This AACRAO "60 Second Survey" asked respondents to identify the size, composition, name and level of decentralization for the Office of the Registrar. There were 1,389 unique institutional responses that represented 21 countries, commonwealths or territories, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and 9 Canadian…

As colleges and universities have started a trend toward the hiring of paid solicitors, others have begun to question the traditional role of volunteers as campaign solicitors. The long-range effects of the trend toward increased staff solicitation are discussed and suggestions for staff working with volunteers are offered. (Author/MLW)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the leadership behavior of Residence Life staff members, the management styles of the organization and their relationship to each other. Staff members and students within the Residence Life Program at Ohio University comprised the sample used. Staff perceptions on the Profile on Organizational…

This report, the third segment of the first phase of the Indiana Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Study, investigates programs and staff (professional and nonprofessional) in Indiana colleges and universities. Using the fall of 1967 as a base point, data were collected regarding the distribution of staff, programs offered, degree…

Composed of articles written by the closed circuit television (CCTV) team at the University of Leeds, this booklet attempts to provide a picture of the factors involved in organizing and making television material designed specifically for teaching purposes. The articles cover defining objectives for educational television in higher institutional…

A study of attitudes and opinions of staff personnel of Indiana University, as a sample population, regarding the possibility of their participation in the governance of a university. (Author)

It is suggested that academic librarians possess the necessary skills for teaching in a classroom environment. The librarian-teacher is viewed as being able to convey subject skills and bibliographic skills on a simultaneous and fully integrated basis. Suggestions for utilization of this teaching resource are included. (SF)

Advantages and disadvantages of staffing evening college and extension programs with regular faculty and faculty employed outside the institution are discussed. The author concludes that use of "outside" faculty is usually necessary but that it should be carefully controlled, and that use of "inside" faculty provides a greater service to the…

The role of the "assistant to" at a large, state-supported university is analyzed and six discrete types of utilization are discussed. The influence and career paths of "assistants to" are examined in relation to each role type. (Author/LBH)

A pilot survey of institutional research and planning (IR/P) functions at 78 U.S. colleges and universities yielded data on common and diverse tasks, products, and services; broad staffing and related operating expense requirements for these tasks, products, and services; and specific staff "person days" required to perform/achieve each…

Observing that conventional approaches to institutional solvency through staff reductions or alterations have not been very effective, the author advocates an organizational development approach to the student-faculty ratio dilemma. A systematic staff analysis plan is outlined and its advantages and disadvantages compared to the conventional…

A survey of interlibrary loan (ILL) staffing levels in Michigan academic libraries was conducted in 1994 to examine the relationship between ILL transaction volume and staffing patterns. Results show that departments with the largest volume needed additional staff; inadequate staffing levels caused blurring of job descriptions; and that ILL staff…

The role of institutional research in institutions of higher education is important because it represents a set of activities that translate the education and research process into terms that can be understood by those who are in a position to affect the future of the institution. These activities describe the inputs, the processes, and the…

Proposes that admissions offices, especially those in the private sector, use the expertise of the supportive staff to inform prospective students of the opportunities available to them during and after college. (Author)