Designed as a means of communicating creative ideas in community college education, this journal contains 12 articles on instructional and administrative issues facing the community colleges of the State University of New York. This collection includes the following: (1) "Egalitarian Education in an Elitist Environment," by Eduardo J. Marti; (2) "New Solutions for Some Old Problems: Distant Learning at North Country Community College," by Gail Rogers Rice and Peter Biddle; (3) "The Learning through Writing Program at Mohawk Valley," by Sandra E. Engel and others; (4) "Technology Bound--A Hidden Agenda," by Patricia Pietropaolo; (5) "The Continuing Educator--Balancing a Fine Line between Academics and Industry," by Jessee Gugino and Renee' M. Caya; (6) "Do Non-Regents Students Succeed at a New York State Community or Technical College?" by Charles E. Gotsch; (7) "Testing Accommodations for the Disabled," by Andrea Bythewood; (8) "Distance Learners: They're Closer Than You Think," by Sue Commanday; (9) "A Pilot Project: The Bridge Program Easing the Transition from High School to College," by Lorraine Martin; (10) "Generator Transplants for Tenured Faculty (Business Experiences Applied to Academia)," by Robert J. Mullin; (11) "The HVCC Database Research Project: Information On-Line/On-Disc," by Paul M. Spannbauer; and (12) "The Difference Being a Social Animal Makes, A Conceptual Scheme," by Edwin de F. Bennett. (JMC)