Community Centers and Student Unions

Community Centers and Student Unions

Author: Gene Sternberg

Publisher: New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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This diary records a cricketer's year: from early January and a pre-season fitness compaign through to late August ad the scoring of the last run. Philip Stone's father played a last game of cricket at 62. "He wasn't fit," Stone's mother said. "I tried to tell him, but he wouldn't listen. He made a complete fool of himself." Now Stone himself has turned 62 - and he too is still playing cricket. "Am I making a fool of myself?" he wonders.


The State of the College Union: Contemporary Issues and Trends

The State of the College Union: Contemporary Issues and Trends

Author: Tamara Yakaboski

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1118878914

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The college union is the living room and community center for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors, and serves as a learning laboratory for students through employment, engagement, and leadership opportunities. Senior-level administrators and college union professionals need to be aware of the trends and issues facing college unions in the 21st century. This volume addresses implications for college unions of changing: Student characteristics Student engagement Facility design and the creation of community Fundraising Technology Globalization of higher education. In addition, this volume explores the need for additional assessment, evaluation, and research for this important component of college campuses. This is the 145th volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.