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History Of The F-15 Program: A Silver Anniversary First Flight Remembrance, David R. King, Donald S. Massey

Management Faculty Research and Publications

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Self-Assessment And Planned Change Of Placement And Career Services Center, Gary A. Adams, Ross J. Rapaport, Julia B. Sherlock, Joellyn S. Malmquist, Tina C. Elacqua, Rosemary Stanek Dinello

Management Faculty Research and Publications

In the 1990s, college and university career services and placement units face many challenges which may influence their success including (a) increased budgetary constraints, (b) changing student demographics, (c) increased availability of computer technologies, (d) new service delivery models, and (e) changing employer recruitment practices. In an effort to address these issues and examine its role within the university (Roth, 1994), the Placement and Career Information Center (PCIC) at Central Michigan University undertook a program of applied research, self-assessment and planned change. The purpose of this article is to briefly report our experiences in conducting this program of applied research. …

Leaving College: Why Students Withdrew From A University, Ross J. Rapaport, Sharlon L. George, Gary A. Adams, Susan E. Clarkson

Management Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons why students withdrew during a semester from a mid-sized, comprehensive university located in the Midwest. Six hundred forty-five students were asked to complete the ACT "Withdrawing/Non-returning Student Survey" during the 1992-93 academic year and summer semester. Three hundred sixty-five completed surveys were returned for a 57% response rate.

Respondents indicated many different reasons for leaving which varied by year in school and whether or not the respondent was a graduate or undergraduate student. There was no typical withdrawing student and there were many reasons students withdrew over which the university …