Fall 2004
   
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Special Report on the 2004 Chief Academic Officers Institute
Chief academic officers (CAO) and chief financial officers (CFO) participating in CIC’s 2004 Institute attended a series of workshops and heard from speakers and panelists who addressed the immediate challenges facing independent colleges and universities, whose solutions especially call for close collaboration between CAOs and CFOs.

Collaborative Leadership: Meeting Competitive Challenges

From the President's Desk
Are We Tilting Toward Federalization?

Conferences
2004 Foundation Conversation Attracts Record Audience
2005 Presidents Institute Theme is President's Portfolio
Data and Decisions Workshop Filled to Capacity

2005 Department chairs Workshop Focus on Personnel Issues
CIC Offers Second Seminar on Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture
Savvy Cyber Pre-service Teacher Initiative

Project News
Two New Publications from CIC Share Effective Practices
CIC Colleges Strive to Provide Excellence in First-Year Programs

Resources
Recent Books of Note

Campus Update
A Compendium of Relevant News from CIC Member Institutions

CIC Institutions Answer Call to Host Students from Dismantled University in Belarus

CIC News & Information
Teagle Grant to Support Project on Collegiate Learning Assessment
CIC Website Tracking Suggests Strategy for TEP Participants
CIC New Members
Staff News and Notes
Staff Spotlight - Leslie Rogers



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Last updated: December 2004
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