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The Influence Of Structure On The Function Of An Administrative Unit: Single Focus Academic Structure Or Multiple Focus Academic Structure Raising -- Some Of The Issues, Robert F. Ross, Philip Emmert

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article applies systems theory to examine how academic structure influences departmental functions within small universities, it contrasts single focus academic departments and multiple focus academic departments, assessing their effects on instruction, research, service, enrollment stability, credit hour production, faculty workload, budget flexibility, and administrative power. Through conceptual analysis and illustrative cases, this article argues that multiple focus configurations foster interdisciplinary curriculum, broaden student recruitment, and enable efficient resource allocation, while single focus units face constrained scheduling, program vulnerability, and duplicated governance tasks. It details how structure shapes faculty roles, advising practices, laboratory sharing, graduate program coordination, and external relations, …

The Relationship Of Structure To Function At The Community College Level: Saddleback College As Model, Lvnn K. Wells

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes how evolving governance arrangements in California public higher education shape operational decisions within a suburban community college speech communication department. Drawing on organizational analysis, it traces the effects of state reform legislation AB 1725, district campus hierarchies, and divisional affiliations on funding streams, credit hour generation, staffing ratios, course scheduling, and general education curriculum. The discussion shows that dependence on statewide full time equivalent student formulas and divisional budget priorities constrains capital purchases, promotes high enrollment basic courses, and limits elective offerings. Curriculum mandates requiring oral communication, writing, and critical thinking further complicate program design, while board …

The Value Of Fuzzy Lines, Stephen W. King

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article develops an organizational scheme that explains how administrative structure influences the long term viability of communication programs in higher education. Drawing on organizational theory, it crosses composition and governance dimensions to build a two by two matrix that positions departments along continua from compositionally unified to compositionally diffused and from organizationally coherent to organizationally isolated. Through conceptual argument grounded in bureaucratic analysis, this article advances four propositions linking structural position to instructional capacity, research collaboration, external funding, resource allocation, political influence, and curricular flexibility. It contends that programs located in the unified coherent quadrant capitalize on economies of …

Planning Departmental Structure: Disciplinary Integrity Versus Pragmatic Opportunism, Lloyd Crisp, David Seibert

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article interrogates whether speech communication departments should pursue disciplinary coherence or embrace pragmatic opportunism while adapting to shifting institutional environments. Through case study analysis of structural evolution at a land grant university and a suburban research campus, it traces how size, articulation mandates, physical facilities, campus politics, curricular demand, public image, and faculty composition interact to shape organizational structure, program identity, governance, and resource allocation. A systems theory perspective yields ten planning criteria, showing that alignment with local contingencies rather than idealized disciplinary purity sustains enrollment stability, instructional quality, and faculty legitimacy. By framing communication studies as a socially …

The Reality Of Recruiting Minority And Women Faculty In Speech Communication: Some Considerations, Deborah Borisoff

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines structural and cultural obstacles that speech communication departments face when recruiting, hiring, and retaining minority and women faculty within U S higher education. Drawing on case based observations from multiple institutions, this article traces how pipeline shortages, geographic isolation, competitive salary markets, and implicit evaluative bias intersect with affirmative action mandates to shape faculty diversity outcomes. Discussion highlights the tension between legal compliance and attitudinal change, explores how tenure criteria emphasizing quantity over quality of research can disadvantage underrepresented scholars, and outlines strategies such as early mentoring, targeted doctoral recruitment, inclusive search processes, community integration support, and …

Quotas Or Goals: Fulfilling The Affirmative Action Mandate, Lea P. Stewart

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article traces the evolution of affirmative action from labor legislation to current civil rights policy, illustrating how proactive recruitment rather than numerical quotas can strengthen faculty diversity in speech communication departments. Drawing on legal analysis, organizational theory, and practical experience at a large public university, this article argues that eliminating negative stereotypes requires intentional expansion of applicant pools, systematic networking with protected groups, and individualized mentoring during searches. It details procedures such as targeted advertising, personal outreach, and balanced evaluation criteria that attract qualified scholars from underrepresented communities without compromising academic rigor. By positioning affirmative action as a goal …

Norman Cousins Speaks To Aca 17th Annual Presidential Seminar

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article focuses on the speech delivered by Norman Cousins, noted author and educator of the U.S., at the 17th Annual Presidential Seminar of the Association for Communication Administration (ACA), held in Washington D.C.

