Discusses the importance of developing a comprehensive grants development process to advance community college strategic plans, especially in the current economic climate. Details the process as developed and implemented by Sinclair Community College (Ohio). States that colleges that employ methodical processes and effective operating systems to…

Stresses the need for community colleges to partner with community, business, government, and their own foundations in the drive to raise funds for education while keeping up with the technological revolution. Asserts that developing alternative sources of funding is crucial in the current economy. (NB)

Explains growth pole theory, which is the theory that growth manifests itself at poles of growth, rather than everywhere at once. Applies this theory to community college development, and offers advice for implementing growth poles by taking an entrepreneurial approach to education. (NB)

Discusses the importance of planned giving to the community college. Offers overview of tax laws pertaining to deferred giving, and details items that should be included in a development plan, including: (1) policies and procedures that reflect the laws of the state; (2) workshops for potential donors on planned giving topics; and (3) high-quality…

Contends that corporate giving is on the downswing, and community colleges must make adjustments. States that entrepreneurs have become venture philanthropists, and are a source community colleges should cultivate. Describes Springfield Technical Community College's (Massachusetts) two-pronged approach in this effort: It created an Enterprise…

Discusses ways in which community colleges are approaching the issue of fund raising. Emphasizes the role of community college foundations in raising funds from alumni and non-alumni sources, stating that private dollars are a vital part of the educational funding at community colleges. (NB)

Addresses the many issues community colleges currently face, including decreased state and federal funding, increased competition from for-profit colleges, the digital divide, and enrollment and retirement trends. Suggests that institutions interact with their environments in better, fundamentally different ways. (Contains 14 references.) (NB)

Addresses the issue of student engagement in education. Suggests that reasons behind high dropout rates for first-year students may include the college's adherence to the traditional learning paradigm that characterizes the student as a passive learner. Urges institutions to move toward learning through engagement. (NB)

Discusses a Web-based composition class that requires students to participate in and write about service learning. Suggests that service learning and distance education complement one another--the student-community interaction balances the solitude of distance learning. Stresses that service learning offers a humanizing antidote to Web-based…

Describes the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Parkland College (Illinois) as a model for how faculty can engage in learning to improve their teaching while helping students connect to their own learning in new ways. States that the center also helps part-time faculty by offering stipends for their participation. (NB)

Discusses ways in which faculty professional development can be altered in order to accommodate a changing economy, new technology, and an increasingly diverse student body at the community college. States that a quality faculty professional development program will build a world of faculty learners prepared to lead and guide the world of student…

Discusses ways in which a global perspective can influence the college mission and curriculum. Asks what the institution, acting in a global capacity, can do for its students, rather than what the global economy can do for the institution. Warns that in the rush to globalize, college leaders must be clear about their purpose and focus on the…

Discusses new trend among community colleges to build student housing, which helps meet existing needs and serves as a recruitment tool, especially for international students. Describes housing programs at several community colleges, one of which has increased its student diversity--and its enrollment--significantly. (NB)

Offers suggestions for developing the skills and experience necessary to assume a college presidency. States that an administrator who wants to be a college president must fully understand theories of learning, curriculum education, corporate training, funding formulas and budgets, and admissions and advising processes. (Contains 19 references.)…

Highlights contemporary challenges of community college leadership and presents the Community College Leadership Development Initiative (CCLDI) as a possible solution. States that CCLDI, coordinated by the Claremont Graduate School in California, was created to improve structured learning opportunities for prospective and established leaders.…