A Typology of Multicampus Systems

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“…It should also be their task to represent the CHEC in the decision-making procedures of the gestor university in operational issues, and to be an "interface" towards local actors. As Creswell says, having an administrative leader on the affiliate campus shifts the organizational solution towards decentralization (Creswell et al 1985). In Australia, most of the branch campuses have a campus director.…”

“…In the latter case, the college may have a governing board of its own, or it may be governed by the board of the university. Similarly, the administration of a multi-campus system may be centralized or decentralized, in the latter case with full administrative staff on each campus (Creswell et al 1985, Lombardi et al 2002. Each solution has advantages and drawbacks thoroughly discussed in the literature.…”

The Administration of Online Programs in Statewide Systems: A Case Study of the University System of New Hampshire

“…Researchers have found that effective online program administrators typically rely 3 on business models that are different from those used to manage face-to-face programs (Chaney, Chaney, & Eddy, 2010;Discenza, Howard, & Schenk, 2002;Lowenthal & White, 2014;Rovai, 2003;Rovai & Downey, 2010). Additionally, online programs are typically managed with different policies, (Gaskell & Hayton, 2015;Kenward, 2008;Levy & Beaulieu, 2003;Maguire, 2007) organizational structures and staffing (Creswell, Roskens, & Henry, 1985;Garrison & Kanuka, 2008;Hanna, 2013). In order to find the appropriate approach to administer online programming, Berge (2007) suggests that institutions adapt their strategic planning and quality assurance practices to the unique needs of online students.…”

“…This study sought to understand how institutions affiliated with a statewide university system administer their online programs. Since each multicampus or public statewide system differs in significant ways (Creswell, Roskens, & Henry, 1985;Lee & Bowen, 1971), researchers have suggested that statewide or multicampus postsecondary systems be evaluated as discrete objects of analysis in terms of their structural and organizational characteristics (Creswell, Roskens, & Henry, 1985;King, 2013;Lane & Johnstone, 2013). Consequently, the following research questions, which consider how each system institution differs from the other, guided this study:…”

“…For instance, Creswell, Roskens and Henry (1985) suggested multicampus institutions be grouped along four different axes:…”