In an effort to improve student services and increase student satisfaction, Carnegie Mellon University embarked on a mission to re-engineer its enrollment process. Discusses the steps involved and the lessons learned over the course of this transformation. (EV)

Article described an attempt to end registration confusion through use of a well-organized registration procedure. (Author)

This article discusses the necessity of implementing the National Recreation and Park Association certification/registration program. (PD)

Reports the result of six months of intensive analysis of the present registration system and possible alternative systems at the University of Minnesota. A telephone registration system, to operate in conjunction with an inperson, online registration, was proposed to increase total system capabilities. (JF)

The University of Rochester's Graduate School of Management has a computer registration system that permits students to complete the registration procedure, except for paying tuition, entirely on a terminal. (MLF)

Describes the registration system at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, which allows centralized administration and self-signup for access to the Hopkins network. Reception of the system has been overwhelmingly positive. (SLD)

This "Briefing" presents information about the initial tertiary education experiences, such as satisfaction with aspects of student life and changes to initial enrolments, of two groups of young people, based on two recent Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research reports. One study focused on the first year experiences of…

This article discusses which structures on a playground are best. (PD)

This report presents summary statistics on application and registration patterns of applicants applying for fall entry into full-time study in their first year of university programs. Those few students who applied directly to the institutions may not be included in these statistics. In 2001, there were 325,139 applications by 92,863 applicants,…

Discusses the problems and successes encountered in implementing a Web-based registration and administration system for credit-by-examination in a required graduate course, detailing the ways in which this system improves upon its paper-based predecessor. (EV)

A marketing concept was applied to college registration procedures in an experiment, focusing on degree of "escalation" of effort of students who had failed twice to register in desired courses, type of registration used (formal or informal) on each of three tries, and student characteristics (time until graduation, major, gender). (MSE)

A survey of 816 continuing education registrants indicated that the school could switch from a print to website course calendar without affecting registration, provided a print calendar option was retained. The school should also work to motivate more people to register online. (SK)

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Guidelines for parents who are preparing their child for his or her first day at school are provided. Contents concern what needs to be brought to registration, basic skills the child should have mastered before entering school, the need to familiarize the child with the school and the school grounds, and things parents should know about their…