In order to effectively respond to the new criterion for accreditation related to demonstrating integrity in practices and relationships that was established by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) in 1994, South Dakota's Mitchell Technical Institute (MTI) conducted a self-study focusing on institutional integrity. To…

Lawmakers face the challenge of strengthening the teaching workforce by supporting and demanding excellence. The purpose of this report is to acquaint state legislators with the goals and activities of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and to underscore the ways in which state legislatures might work with the NBPTS to…

Presenting an update to the first Student Equity Plan (SEP) prepared by California's College of the Canyons in December 1993, this plan reviews research on the participation of underrepresented groups at the college and presents goals and activities for the period from 1996-98. Following an introduction, research conducted on student…

Distance education strategies offer the potential to overcome barriers of time and distance. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries have been providing an array of services to distant learners enrolled in UNL graduate degree programs. This paper reviews the services that the UNL Libraries have developed, describes current objectives, and…

Prepared for a site visit by the North Central Association (NCA), this report describes the goals and vision of New Mexico State University's two-year branch campus at Carlsbad (NMSU-C) through the year 2000. The first section states the mission, goals, and purposes of NMSU-C, while the second describes six campus-wide initiatives to be completed…

In February 1995, New Mexico State University's two-year branch campus at Carlsbad (NMSU-C) submitted a report to the North Central Association (NCA), responding to a 1992 accreditation visit and consisting of four books: (1) responses to NCA concerns and suggestions; (2) evidence of NMSU-C's fulfillment of NCA accreditation requirements and…

As a result of declining numbers of high school graduates, increasing competition from other two-year colleges, and decreasing amounts of available financial aid, Vincennes University (VU), a two-year college in Indiana, experienced a decline in enrollment of nearly 1,200 full-time equivalent students from Fall 1991 to 1995. In response, the…

Focusing on the role of Minnesota's State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) in meeting the economic and educational needs of Minnesota, this plan describes the mission and strategic goals of the system for 1997to 2000. Following introductory materials, the history of the MnSCU system is discussed, highlighting its formation in 1995 as a merger of…

Brevard Community College (BCC), in Florida, undertook a review of enrollment, social and workplace trends, and institutional capabilities to determine opportunities, barriers, and implications for the institution in implementing distance education (DE) and instructional technology. Trends analyzed included enrollment shifts toward older students,…

As funds for supporting library and information services dwindle, librarians are beginning to recognize the value of evaluating and justifying their library in terms that the decision makers--those who control the budgets--understand. This book offers proven techniques for implementing a program that both promotes information services and dispels…

This master plan from the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), California, documents the first stage of the college's 5-year planning process. The report establishes 25 planning goals and 112 institutional objectives for 1994-1999, divided into the following 6 sections: educational needs and programs for the 21st Century; creating environments…

A study investigated the use of training needs assessment (TNA) by training and development practitioners in business and industry. It allowed for an assessment of both real TNA (practitioners' knowledge, observation, and experience) and ideal TNA (the literature and experts' opinions). A literature review focused on the concept of TNA,…

Rapid changes in manufacturing technology and procedures have created a need for additional training for manufacturing workers. Traditional postsecondary vocational training is generally perceived as not adequately meeting this need because vocational training programs quickly become obsolete in the face of rapid workplace change. Customized labor…

Running a university is fast becoming more challenging than managing a large corporation, in part due to greater quality demands by more groups in the face of shrinking resources and budget cuts. This paper argues against universities conducting business as usual in the face of societal change and increasingly greater challenges, and presents…

The rate of turnover among community college chief executive officers (CEO's) is high, but the effects of administrator succession on organizational effectiveness has received little scholarly attention. To address this, a theory of community college CEO succession was derived from an analysis of case study data gathered at four locally governed…