*Pilot Prolects, *University Administration

In an effort to develop a new approach to comprehensive college and university planning, Colgate University and the Amencan Foundation for Management Research (AFMR.) undertook a loint study that involved (1) an intensive investigation of planning practices at selected colleges and universities, (2) a review of the available literature on planning, (3) the observation of planning practices in business and industry, and (4) consultations with various planning experts. Generally, the trial planning process that was developed for Colgate University involved a 1-week session to discuss institutional oblectives and to define strategies for long-term development. The institutional data collected during an interim period were indexed and analyzed, and a second 1-week session concentrated on the analysis of these data to identify significant internal trends of the university and their relationship to environmental influences. Planning "gaps " were identified, alternate Courses of action were broken down into specific programs, and a planning guide for future comprehensive planning was developed. This process, which has also been tested at Franklin and Marshall College, compresses the amount of time required for planning but provides