Minutes Of Aca Business Meeting, Dupont Plaza Hotel, Washington, Dc October 22, 1989

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Minutes of the Association for Communication Administration (ACA)'s business meeting, held on October 22, 1989, at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in Washington D.C.

The Structure And Function Of A Community College Speech Communication Department, Francine Roussell Berkey

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article traces how organizational structure directs curriculum development, resource allocation, and staffing in a rural community college speech communication department. By situating the unit within state financing, divisional governance, and institutional committees, this article explains how structure shapes course scheduling, credit hour production, budget flexibility, and faculty workload. Structural analysis reveals that limited fiscal autonomy and small enrollment encourage service oriented curricula, reliance on adjunct instructors, and continuous adaptation to external program reviews. Functional outcomes are linked to broader institutional demands, while an evolutionary perspective highlights recent reorganization debates and their implications for departmental resilience. Findings provide communication administrators …

Coming Up Short: No Quick Fixes, Elmer E. Baker Jr

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques the belief that minority faculty underrepresentation can be remedied through quick fixes, showing instead that entrenched structural and cultural forces require sustained, systemic responses. Drawing on national doctorate statistics, affirmative action surveys, and illustrative programs at Duke, Bucknell, and Stanford, this article traces how shrinking doctoral pipelines, lucrative private sector opportunities, rising tuition, and inadequate precollege preparation erode the supply of prospective scholars of color. It further reveals that once hired, minority professors encounter disproportionate advising loads, heavy committee service, isolation, and tenure expectations emphasizing quantitative publication metrics. Employing perspectives from higher education administration, diversity research, organizational …

To Hell With The Forest: Find The Trees, Dan F. Hahn

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques assumptions that simple market dynamics will resolve faculty diversity deficits, examining how structural and cultural factors in higher education continue to impede the recruitment, tenure, and retention of minority and women scholars. Using argumentative analysis situated in communication administration, this article outlines how impending retirements and a shrinking doctorate pipeline intersect with committee service overload, student mentoring demands, and evaluative bias to constrain publication productivity and tenure success. Discussion explores how research focusing on oppression can activate prejudice within personnel review, and how patriarchal norms amplify gender inequities. Administrative strategies are proposed, including delayed committee appointments, targeted …

Strategies For Recruiting Women And Minority Faculty In Communication, John J. Makav

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques passive affirmative action rhetoric and outlines a systematic recruitment program for diversifying communication faculties. Drawing on narrative evidence from multiple universities, it identifies structural barriers including limited doctoral pipelines, evaluative bias, and salary disparities that constrain minority and women hiring. The discussion advances eight recruitment strategies: forming cross level search teams, adopting flexible credential criteria, cultivating doctoral networks, advertising in targeted outlets, broadening evaluation beyond publications, promoting cultural inclusivity, budgeting competitive packages, and clarifying attainable tenure pathways. Emphasis is placed on institutional commitment, proactive attitude, and sustained innovation as levers for equity, organizational resilience, and academic excellence. …

The Effects Of A Program To Develop Collaboration On Teacher Interactions And Norms Of Collegiality Within The School As A Workplace, Michael E. Sicignano

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the Effective Teaching Network (ETN), a program designed to develop collaboration among teachers. This study employs the pretest/posttest nonequivalent comparison group design. The treatment group (n = 75) represents an intact group of teachers who participated in the ETN pilot program. Thirty teachers participated in the direct level of treatment, and 40 teachers participated in the indirect level of treatment. The comparison group (n = 77) represents an intact group of teachers who were matched with the treatment group on teacher characteristics and pretest scores. The Professional Collegiality Questionnaire …

Ua1b3 Report To The President, Wku Health & Safety Committee

WKU Administration Documents

Report regarding AIDS and HIV policies for WKU.

News & Views - Vol. 08, No. 06 - December 13, 1989, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Green, Travis. Students to Rally Against Housing – Housing & Residence Life
• Summers, Kaye. Arguing Addictive for Top Debaters – Forensics Team
• Summers, Kaye. Curing Tate Page Hall’s Ailments Would Cost $1 Million
• Lawson, Jamie. Black Students to Air Concerns
• Tsimekles, Dean. Education College Dean Leaves Western – J.T. Sandefur, Education & Behavioral Sciences
• Tenure Appeal Hearing for Teacher Postponed – Gabe Buntzman
• Study Facility Available Next Week in University Center
• Students for Choice to March at Rally in Frankfort – Demonstrations
• Lockert, Anya. Money …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Stevenson, Cindy. Students in Foreign Lands Can Beat Loneliness
• Bricking, Tanya. How a Deaf Student Handles Classes and Life on the Hill – James Kemp
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Firemen Wait to Fight an Elusive Enemy

