and management challenges. As stewards of this portfolio, universities must address issues of funding the construction of research facilities, equipping and…

Observations from the first conference for nine recipients of Exxon RAMP grants, hosted June 16-18, 1974 by St. Lawrence University, are offered. Focus is on the nature of the grant process itself and the relationship between the grantor and grantee. (LBH)

Growth in the higher education community in Israel since 1948 has been accompanied by a pattern of private funding from abroad that has shifted to a system of support by the state. The need to balance national manpower planning with institutional autonomy has resulted in the formation of a University Planning and Grants Committee as a liaison…

The idea of charging users directly for public services carries with it an ideological significance that frequently has inhibited discussions of technical questions such as how in practice full or marginal cost prices would be determined, or the effect of different price structures upon utilization rates for particular services. (MLW)

Used the expertise of disabilities professionals to develop a survey to help higher education administrators evaluate programs accommodating the computer needs of students with disabilities, develop strategic plans, and implement results that comply with federal mandates. Gathered observations and insights during development and testing of the…

Firm planning objectives, clearly stated relationships to overall institutional objectives, faculty involvement, and active leadership are advocated for successful academic planning. Faculty involvement is dependent on the strength of the technical, marketing, and budgeting staffs, and involvement in the planning process may kindle faculty…

This article reviews development and use of a statewide (Texas) space model for long-term planning, regulating new construction, and formula appropriations for general academic and, more recently, health-related institutions. Considers the work and recommendation of a 1998 study committee on space needs of health facilities, the Commissioner's…