Describes Five Colleges, Inc., a consortium formed in 1965 by Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts. Details how the cooperation between these institutions has been successful and describes some obstacles encountered. Focuses on the effects of the cooperation on the schools' foreign language…

The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange was established in 1994. Its membership increased from 163 colleges and universities in 1994 to more than 400 in 2001. Over the past 8 years, the routine of working with a large and diverse group of institutions has culminated in a valuable collection of experiences and lessons. The 8-year…

A New Jersey consortium enables land-locked colleges to give their ecology and oceanography students the ocean as a laboratory. (Editor/HS)

Directors of Pennsylvania's eight formal educational consortia recently met in Harrisburg -- the first meeting of its kind in the nation. (Editor)

The growing needs of private institutions is cause to explore the potential of financial development for institutions individually and collectively through an academic consortium. (Author)

Description of statewide multiple-password subscription service offered to users of Dialog Information Services by the Maine State Library discusses cost effectiveness and billing procedures. A microcomputer program for a TRS-80 Model III used to formulate each member's monthly billing from the main Dialog bill is included. (EJS)

Describes a cooperative arrangement among several school districts that permits the hiring of a full-time professional negotiator to handle collective bargaining agreements. (WD)

It has been recommended that health education institutions develop a common market arrangement specifically in health education, based upon a recognition of the increasing alliance between the public and private sectors in both health care and education, and the need to utilize maximally the existing resources. (JD)

The academic facility for Rush University, part of the complex Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, has been spliced into a network of existing services including an elevated train track. Several of the University of Chicago's quadrangle buildings have been adapted inside for new uses leaving the Gothic dignity intact. (Author/MLF)

The South and West Washtenaw Consortium is a group of Michigan schools that collaborates in technical areas and operates graphic arts programs in cooperation with local printing businesses. It offers students hands-on experience and exposure to current technologies. (JOW)

Key components of the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council's educational reform plan include the following: (1) focus on competencies for future nurses; (2) creation of a statewide consortium for interinstitutional collaboration; and (3) development of more licensed practical nursing programs to address the projected shortages of registered nurses.…

Using the example of the Virtual Library of Virginia, describes how library consortia are in a state of transformation as technology enables the development of virtual libraries while expanding opportunities for sharing printed works. (EV)

National Technological University, a consortium of 29 universities linked with industries and government, offers a master's program in management of technology. The program consists of 6 semesters of courses delivered via satellite and 7 1-week residencies with a final student project. (SK)