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Kinslow, Gina. Rooms Assigned Randomly in Fall – Housing & Residence Life
• Kinslow, Gina. Agreements List New Housing Deposit Rules
• Houchens, Gary. Cystic Fibrosis Patient Looking at an Entire Lifetime – Todd Gibbs
• Howard, Laura. Western Gets Help to Buy Center – Institute for Economic Development
• Student Body Presidents Discuss Tuition
• Carter, Julie. Root of Procrastination is Fear
• Housing Lottery Will Ease Campus Crowding
• Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon Housing & Residence Life Scratch Off Lottery TIcket
• Murphy, Christy. Moving Deadline Desired
• Cecil, Kevin. Housing Rule …

Resolution 89-11-F - Repeating Classes Without Penalty, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to allow students to repeat courses in attempt to raise their GPA.

Ua12/2/1 A Christmas Herald, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Tutt, Allison. Children Line City Streets to Greet Santa Claus at Parade
• Kinslow, Gina. Kids Clamor for Batman Toys, Ninja Turtles
• Dice, Tracey. Blue Christmas: Holidays Can Be Sad Times for Some People
• Houchens, Gary. Food Can Be Fanciful Gift for Holiday
• Lockert, Anya. Weaves, Wigs Highlight Holiday Hair Styles
• Turner, Karla. Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: Oh My
• Lockert, Anya. Have Yourself a Western Christmas
• Jones, Angie. And For That Special Spitz On Your List, . . . – Pet Gifts
• Lawson, Jamie. Trendy Toys for the Hip at Heart
• Christmas of …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding housing policies, vacancies, parking, finals week, flagpole and diplomas.

Associated Student Body-Glasgow Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Report regarding preparations for Christmas activities.

A Study Of Learning Activities Of Selected Caregivers Of Alzheimer's Patients In East Tennessee, Jeannette G. Mclaughlin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to identify and describe the individual learning activities of caregivers of people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and to develop an analytical description of the patterns of learning of these adults. An instrument was not available for use; therefore, a focused interview guide was developed. The interview guide was developed through consultation with several spouses or adult children caring for Alzheimer's patients, professionals in the health care field, and a review of the literature. The major analysis procedure for the study was the constant comparative method, an inductive method that has been used …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hoppes, Lynn. Ousted Player Anthony Smith Alleges Recruiting Violations - Basketball
• Summers, Kaye. Associated Student Government Sinks Public Interest Research Group, Says Fee System was Culprit – PIRG
• Hernes, Thomas. Thomas Meredith Pleas for Higher Education Funding
• Sedan, Shelli. Big Bash Planned for Big Red’s Birthday
• Summers, Kaye. New Group to Help Independents - Inter Organizational Council
• Subcommittees Planning for 21st Century – Western XXI
• Auditions for Movie Begin Next Week
• Athletics Demand Attention
• Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon – Thomas Meredith Checking Athletics, Departments & …

Resolution 89-9-F - Big Red Day, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to make December 2, 1989 Big Red Day in honor of the mascot's 10th anniversary.

Resolution 89-10-F - University Bookstore Stocking Mace, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution requesting that the University Bookstore sell mace.

Resolution 89-8-F - Flagpole At Downing University Center, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution requesting a flagpole be placed on the east side of the Downing University Center.

News & Views - Vol. 08, No. 05 - November 28, 1989, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Bricking, Tanya. Second Athletic Report Tells Different Story – Football
• Green, Travis. Alcohol at Niteclass, in Dorms Discussed
• Parker, Phillip. Special Bowlers Battle in Olympics – Special Olympics
• Jones, Angie. Twenty Take Chance on Hunger at Banquet – Newman Center
• Students Arrested on Drug Charges
• National Service Lets Students Complain About Teachers – Accuracy in Academics
• Industrial Technology Wants Departmental Standards Lowered
• Howard, Laura. Dog’s Death Spurs Protest About Police – Joe Gerard
• Proposed Historic Preservation Board Has Too Much to Say
• Chattin, John. Editorial …

Ua3/8/1 1990 Miss Western Scholarship Pageant Program, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Program for the 1990 Miss Western beauty pageant.