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ERIC Number: ED020717
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1967
Pages: 105
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FACULTY ORIENTATION BY A NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
William Rainey Harper Coll., Palatine, IL.
BEFORE THE OPENING OF CLASSES IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OF OPERATION OF WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE, THE FACULTY PARTICIPATED IN A 3-WEEK ORIENTATION PROGRAM IN WHICH ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO SUCH MATTERS AS (1) THE HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF THE COLLEGE, (2) THE COLLEGE POLICY MANUAL, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO PERSONNEL POLICIES, (3) COMMUNITY SERVICES, (4) STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, (5) FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN GOVERNANCE, (6) COURSE PLANNING, (7) OPERATING PROCEDURES, AND (8) INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATIONS. TIME WAS SCHEDULED FOR INDIVIDUAL, COMMITTEE, AND DEPARTMENTAL WORK. FOUR PRESENTATIONS BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT--(1) THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MISSION AND PROGRAM, (2) STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE, (3) GOVERNING BOARDS, AND (4) INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGE. PRIOR TO THE ORIENTATION PROGRAM, FACULTY MEMBERS COMPLETED AN ATTITUDE SURVEY. RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY AND OF THE FACULTY EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM ARE SUMMARIZED. (WO)
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Authoring Institution: William Rainey Harper Coll., Palatine, IL.
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