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Fink, Ira; LaPointe, Robert – Planning for Higher Education, 1981
Transportation systems management (TSM) programs are discussed, particularly the 1977 program of the University of California, San Francisco, which led to traffic reduction and improved vehicle flow. The city's implementation plan for a similar TSM program for 14 educational institutions and hospitals is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Hospitals, Management Systems, Program Development
Yarmolinsky, Adam; Martello, John S. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1996
Strategies for building the connection between an urban university and the surrounding community through a service learning program are discussed, drawing on the experience of the Shriver Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus. Issues addressed include consideration of program form and function, faculty involvement, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Higher Education, Program Administration
Peeples, Edward H. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1995
Virginia Commonwealth University confronted shrinking resources for its urban mission by creating a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree program. The program addressed a number of challenges and was built using existing resources in the university and professional communities. Despite early financial concerns, the program now combines needed…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Financial Support, Higher Education, Masters Programs
Peddle, Michael T. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1995
This article argues that metropolitan universities are well suited to respond to workforce development and maintenance needs, and ways in which institutions can gather the information needed to target their response are examined. A Northern Illinois University study is offered as an example of such an effort. The role of metropolitan universities…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Role, Data Collection, Economic Development
Lansdale, H. Parker, Ed. – 1977
The particular advantages and opportunities of the urban-based consortium are examined by several consortia directors in a special issue of this newsletter. The first article, by Joseph G. K. Miller of the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education, suggests ways in which trustees enhance the cooperative effort in an urban setting. In the second…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Educational Opportunities
Charters, Alexander N., Comp. – 1980
This is the third of eight volumes consisting of series of publications of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), such as Notes and Essays, Research Reports, Occasional Papers, and Conference Reports. These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Cognitive Processes
Davis, D. Jack; McCarter, R. Williams – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, a consortium of six school districts, five museums, two arts councils, two state agencies, and the University of North Texas, has strived to improve education in the visual arts for K-6 children and to develop better educated audiences for area museums. (JB)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, College School Cooperation, Cooperation