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)…

An assessment at the University of Maryland, College Park of the time and distance between classes, and the resulting classroom disruptions when students arrive late or leave early, supported a decision to implement a policy regarding student scheduling. (EV)

A discussion of planning for college and university centennial celebrations, or other milestone anniversaries, looks at reasons for creating a major event; objectives of early planning sessions; considerations in event design; scope and budget; use of consultants; appointment of an archivist; individual event planning; and fitting events to the…

The Faculty Scheduling System (FSS), a database management system designed to give administrators the ability to schedule faculty in a fast and efficient manner is described. The FSS, developed using dBASE III, requires an IBM compatible microcomputer with a minimum of 256K memory. (MLW)

The University of Miami's campus design competition is described, selected comments from the jury's deliberation and oral report are presented, and the entries of the 5 grand prize winners, 10 honorable mention winners, and additional entries are reproduced. (MSE)

Miami-Dade Community College has developed a planning system that provides the tools necessary for an effective decentralized system with the capability of dealing with the changing roles of faculty and the increasing need for individualization and adjustments in the learning program. Two key components are described. (LBH)

The summer session is discussed as a way in which to maintain or increase student enrollment. This paper, based on study of summer sessions at Bowling Green State University, suggests ways in which planners, administrators, and faculty may analyze their summer enrollments, consider new programs, and utilize interdepartmental and community…

An approach to campus planning and renewal during declining enrollment is described. The process uses computer programing to integrate seven factors: building suitability to program, schedule, existing commitments, cost, effect on general use spaces, campus planning compatibility, and disturbance of current assignments of units not in the study.…

College scheduling system and operating procedure objectives influence efficient use of resources. Theoretical and practical considerations are outlined, including a step-by-step assessment of an institution's enrollment capacity and discussion of centralized or reassignable classrooms. (Author/MSE)