Advanced Standing Revisited: Current Status,Structure, and Issues

Uncollegial behaviors are described in three categories: verbal attacks, destructive game playing and withholding support. Factors in academia that contribute to uncollegial behavior and theoretical frameworks that explain its existence are explored. Strategies for dealing with noxious colleagues at the organizational and interpersonal level are discussed.     

Social Networking as an Admission Tool: A Case Study in Success

The concept of social networking, the focus of this article, targets the development of online communities in higher education, and in particular, as part of the admission process. A successful case study of a university is presented on how one university has used this tool to compete for students. A discussion including suggestions on how to enhance the success of this tool in your recruitment process is also provided.     

A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Marketing Practices at Private Christian Colleges

This article presents the results of a longitudinal study investigating current marketing practices at selected church-related, private, four-year compared to those in place in 1997. The role that institutional selectivity plays in the use of marketing activities was also investigated. The researcher surveyed the admissions directors or enrollment management officers at all U.S. institutional members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Implications for marketers in higher education as well as recommendations for future research are also discussed.     

辨析中国专利制度中的禁止反悔规则 《最高人民法院关于审理侵犯专利权纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释》中关于“无效宣告程序中放弃的技术”的规定及相关案例分析

我国现在的专利制度似乎正在实施所谓的全面禁止反悔规则。一方面,在专利侵权诉讼中,专利权人可因专利申请过程中或者专利无效宣告程序中所作的限缩性修改和陈述而被禁止反悔,另一方面,在专利无效宣告程序和专利无效诉讼程序中,他又可因自己在专利侵权法律程序中的陈述而被禁止反     

Designing and assessing day care environments in hospital settings

Conclusion This article has examined: a. the increased need for child care; b. some special problems posed when this need is met within the hospital setting; and c. techniques and strategies for designing effectively functioning day care environments. Transforming the hospital environment into a child-centered day care program involves numerous and often difficult tasks. The benefits, however, of meeting employee and community needs and of aiding optimal development in young children unquestionably override the obstacles involved. We enthusiastically anticipate growth in this area of day care.Victoria Jean Dimidjian is Assistant Professor and Director of Early Childhood Education at Carlow College in Pittsburgh, PA. Mary Ann Hvidos, who was the consultant to the project and the designer of the center, is now Director of the Child Development Center at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Special thanks to Micaela Young and Edward F. Verner at Mercy Hospital for their technical assistance.