This document describes seven programs that were recognized as exemplary by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in 2000. Convinced that experiential learning promotes intellectual development, the first college recognized, Alleghany College, developed student learning agreements to contribute to the education of the…

This report provides information on the guiding principles and requirements for academic program development in the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges. Any program development needs to be tied to the system mission. The origins of program development should continue to build on the strength of local college initiatives where perceived…

Access to federal lands is becoming more difficult for institutional outdoor programs. The Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service are drafting rules to address institutional users, and the U.S. Forest Service is reviewing institutional use and sees a need for some type of permitting for this population. A 1996 study of federal…

In two articles on outdoor programming models, Watters distinguished four models on a continuum ranging from the common adventure model, with minimal organizational structure and leadership control, to the guide service model, in which leaders are autocratic and trips are highly structured. Club programs and instructional programs were in between,…

This report, comprised largely of statistical tables, presents Westchester Community College's (WCC) 1998 Fact Book. This report is divided into the following topics: accomplishments, administration, admissions, budget, curriculum, demographics, disabled students, enrollments, EOC, ESL students, faculty, financial aid, full time enrollment…

This report discusses the Allied Health programs at Community College of Philadelphia (CCP): (1) Clinical Laboratory Technician; (2) Dental Assisting Hygiene; (3) Dental Assisting Certificate; (4) Diagnostic Medical Imaging; (5) Dietetic Technician; (6) Health Information Technology; (7) Medical Assisting and Office Management; (8) Nursing; and…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission is statutorily responsible for reviewing and commenting on the need for new degree and certificate programs proposed by the public higher education systems. This report summarizes the results of approximately 100 independent reviews conducted between 2002 and 2004. The long-range academic plans of…

By leasing the Eugene W. Kettering Engineering and Science Center in downtown Dayton, Ohio, Wright State University plans to enlarge significantly its activities in continuing education for engineers, scientists, and others. (JR)

Reports on the reading programs at Lakewood High School in Ohio and the Reading Laboratory at the University of Iowa. (TO)

Describes several seriously mistaken judgments underlying the development of compensatory higher education programs for disadvantaged black college students, and describes the task of black professionals in the field of education as role models and as enabling agents to help revolutionize the higher education process. (Author/JM)

Although the university, as a societal institution, appears to have a commitment to the social structure, it has failed to fulfill for the development of value-free academic disciplines. (Author/JM)

The Crisis Health Aide program described in this article is an outgrowth of the University of Nebraska Health Center's Aide program. (Authors/CB)