Students Helping Other Students is the basis of success for the Admissions Representative program at the University of New Hampshire. Through such a program, students enrolled at an institution assist prospective students and the professional staff by interviewing, giving tours, and generally assisting in a "paraprofessional" capacity. (Author)

Admissions and public affairs offices often work together but usually at arm's length. New College of the University of South Florida, faced with severe staff and budget cutbacks, decided to formalize a closer relationship between the two offices to help increase enrollment. The relationship proved an effective, goal-oriented arrangement. (Author)

Warns that trends toward early admissions require increasing counselor attention to the special needs and expectations of younger students. Uses the experience of Clarkson College of Technology to illustrate ways of helping students make decisions about early admission and make a smooth transition from high school to college. (JAC)

This paper describes a preadmission orientation program for older nontraditional students at Murray State University, Kentucky. Included is a description of the university, a description of the orientation for traditional-age freshmen and an explanation of why this program was not appropriate for adult freshmen. A step-by-step description of the…

In this series of convention papers, the presentors reviewed the phenomenon of retention, summarized what is known and not known about the causes of attrition on the college campus, traced the efforts of the Grand Valley State Colleges' Retention Committee and the colleges, reviewed the colleges' research information, and presented the all-college…