Northeastern University's University College, for example, has followed the practice for several years, with visibly rewarding results, of holding a faculty institute prior to the opening of classes each semester. The institute is held on Friday and Saturday evenings, with the option open to each instructor—new and veteran alike—-to attend Whichever evening is more convenient. To add to the inducement a program is offered for spouses (such as a play, a musicale,a film) parallel to the institute, with both groups coming together at the end of the evening for refreshments. Because of this split session option, the university reaches most of its faculty once each semester. The design of one of these institutes, in which I participated as a resource person, is reproduced in Appendix I, Exhibit I-4.