Management Review: Publishing Student Essays Essays by students are often read only by the teacher and the student. Frequently, the content of these essays is worth sharing with others. I developed a publication, Management Review, that has become the vehicle for publishing the essays written by my students. & At the beginning of each semester, students in Prin- ciples of Business Management are asked to select a management topic. Their assignment is to research the topic and write a short article (2 or 3 pages). The article may describe a project, develop a case study, explore a work environment, or offer a creative idea. Students must submit a hard copy of their essays and a floppy disk. (Most students have completed Fundamentals of Information Systems and developed microcomputer and WordPerfect skills.) The best articles are selected for publication in the Review. The typeset galley proofs are returned to the students for revision and proofreading. The final docu- ment is edited and prepared for printing. The college reprographics department copies, collates, folds, and binds the publication. eo Students bring amazing creativity to their articles. For example, one article related the behavior of bees ina colony to the unity of command principle; another demonstrated the complex array of management skills required of a combination mother, wife, student, and homemaker. Students are proud of their accomplishments. Many students request additional copies of the Management Review for family members and employers. Copies are circulated among the faculty and administration at the college, as well. James Armstrong, Professor, Business Management and Administration For further information, contact the author at John Tyler ‘Community College, 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester, VA 23831-5399. nouncing the sixteenth annual International Conference on Teaching Excellence and Conference of Administrators May 22-25, 1994 * Austin, Texas The National Institute for Staff and Organiza- tional Development (NISOD)—hbased in the Depart- ment of Educational Administration, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin—cele- brates excellence in teaching and leadership through its annual conference, which attracts more than 1500 teachers and administrators each year. The event, co-sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College, will be held at the Hyatt Regency, Four Seasons, and Radisson hotels. Monday, May 23 * Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas Tuesday, May 24 * Wilhelmina Delco, Texas House of Representatives Wednesday, May 25 * Tom Curley, President and Publisher, USA Today * Recognition of 1994 NISOD Excellence Award recipients. Presiding: John and Suanne Roueche, The University of Texas at Austin CONFERENCE OF ADMINISTRATORS Monday, May 23 * Luncheon, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Jacquelyn Belcher, President, Minneapolis Community College, Minnesota * Afternoon session, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Robert A. Gordon, President, Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, May 24 * Morning session, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Walter Bumphus, President, Brookhaven College, Texas, and Jan Brobst, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Brookhaven College, Texas * For more information, contact Suanne Roueche, Director, NISOD, at 512/471-7545. Suanne D. Roueche, Editor December 3, 1993, Vol. XV, No. 30 ©The University of Texas at Austin, 1993 Further duplication is permitted by MEMBER institutions for their own personnel. INNOVATION ABSTRACTS is a publication of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, EDB 348, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, (512) 471-7545. Funding in part by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation. Issued weekly when classes are in session during fall and spring terms. ISSN 0199-106X.