This paper explores the relationship between embodiment and visual representations of racial diversity on university campuses. The study analyzes the visuals found on the websites of international student offices at all twelve Swiss universities. Using a discourse theoretical approach as a basis for qualitative document analysis, the paper…

This research reports the results of an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach performed to reveal variables and insights to high employee turnover in higher education business office environments. A quantitative and qualitative phase is performed using 30 participants to answer survey questions and interview questions about different…

The objective of the study is to examine the current education system present in private technical education universities in Haryana from the faculty members' perspective. It is a descriptive research. The data has been collected with the help of Questionnaire Based Survey. The sample size is 180 comprising of the faculty respondents. The sample…

Social work education programs rely heavily on adjunct instructors, as do most academic institutions. This article adds to existing literature on adjuncts by focusing on the unique issues in social work education, using social work values and ethics as a focus. The benefits and detriments for adjuncts, programs, and students in schools of social…

Information Resource Management--State University System of Florida (IRM-SUS) is the primary collector and provider of data concerning state universities that is used to make sound education policy decisions. The office provides technical assistance to those using the information, state and federal reporting support, those supplying information,…

This paper presents the narratives of women who work in the university and their experiences of silencing and institutional containment. Through these narratives, I describe the ways in which the narrators deal with being silenced, and their attempts to establish their voice in personal, public and institutional realms. Many of the narratives are…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of electronic mail and other portable and wireless devices on the traditional out of classroom communications which take place between students and professors in colleges and universities. The environment in which higher education instruction occurs has changed dramatically in the last two…

Discusses a multiphase renovation project at the University of Medicine and Dentistry (New Jersey) that created new administrative offices and instructional spaces along with a state-of-the-art multi use laboratory from its former hospital building. The design establishes a sense of collegiality and interaction for students and faculty. Photos and…

The long spinelike classroom and office building extending down the campus of Southern Illinois University is an example of how new construction can synthesize and organize an older environment. (Author/MLF)

The guidelines established in 1964 provide for 120 square feet per office per full time equivalent clerical staff and faculty position. It is now recommended that this be changed to 135 square feet for each full time equivalent staff member. This standard coincides with staff office space standards established at the University of Illinois and at…

Columbia University converts a nursing home into a graduate residence and university offices. (Author/MLF)

A computer program for office layout design written for an Apple computer is discussed. Through its application, the user is freed from the tedious tasks of template manipulation and manual drawing and can therefore concentrate on the creative part of the design process. (Author/JN)

Stanford University erected a multi-use sports pavilion in 1972. This year, the old basketball pavilion was redesigned to house the school's personnel offices and architectural planning department. (Author/MLF)

The court decision upholding a college faculty member's eligibility for a federal income tax deduction for a home office used for research because his institution did not provide suitable space is discussed. (MSE)

Examines the effects of office aesthetic quality on students' perceptions of teacher credibility and communicator style--97 students visited either a low or high aesthetic quality office or were assigned to a no-office exposure control group. Indicates that office aesthetic quality influenced participants' evaluations of teacher credibility and…