Changed ideas about how college students develop and societal changes are requiring campus activities personnel to change the way they approach their profession. The Campus Activities Professional needs to consider trends in student diversity, ethics, leadership development, feminization of leadership, technology, and social consciousness. (MLW)

Laurentian University (Ontario) offers a 4-year holistic outdoor adventure leadership program that promotes personal growth, develops leadership skills, and trains individuals to be safety-minded in various outdoor settings. A strong environmental ethic is promoted through courses in biology and Canadian Native culture. Practicums, internships,…

The University of Brighton (England) pharmacy and biomedical sciences school developed an institutional intranet providing course information, Internet links, lecture notes, links to computer-assisted instructional packages, and worksheets. Electronic monitoring of usage and subsequent questionnaire-based evaluation showed the intranet to be a…

Presents a brief history of concurrent enrollment initiatives and an overview of such programs in Arizona. Reports that studies show these programs aid high school students' transition to college and accelerate the attainment of a baccalaureate degree. Describes the politics and compromises of initiatives in Arizona. (Contains 10 references.) (NB)

In this article, the author discusses two major conclusions about initial preparation programs in the United States. On the upside, a good deal of energy and hard work is being poured into attempts to revitalize preparation programs. On the downside, people are not seeing much in the way of real improvement; that is, most of the change is on the…

The corpus of existing curricular practices relating to the applied degree provides some opportunity to re-visit the Mission of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATS) and transcend local and situated boundaries to consider the relatedness of what members of CAATS do well, what new activities they should be considering and how they face…

Presents an overview of the Dutch language instruction situation in universities outside of the Netherlands and Belgium, touching upon teacher statistics, students' reasons for studying Dutch, materials available for the study of the Dutch language and culture, and certification programs. (AM)

Discusses the merits of a practice examination modeled after the final examination administered in German classes at the University of Nebraska. (RL)

Summaries of three papers presented at a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, November 1, 1973, Chicago, Illinois. (RL)

Describes an innovative, college-level, German course offered at the University of Hull, England. (RL)