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Scott, Robert A. – Business Officer, 1995
In a broad institutional planning exercise, Ramapo College (New Jersey) used charts to analyze the state of the college and brought in a theater and set designer to help assess the institutional context for its work. The technique has been used to explore organizational patterns in staff utilization, curriculum design and organization, space…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Planning, Curriculum Design
Maxwell, Marsha – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1999
Describes a Bryant College (Rhode Island) program to expedite computer connections for students at the beginning of the school semester. Includes a discussion of the techniques used to communicate with students before and upon arrival on campus, make software available, install hardware, remotely activate student room ports, and provide support…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Campus Planning, College Administration, Computer Networks
Eleey, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School introduced a "distributed" organization for managing computing support services. The hybrid structure combined elements of centralized computing and departmental computing by placing computing personnel in the departments, under central management. The program covers a wide range of support…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decentralization
Peer reviewedBorna, Shaheen; Arndt, Terry – Higher Education Management, 1993
A portfolio model, using student evaluations and faculty publishing records, designed for classifying faculty at Ball State University (Indiana) is described, policy alternatives arising from the new method are examined, and a more general portfolio model using a variety of measures of teaching effectiveness and research activities is suggested.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation
Carman, Bernard R. – Currents, 1994
The functions of public relations offices are described for four small colleges and one small private school: Spelman College (Georgia); North Harris County College (Texas); Scripps College (California); Lafayette College (Pennsylvania); and Maumee Valley Country Day School (Ohio). Focus is on creative and effective use of a small staff and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Actis, Bev – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
Planning for a computer use "help desk" at Kenyon College (Ohio) was constrained by very limited resources. However, careful and thorough planning resulted in a low-budget, homegrown, but highly effective facility. Staffing, training, staff communication, and marketing the service were essential elements in its success. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Detweiler, Richard A. – Trusteeship, 1996
The strategic planning process developed at Hartwick College (New York) begun in 1992 is described, and the college's resulting commitment to information technology is discussed. Issues arising during the process included choice of operating system(s), winning over skeptics, software selection, development of technical support, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
Case Study: How a Commitment to Technology Advanced Our Strategic Plan. AGB Occasional Paper No. 32.
Detweiler, Richard A. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
