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Fulton, Kara A.; Diaz, Diana – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2020
The University of South Florida, a public research university, and the University Area Community Development Corporation Inc., a nonprofit organization, collaboratively developed a community-based global learning experience for undergraduate students. We present the results of a study exploring the impact of the experience on students who…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Learning Experience, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning
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Arrieta, Diane; Brunnick, Barbara; Plocharczyk, Leah – Public Services Quarterly, 2015
As academic libraries struggle to remain relevant when technological advancements and electronic resources threaten to make them obsolete, libraries are learning to re-invent themselves by molding and adapting staff skills to cultivate innovative outreach programs. The Science Outreach Committee of the John D. MacArthur Campus library at Florida…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Academic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Institutional Cooperation
Hyatt, James A. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2010
Is your campus primed for the next big emergency? The National Campus Safety and Security Project (NCSSP), led by NACUBO, sought to help colleges and universities develop comprehensive emergency management plans that address the four phases of emergency management: prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. A major component of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, School Safety, Risk Management
Kirlin, Mary; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The challenge of producing the systemic changes that are needed to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness across the country falls heavily on entities that coordinate public postsecondary institutions. Coordination of postsecondary education, whether of a single system of institutions or across an entire state, requires…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Technical Institutes, Governance, Program Effectiveness
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Garn, Myk – New Directions for Higher Education, 2009
In November 1996, forty-five higher education technology leaders convened in Washington, D.C., to discuss the virtual university (VU). The Western Governors Association had announced establishment of the Western Governors University (WGU). As a result, VU initiatives were emerging from, or being contemplated by, almost every state-level higher…
Descriptors: Educational History, Models, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
Herron, Rita I.; Holsombach-Ebner, Cinda; Shomate, Alice K.; Szathmary, Kimberly J. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--Worldwide serves more than 36,000 online students across the globe, many of whom are military and other non-traditional students, offering 34 undergraduate, graduate, and professional education/workforce certificate programs, presented both online and via blended delivery modes. The centralized model of online…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer System Design, Guidelines, Administrative Organization
Hurst, Sarah – Florida Vocational Journal, 1978
Describes the formation of the Florida Association of the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). Seven reasons for organizing HOSA and its Florida affiliate are listed. Explains the organizational structure and governance of HOSA in Florida. Discusses the state and local activities of HOSA during its first year. (LRA)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Extracurricular Activities, Organization, Program Descriptions
Jeffries, W. R. – Florida Vocational Journal, 1979
Relates the ways in which the various vocational programs and student organizations are making free enterprise/consumer/economic concepts an integral part of classroom, laboratory, and community activities. Lists activities for eight vocational education program areas in Florida. (LRA)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Economics
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1966
THIS PART OF THE EVALUATION REPORT ON TITLE I PROJECTS IN FLORIDA CONTAINS ANALYSES BY THE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OF THEIR EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES. ARRANGED ACCORDING TO STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA CLASSIFICATION AND BY COUNTY, THESE RESPONSES DESCRIBE AND ASSESS SUCH ACTIVITIES AS READING AND INSERVICE PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL PROJECTS,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1973
This task force report delineates problems, objectives, and recommendations associated with a comprehensive plan to educate hearing imparied students in Florida. It notes appointment of task force members by the Commissioner of Education to comply with the legislative mandate requiring all handicapped children to be provided with special education…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Identification
Smith, Mark K., Ed.; And Others – 1977
Selected information is displayed in the form of charts, tables, and graphs about: (1) the State Student Incentive Grant (SSIG) program and other state-level student financial assistance programs; (2) the primary state agency or organization responsible for administering these programs; and (3) the general state characteristics relating to student…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Consumer Protection, Demography, Educational Finance
Master Enterprises, Athens, GA. – 1966
Extensive planning in relation to the establishment of an outdoor education center in the State of Florida is reported. The proposed outdoor education center, designed to enrich the public school program if instruction in such fields as conservation, recreation, and resource-use, is outlined. The report contains an account of socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, Education Service Centers, Educational Facilities
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1993
A companion to a January 1993 nationwide teleconference entitled "A Nation's Challenge: Educating Substance-Exposed Children" and organized by the Florida Department of Education, this booklet provides educators with information and research on effective strategies for working with children affected by alcohol and other drugs. It also…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Programs, Drug Education
Harris, Marshall A. – 1973
The mission of the study reported here was to provide a better understanding of the existing financial arrangement for elementary and secondary education, to design alternative systems where they appeared to be justified, and to recommend systems that would provide like amounts of dollars for students with similar characteristics (deaf, blind,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Conferences, Data Analysis
Jackson, William E. – 1983
A federally funded comprehensive skills development and job placement program for Cuban and Haitian immigrants to Florida is described. The cooperative program of the United Way of Dade County, Inc., Miami-Dade Community College, the Spanish American League Against Discrimination, and Coalition for Progress served 8,916 refugees. Aspects of the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Community Colleges