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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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Planning Environmentally Conscious Buildings

By: June Hatfield

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Book Review: The Ecology of Architecture: A Guide to Environmentally Conscious Buildings, by Laura Zeiher. Whitney Library of Design, Watson-Guptill, 1996. 269 pages. ISBN 0-8230-1596-3.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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A New Approach to Campus Construction

By: James T. Biehle

How colleges can save money and time in construction while increasing the quality of workmanship.

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Extols the growing use of construction managers in college and university building projects. Explains the roles and responsibilities of such managers, and how hiring such professionals can reduce the costs and time to completion for a project. Contends construction managers are most beneficial for renovations, complex additions, phased, multi-location projects, and projects with tight budgets and/or schedules. Finally, the author offers some suggestions for facilitating the planning and hiring process.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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Using Quality Measures to Transform Learning

By: Don Westerheijden

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Book Review: Transforming Higher Education, by Lee Harvey and Parker Knight. Society for Research into Higher Education & The Open University Press, 1996. 206 pages. ISBN 0-335-19589X.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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Financial Help Through the Internet

By: Charles Stephens

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Book review: The Nonprofit Guide to the Internet, by Robbin Zeff. John Wiley & Sons, 1996. 239 pages. ISBN 0-471-15359-1.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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Growing the Endowment in a High-Risk Environment

By: Charles Tharp

Financial planning must include better management of each institution's endowment.

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: In response to financial cutbacks, many institutions are looking to more aggressive endowment management as one means of increasing operating income. Discusses the need for balance among three factors: the endowment spending rate, the investment policy, and fundraising. However, although institutions seek to enlarge their endowments, they are doing so with an increased emphasis on risk management. Concludes with a discussion of asset allocation, portfolio management, and risk evaluation.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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New Gateways to Academe: Visitor Centers

By: C. Anthony Junker

The entrance to the campus promises to take on a larger importance.

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Visitor centers are becoming a more common feature of college and university campuses. Such a center provides a central starting point for visitors and typically is planned in conjunction with the admissions and financial aid offices. Other institutions’ centers are sports-related or function as mini-museums highlighting an institution’s history or strengths. Where to locate such a center and how to determine its focus are fundamental questions addressed by the author.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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How to Guide Organizational Change

By: Robert C. Shirley

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Book review: Leading Change, by John Kotter. Harvard Business School Press, 1996. 186 pages. ISBN 0-87584-747-1.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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To Improve Service Learning Experiences

By: Peggy Gordon Elliott

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Book reivew: Service-lewarning in Higher Education, edited by Barbara Jacoby-Bass, 1996. 438 pages. ISBN 0-7879-0291-8

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