Listservs

CIC Listservs

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Introduction
Current listservs and membership requirements
Listserv directions

Introduction

At its essence, CIC is a national network of the people who lead and staff private colleges and universities. As a free service, CIC sponsors a number of listservs—Internet discussion groups—for various campus constituencies. All of the listservs are reserved exclusively for staff from CIC member institutions. The listservs provide an electronic means to extend the networking and idea-sharing that is the core of our work and mission. A roster of current listservs is found below.

If you qualify for a CIC listserv and wish to join the discussion, send your request in an e-mail (be sure to include your name, title, and institution) to cic@cic.nche.edu. Your name will be added to the appropriate listserv, and you can expect to receive an e-mail confirmation.

Current CIC listservs and membership requirements

CICPRES-LIST	Open only to sitting presidents of CIC member institutions
CICDEAN-LIST	Open to chief academic officers, provosts and those with similar rank from CIC member institutions
CICSTUAFF-LIST	Open to student affairs officers and staff at CIC member institutions
CICPR-LIST	Open to public relations officers and staff at CIC member institutions
CICADVANCE-LIST	Open to development officers and staff at CIC member institutions
CICFINANCE-LIST	Open to business and financial officers at CIC member institutions
CICPSPOUSE-LIST	Open to spouses of sitting presidents of CIC member institutions
CICNET-LIST	Open to those at CIC campuses interested in discussing issues of information technology
CICCHAIR-LIST	Open to department and division chairs from CIC member institutions
CICDATA-LIST	Open to those at CIC member institutions interested in discussing issues of data and institutional research

Listserv Directions

How do I subscribe or unsubscribe from a listserv?
Send a message to cic@cic.nche.edu including the name of the listserv, your name, institution, and position. Be sure to first check eligibility requirements for each listserv—membership on each list has certain restrictions.

How do I send a message to the listserv?
Once you are a member of the list, you can send your message to the address of the list.
Presidents List: cicpres-list@cic.edu
Deans List: cicdean-list@cic.edu
Student Affairs List: cicstuaff-list@cic.edu
Public Relations List: cicpr-list@cic.edu
Advancement List: cicadvance-list@cic.edu
Finance List: cicfinance-list@cic.edu
Presidential Spouses List: cicpspouse-list@cic.edu
Information Technology List: cicnet-list@cic.edu
Department and Division Chairs List: cicchair-list@cic.edu
Data and Institutional Research List: cicdata-list@cic.edu

How do I reply to an individual who sent a message and not the whole group?
To reply to a message sender, do not hit the "reply" button. This will send your message to the entire list. Instead, type the person's e-mail address in the "to" field.

Can my administrative assistant or staff person post a message to the group?
Only list members can post a message to a group.

Is there an archive of listserv messages?
Yes, archives are available for presidents and chief academic officers. To recieve instruction on accessing the archives, please email cic@cic.nche.edu.

How can I find out who is on the listserv?
To get a list of all the members subscribed to the listserv (e-mail addresses and some names), send a message to Majordomo@lists.starship.net and put who [name list] in the body of the message. For example, if you wanted to know what deans are on the deans list, put "who cicdean-list" in the body of the message.

My e-mail address changed. How do I let the listserv know?
If your e-mail address ever changes, however slightly, please let us know and we will ensure you will be able to continue using this service. Give us a call at (202) 466-7230 or send an e-mail message to cic@cic.nche.edu. You will need to tell us your old e-mail address, new e-mail address, name, institution, and the list that you are subscribed to.

What is considered inappropriate use of the list?
Messages posted on the listservs should be limited to discussion of specific questions. Inappropriate use of the list includes sending unsolicited bulk mail (also known as spam) and sending general announcements of events, job vacancies, notices, and other general appeals. Inappropriate use also includes harassing or embarrassing messages, sexually explicit images or content; racially, ethnically or otherwise offensive material; and messages that violate any applicable local, state, national or international laws. If e-mail of this nature is sent to the group, the sender will be removed from the list.

If you need any other assistance, please e-mail cic@cic.nche.edu or call CIC at (202) 466-7230.