This article explores the issues surrounding medical amnesty policies in higher education beginning with the background of such policies, a summary of the current debate regarding the policies, and a discussion of research related to helping behaviors among college students. Due to the negative consequences of alcohol misuse, many student affairs…

What needs do veterans bring to campus? Little is known about this emerging student population. The researchers interviewed 25 students who served in the current Iraq and Afghan conflicts. This was a multicampus study, with the sample derived from three geographically diverse universities representing northern, southern, and western regions of the…

Six factors that differentiate between traditional-age and adult students can be used to recognize and adapt to meet the needs of older students. These factors are sense of purpose, nature of the financial commitment, nature of time commitments, difference in life experience, lack of an age cohort, and concept of social acceptability. (Author/BL)

Examines the set of publications offered at Ohio State University as alternatives to traditional handbook: Services and Activities for you, and the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities. (CJ)

Surveyed college faculty (n=312) to determine their needs and attitudes for serving disabled students at a land-grant research university in the Midwest. Given various options for how to receive information about disabled students, large percentage of respondents indicated that knowledgeable contact person would be most valuable resource.…

Examined whether perceptions of selected service needs differ among specific age groups of graduate students (n=604). Responses to Graduate Student Services Inventory revealed that traditional age students expressed greater need for and use of most services than did adult students. With few exceptions, need for and use of graduate services…

Fraternities and sororities on commuter campuses challenge our traditional views in terms of size, number of chapters represented, housing, recruitment, and achievement of a team feeling to build brotherhood or sisterhood. Alternative models need to be developed to address the commuter-related issues. (KS)

This paper has the function of developing a residence hall interaction model utilizing three components: environmental options, student development needs, and human interaction categories. The paper discussed ways in which residence hall staff members could effect optimal learning opportunities by matching various environmental options to…

Compares the perceived needs of nontraditional aged undergraduate students living off-campus to those of traditional undergraduate students living off-campus. Findings suggest that differences exist between traditional and nontraditional students and that nontraditional students are not the students most in need of services on campus. (Contains 13…

Discusses the three prevailing theoretical frameworks for understanding students with disabilities: the functional limitations framework, the minority group paradigm, and social constructivism. Argues that to view disability as a social construction is to think inclusively, which acknowledges the power of environmental, structural, and cultural…

Differences exist in the needs and characteristics of different age groups of undergraduate college students. The American College Test Student Profile Report illuminates some of these differences, much as other studies have done. Frequent sampling of student needs, and student use of, and satisfaction with, student services is important. (Author)

Describes the common needs and concerns of commuter students that impact on programming efforts, identifies the goals of programs designed to promote involvement by students who commute, and highlights examples of programs being sponsored at colleges and universities which have been effective in encouraging involvement of commuter students. (KS)

Examines the theoretical legacy of challenge and support for college students. Identifies generic elements for applying these concepts to learners. Describes model for the design of programs and activities that include the provision of specific challenge and support considerations to meet program goals and individual student needs. (ABL)

Explores the complexities involved in transferring psychological services to off-campus providers. Claims that the ethical and legal responsibilities of colleges and universities to provide services that encourage student development may not be met by providers who do not differentiate between the needs of college students and those of general…

Examined commuter college students' (n=326) involvement in the university community. Results refute myth that commuter college students do not want to be involved or feel a part of the university community. Claims debunking myths about commuter students is a prerequisite to providing effective services and programs for students today. (ABL)