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The Andrew P. Wood papers, 1987-2014 (bulk, 1988-1990) consist of flyers, newspaper clippings, correspondence, t-shirts, bumper stickers, as well as extensive materials relating to the Atlanta chapter of ACT/UP. Most of the materials cover protests to highlight the plight of the gay community during the height of the AIDS crisis. ; Andrew Wood is a graphic designer and gay activist. Born in Atlanta in 1962, the son of two doctors, Wood's early years were filled with art, books, and culture. He attended public schools in Dekalb County and worked in public radio. In 1980, Wood moved to San Francisco for art school and to join the thriving gay organization, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. This charitable group of gay men dressed in nuns habits performed activism and street theater informed with the pagan spirituality of the Radical Faerie movement. While in San Francisco, Wood experienced the AIDS epidemic which caused him to return to Atlanta. After the Democratic National Convention in 1988, he and a handful of fellow protesters started an Atlanta Chapter of ACT/UP. ACT/UP practiced aggressive tactics, civil disobedience, and direct action to bring attention to the plight of AIDS sufferers. Wood moved to New Orleans in 1990 and stayed there until 2004 when he returned to Atlanta to care for his elderly mother.

Evaluation programs to document agency service effectiveness are increasingly necessary in an era of government cutbacks. This article identifies the barriers to implementing such a program, reviews a hierarchy of client problem categories, and describes the steps that ensured the success of the program.

AbstractTeam planning meetings, frequent briefings, and program reviews leading to action plans are techniques that can work in international and domestic settings.

Because universities in Canada, the U.S.A., and other Western countries are facing declining real income and increasing demands for greater accountability, they need to use resources more carefully and undertake planning activities more seriously. By obtaining information from reviews of academic and support units, universities are in a better position to meet these challenges. Most experts agree that reviews aimed at improvement of programs and activities are more successful when conducted under the authority of the university rather than an external agency. Attention needs to be paid to the establishment of an appropriate administrative mechanism that can maximize benefits relative to costs. This article describes the policies and procedures adopted in 1980 by The University of Alberta to allow for a continuous system of reviews of all academic and support units. Establishment of a President's Advisory Committee with a minimum of formal procedures has led to a successful system under which 51 units are now in various stages of the review process. The procedures used at The University of Alberta may be worthy of scrutiny by other universities contemplating such activity. ; u Canada, aux Etats-Unis et en d'autres pays occidentaux, les universités doivent faire face aux problèmes de la diminution de leurs revenus réels, des exigences en matière de comptes rendus plus satisfaisants de l'utilisation de leurs fonds et de la nécessité de faire de plus grands efforts de planification. Pour être plus en mesure de relever ces défis, les universités peuvent profiter des informations recueillies au cours des examens de l'état actuel de leurs unités académiques et de leurs services de soutien. La plupart des experts reconnaissant que de tels examens périodiques visant à l'amélioration des programmes et des activités connaissent un plus grand succès quand c 'est l'université elle-même qui les effectue plutôt qu 'un organisme externe quelconque. Il faut avoir grand soin de mettre au point un mécanisme administratif propre à apporter le maximum d'avantages par rapport aux coûts. Le présent article décrit la politique et les procédures adoptées en 1980 par l'Université de l'Alberta dans le but de faciliter un système permanent d'examen de l'état actuel de toutes ses unités académiques et de tous ses services de soutien. La mise sur pied d'un Comité consultatif du Recteur ayant le moins possible de procédures formelles a donné naissance à un système d'examen qui produit de bons résultats et grâce auquel 51 unités sont en voie d'être soumis d l'examen ou l'ont déjà été. Toute autre université qui envisage une telle entreprise aurait intérêt d étudier soigneuse-ment le système en vigueur à l'Université de l'Alberta.