A method used at Bradley University to assess the institution's public image consisted of a series of paired descriptive phrases through which potential students could compare the school with their ideal college in academic factors, location, size, campus, costs, and career placement. (MSE)

A variety of colleges, large and small, public and private, have organized unique and interesting events for prospective students, current students, recent graduates, alumni, and friends of the institutions. A potpourri of these events is described, and some advice is given for planning them. (MSE)

The application of a community mental health outreach model defines an expanded campus ombudsman role, designed to increase effectiveness and efficiency in meeting the diverse needs of the university community. (Author)

Due process is particularly applicable to counselor education programs where students are terminated from degree programs. Discusses a recent United States Supreme Court decision involving a medical student where the court established guidelines for academic dismissals and terminations that are now applicable to counselor education programs.…

Survey data from 165 students entering three Canadian MBA programs were examined for relationships between personal characteristics and importance of program attributes to the students. Strongest program attributes were teaching by case method and social life. Strongest student characteristics were student's age and native language. (MSE)

A shift in the nature of colleges and universities has increasingly been reflected in judicial decisions. The doctrine of in loco parentis described student-university relationships until the courts began to emphasize the contractual relationship and the constitutional rights of individual students. (RC)

Cultivation is described as the process by which an institution maintains a strong and healthy relationship with its constituencies and potential constituencies. Constituents include students, parents, alumni, and friends. The development office and the alumni office must share common goals and purpose. (Author/MLW)

The Supreme Court ruled in Board of Curators vs Horowitz that no process is due when a student is dismissed for academic reasons. The distinction between academic and disciplinary reasons may not be clear and may not minimize governmental intrusion into educational decisions. (BH)

A survey compared patterns in academic programs and student-university relationships of 142 doctoral graduates in education with 97 students with all requirements except the dissertation to help understand what differentiates the two groups. Results indicate differences between groups in sense of responsibility, employment patterns, financial aid.…

Investigates the perceptions of first-year, undergraduate women at 23 two- and four-year colleges. Results indicate several negative relationships between perceived chilly climates and women's cognitive growth. Negative relationships were more pronounced for women attending two-year colleges than for their counterparts at four-year institutions.…

Florida State University has implemented a financial aid delivery system that uses electronic fund transfer and an administrative voice message system to automatically notify the student of all financial aid transfers and provide detailed information on transactions. The system has streamlined the delivery process, and user response has been…

To reach older, nontraditional students and alumni, alumni associations must offer a different type of programming Suggestions include ignoring class years of alumni, bringing current and former adult students together, emphasizing career connections, supporting networking, featuring a college speaker to satisfy lifelong learners' hunger for…

An Earlham College (Indiana) student's lawsuit charging the college with responsibility for her rape during a Japanese study-abroad program tests the legality of the waiver students sign before leaving. The student claims the waiver is not the issue, but the need for colleges to protect students facing sexual harassment. She says the college…

Discusses Lyotard's view of the narrative as a story through which meanings are legitimated. Reviews the development of the core curriculum of New York's Columbia College, arguing that it represents a "grand narrative" of the college. Discusses the effect of this narrative on students and faculty. (26 citations) (AJL)

Responds to Howley and Hartnett's article, which views the core curriculum at New York's Columbia College as an example of Lyotard's "grand narrative." Argues that the authors fail to note the negative effects of not considering other groups, such as women and minority groups, in a powerfully defining narrative. (AJL)