Describes core practices of planning for the future that can be employed by college union staffs: assessing one's outlook, environmental scanning, scenarios planning, broadening perspectives, searching for opportunities, and continuously innovating. (EV)

This paper describes how various formal planning approaches were developed and applied at Pennsylvania State University. Phases (horizontal reduction, vertical reallocation, strategic planning, and strategic management) are identified as are principles including planning for change on the margins and continuity, providing for feedback, and…

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Contends a full discussion of strategic philosophy for the development of a suitable paradigm for counseling center functioning in the coming decade of important changes is missing. (ABL)

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Claims the role of a college counseling center is to help the community at large understand what is happening with students and their problems, concerns, and developmental tasks. (ABL)

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Discusses importance of effective leadership and management to meet the challenges outlined. (Author/ABL)

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Criticizes the article for not being future-oriented enough. (ABL)

Robert G. Cope's report on strategic planning models and techniques among higher education institutions is reviewed and found to shed light on the concept and processes of strategic planning. (MSE)

The role of two agricultural research administrators at two campuses of the University of Maryland system--College Park and Eastern Shore--in strategizing and implementing a process for interinstitutional planning and coordination in one major research program is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Offers a tongue-in-cheek analysis of the usefulness and pitfalls of long-range planning. Suggests ironically that the process of planning is more important than the product; that planning saves time, fosters meaning rather than rhetoric, clarifies lines of responsibility, minimizes organizational power struggles, and enhances leadership qualities.…

A discussion of planning for college and university centennial celebrations, or other milestone anniversaries, looks at reasons for creating a major event; objectives of early planning sessions; considerations in event design; scope and budget; use of consultants; appointment of an archivist; individual event planning; and fitting events to the…

Seven pitfalls of transition planning for students with disabilities are identified: (1) planning at an inappropriate level; (2) confusing means with ends; (3) failing to involve all relevant educational partners; (4) selecting programs before identifying goals; (5) failing to consider future community realities; (6) being unaware of the process…

This paper argues for increased universitywide research planning, with emphasis on collective identification of priorities, open communication at all levels, careful allocation of resources, and long-range strategic planning. (DB)

Reviews the history of Canadian rural development, comparing Canadian rural policy with U.S. rural policy. Canada's programs, although sharing some features with U.S. programs, are often delivered in a manner that emphasizes local planning and encourages rural areas to make a long-term commitment to integrating programs into a broader development…

Suggestions for making the academic planning process at the higher education level more productive include being realistic about what can be accomplished; carefully reviewing past planning efforts; preparing others for change; structuring change over time; and tailoring the model to the circumstances of the changes to be made. Substantive…

Discusses ways community colleges can prepare for the demographic changes predicted for the twenty-first century. Considers the program and service needs of adult students, senior citizens, the poor and homeless, ethnic groups, illiterates, non-English speakers, high school dropouts, the disabled, shut-ins, developmentally disabled, and others.…