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O'Brien, Gregory M. St. L.; Grace, Norma E.; Williams, Elizabeth M.; Paradise, Louis V.; Gibbs, Patrick M. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2003
Describes the University of New Orleans' Research and Technology Foundation, which relied heavily on Steven Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" to create an innovative model of ownership, construction, and financing to overcome paralyzing barriers to facility development. The effort has resulted in multiple development…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Facility Planning, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education
O'Brien, Gregory M. St. L. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1997
Capital fund-raising campaigns of metropolitan universities must be based on relationships that can generate resources to position the institution in the community. At the University of New Orleans (Louisiana), a successful capital campaign resulted in a welcome increase in external gift resources to support endowed professorships, centers of…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Case Studies, College Faculty, Facility Improvement