Transitioning from graduate training to practicing in the field is an exciting yet anxiety inducing experience for many first year school psychologists. Many new school psychologists do not have adequate office space, but those who are fortunate enough to have office space may find themselves asking, "What supplies do I need to help me…

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…

The author reports on the reigning economic calculus that helps to drive constant expansion and poor utilization of space on many campuses. The author states that colleges could charge for utilities, which might encourage departments to save energy. Most American colleges do not charge for space--in part because doing so would raise the hackles of…

There are many articles about space management, including those that discuss space calculations, metrics, and categories. Fewer articles discuss the space budgeting processes used by administrators to allocate space. The author attempts to fill this void by discussing her administrative experiences with Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU)…

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 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…

Outlines several ideas for organizing the work area of a school newspaper. Lists steps for the organization of the room, the supplies, the work, and the staff. Assesses the benefits of this organizational scheme. (PA)

The office design work of Percy Cooper for the California Employment Development Department (EDD) has made the job search easier for thousands of job seekers and has influenced similar efforts in others States. (Author)

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 purpose of the study was to survey and describe procedures for allocating faculty office space at selected colleges and universities. The findings indicated only a few insitutions with no standard procedures or guidelines for allocating faculty space. Most institutions reported that the academic vice-president was in charge of faculty space…

Describes the use of moveable shelving at the Santa Barbara County Schools' office for solving space shortage problems in instructional film storage. (CMV)

Sixteen suggestions are offered for using extra school space to improve the quality of education. (Author/MLF)

The first unit of the projected center will provide efficient central facilities for centralizing related offices and agencies. The physical needs discussed are: offices, materials and construction, mechanical equipment, and utilities. Maintenance and the costs of renovation and new construction are discussed. The particular areas of the new…

The author describes the office of today with its word processing equipment and open landscape design, emphasizing cost reductions. In describing "the office of the future" she focuses on design, technology, telecommunications, filing, and procedures. Educational needs for the future office functions are noted. (MF)

With community cooperation, imagination, and marketing skills, school buildings can be converted to other community uses. Tables summarize recent sales in Delaware. (MLF)