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EVIDENCE OF LEARNING:
Applying the Collegiate Learning Assessment to Improve Teaching and Learning in the Liberal Arts College Experience

This report details the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) instrument and the consortium of institutions using this evaluation tool on their campuses. The publication includes CLA experiences from a variety of consortium members, as well as challenges and future directions. 2008, 32 pgs. Print copies are available free of charge (shipping charges may apply to large orders). Click here for PDF version.(Please note: To view PDF, you will need Adobe Acrobat, available free from the Adobe website.)  

BUSINESS AND THE LIBERAL ARTS:
Integrating Professional and Liberal Education
By David Paris

This report highlights the second symposium on business and the liberal arts held by CIC with support from the James S. Kemper Foundation. The symposium, held in Chicago on May 2007, brought together faculty members and administrators from 24 colleges and universities to discuss programmatic examples of how studies in business and the liberal arts can be successfully combined, as well as strategies that independent liberal arts colleges and universities are employing to respond to the declining proportion of students with liberal arts degrees. 2007, 50 pgs. Print copies are available free of charge (shipping charges may apply to large orders). Click here for PDF version.(Please note: To view PDF, you will need Adobe Acrobat, available free from the Adobe website.)  
Note: The 2004 symposium report is also available in print or PDF format. See below for details.

MEETING THE CHALLENGE:
America's Independent Colleges and Universities Since 1956

This book, prepared as part of the recognition of CIC's 50th anniversary, is comprised of three essays written for general audiences. The first, by historian John Thelin, reviews the evolution of independent colleges and universities in American higher education since the 1950s. The second, by former U.S. News & World Report editor Alvin Sanoff, examines the present contributions and current status of these institutions. The third essay, by Welch Suggs, formerly a journalist at The Chronicle of Higher Education, gives a brief history of CIC's half-century of service. 2005, 102 pgs, hardcover. Pricing as follows: $20 for 1 copy; $17 each for 2-10 copies; $15 each for 11 or more copies. Shipping price included.

PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS IN PRIVATE COLLEGES:
Six Integrated Phases Essential for Success
By Robert C. Andringa and Allen P. Splete

This book on college and university presidential transitions is written for presidents, presidential candidates, and trustees. Because the average tenure for college presidents is just under seven years, and there are 4,200 accredited and degree-granting institutions in the United States, some 600 new presidents are chosen each year. About half of all presidencies end within five years. Particularly on small, private liberal arts campuses, presidential transitions generate anxiety and require more activity than almost any other institutional change. The authors intend for this book to provide a roadmap for those who find themselves leading the process of presidential transition. It has been published by CIC in collaboration with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. 2005, 98 pgs. Pricing as follows: $18 for 1 copy; $16 each for 2-5 copies; $14 each for 6-10 copies; and $12 each for 11 or more copies. Shipping price included. To order copies, contact the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) at council@cccu.org.

POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS:
Independent Colleges Share High-impact Strategies for Low-income Students' Success
Edited by Richard Ekman, Russell Garth, and John F. Noonan

This book of essays by independent college and university presidents describes institutional efforts to promote access to and success in college for individuals from low-income families. The range of institutional initiatives includes assistance in preparing prospective students, outreach to increase awareness of opportunities, student financial aid strategies, student advising and support systems, instructional support, and incentives for completion of educational programs. It has been published by the Lumina Foundation for Education in collaboration with CIC as part of Lumina's New Agenda Series of publications. 2004, 126 pgs. Print copies are available free of charge (shipping charges may apply to large orders). Click here for PDF version. (In order to view PDF version, you must have Adobe Acrobat which is available for free from the Adobe Web site.) 

TEACHING SCHOLAR PARTNERSHIPS:
A Fresh Approach to College/School Collaborations
By W. Hutchinson Bearce

This paper is intended to be a handbook for independent college and university leaders interested in learning about a fresh approach to cooperation with local elementary, middle, and high schools. It draws from the Teaching Scholar Partnerships (TSP) program, a successful demonstration project that involved ten private institutions working in partnership with their local schools. 2004, 20 pgs. Print copies are available free of charge (shipping charges may apply to large orders). Click here for PDF version. (In order to view PDF version, you must have Adobe Acrobat which is available for free from the Adobe Web site.)

REPORT OF A SYMPOSIUM ON THE LIBERAL ARTS AND BUSINESS
Edited by Thomas F. Flynn

This report highlights a national symposium held at Elmhurst College (IL) in November 2003, during which college and university presidents and corporate leaders gathered for an intensive, day-long meeting to explore how the leadership in both the corporate community and at independent higher education institutions can learn from each other and benefit from a better understanding of the relevance of the liberal arts to careers in business. 2004, 28 pgs. Print copies are available free of charge (shipping charges may apply to large orders). Click here for PDF version. (In order to view PDF version, you must have Adobe Acrobat which is available for free from the Adobe Web site.) 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BENCHMARKS:
A Practical Guide for College and University Presidents
By David Smallen and Karen Leach

This booklet is a handy reference guide for presidents who must make decisions about expensive technology purchases, often without an adequate framework for judging the appropriateness of an expenditure. Using recently available data from the Costs of Supporting Technology Services (COSTS) project, Smallen and Leach have highlighted six benchmarks that each institution can immediately begin to use in comparing its own efforts with those of other institutions in its Carnegie Classification. 2004, 31 pgs. Print copies are available free of charge (shipping charges may apply to large orders). Click here for PDF version. (In order to view PDF version, you must have Adobe Acrobat which is available for free from the Adobe Web site.) 

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COLLEGE CAMPUSES:
Community Perspectives
By Sally Leiderman, Andrew Furco,
Jennifer Zapf, and Megan Goss

This monograph, Building Partnerships with College Campuses: Community Perspectives, provides the complete findings from a summit of community partners, along with their recommendations for improving community/campus engagement activities. Also available is a copy of the accompanying brochure that summarizes the key findings from the summit and outlines the major characteristics of successful community/campus partnerships.
2003, 26 pgs. Monograph only available as PDF file. Click here to view. (In order to view PDF files, the minimum software requirement is version 4.0. Adobe Acrobat, available for free from the Adobe Web site.)

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