Programs

Program Search

2018 State Councils Annual Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2018-state-councils-annual-conference

The State Councils Annual Conference provides state executives and fundraising staff with a forum for face-to-face networking and an opportunity to share best practices with colleagues.

2018-04-29T04:00:00Z

2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

St. Louis, MO

For State Council Members;Past Program

2018 College Media Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2018-college-media-conference

The College Media Conference aims to help campus communications professionals develop techniques that work, prepare news materials that produce results, and make contacts with some of the nation’s top reporters, editors, freelance writers, producers, booking agents, educational correspondents, and campus news professionals.

2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

http://cic-web01/programs/2018-college-media-conference/resources, View Resources

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2018 Foundation Conversation

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2018-foundation-conversation

The Conversation between Foundation Officers and College and University Presidents is an annual meeting of dialogue for corporate and private foundation officers and presidents of liberal arts colleges and universities.

2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

New York, NY

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2018 Institute for Chief Academic Officers with Chief Financial and Chief Enrollment Management Officers

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2018-cao-institute

This annually held meeting brings chief academic officers of independent colleges and universities together, and includes special programming for new CAOs and CAOs in their third and fourth year.

2018-11-03T04:00:00Z

2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

St. Louis, MO

http://cic-web01/programs/2018-cao-institute/resources, View Resources

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2019 Presidents Governance Academy

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-presidents-governance-academy

A program for CIC member presidents to strengthen president-board relations, align board bylaws with principles of good governance, make bylaws more effective, and sustain a high-performing board of trustees.

2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Scottsdale, Arizona

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2019 Presidents Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-presidents-institute

The Presidents Institute is an annually held meeting for presidents of independent colleges and universities that includes programs for new presidents and for spouses.

2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

Scottsdale, Arizona

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-presidents-institute/resources, View Resources

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2019 NetVUE Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-netvue-conference

The 2019 NetVUE Conference will address the theme, “Broadening the Scope of Vocational Exploration.” The goal of NetVUE is to provide a nationwide campus-supported network to foster the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among college and university students.

2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

Louisville, KY

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-netvue-conference/resources, View Resources

For NetVUE Members;Past Program

2019 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Virginia Beach, VA

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-virginia-beach

CIC offers the annual Department and Division Chair Workshops to strengthen leadership at the departmental level. The workshops are designed to serve both experienced and new chairs of departments or divisions at independent colleges and universities.

2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-virginia-beach/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

2019 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Milwaukee, WI

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-milwaukee

2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-milwaukee/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

2019 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Columbus, OH

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-columbus

2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-columbus/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

2019 Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-diversity-civility-liberal-arts

An Institute for faculty members and administrators focused on issues of inclusion, conflict, activism, and civil engagement on America’s college campuses.

2019-06-02T04:00:00Z

2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

Atlanta, GA

For Campus Leaders;For Faculty Members;Past Program

2019 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Anaheim, CA

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-anaheim

2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-department-chair-workshop-anaheim/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission

https://www.cic.edu/programs/vocation-and-mission

This program is designed to assist prospective presidents, along with their spouses or partners, to clarify their own sense of personal vocation, and to weigh it in the context of the missions of the institutions they might lead in the future.

2019-07-14T04:00:00Z

2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

Woodstock, VT

Leadership Development;For Campus Leaders

Executive Leadership Academy

https://www.cic.edu/programs/executive-leadership-academy

The Executive Leadership Academy helps prepare experienced provosts and vice presidents to become successful presidents. It includes two national seminars, readings, webinars, individualized experiential activities, and structured mentorship experiences.

2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

Leadership Development;For Campus Leaders

Seminars on Science Pedagogy

https://www.cic.edu/programs/science-pedagogy

The seminars will use methods based on research in cognition and neuroscience that have been shown, by Nobel-laureate Carl Wieman and his colleagues to yield significant increases in student learning in science courses at many levels.

2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

Oakland, CA

For Faculty Members

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Teaching European Art in Context

https://www.cic.edu/programs/art-history

This seminar series aims to strengthen the teaching of art history to undergraduates at smaller colleges and universities.

2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

New Haven, CT

For Faculty Members

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Ancient Greece in the Modern College Classroom

https://www.cic.edu/programs/ancient-greece

This seminar offers faculty members an opportunity to extend their knowledge of ancient sources and develop strategies for incorporating them into their courses.

2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

For Faculty Members

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2019 State Councils Annual Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-state-councils-annual-conference

The State Councils Annual Conference provides state executives and fundraising staff with a forum for face-to-face networking and an opportunity to share best practices with colleagues.

2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

2019-09-12T04:00:00Z

Pittsburgh, PA

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-state-councils-annual-conference/register, Register Now

For State Council Members

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2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

Early-Bird Deadline

2019 NetVUE Regional Gathering - Pepperdine University

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-netvue-regional-gathering-pepperdine

This gathering will provide a venue in which NetVUE campus leaders can discuss the third book in the NetVUE Scholarly Resources series, Hearing Vocation Differently: Meaning, Purpose, and Identity in the Multi-Faith Academy (2019). Discussions will focus on the book’s implications for leaders of vocational exploration programs in multi-faith environments.

2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

2019-09-21T04:00:00Z

Malibu, CA

http://cic-web01/programs/netvue/regional-registration?MeetingId=e22ff7b8-d982-e911-80cf-00155d056e08, Register Now

For NetVUE Members

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2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

Registration Deadline

2019 NetVUE Regional Gathering - Geneva College

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-netvue-regional-gathering-geneva

This event is designed to generate conversations around the reclamation of one of the original purposes of American higher education: the making of citizens. Issues of social justice, civility, plurality and unity, and the common good are important for the cultivation of engaged citizens. This gathering will explore how vocational reflection can provide a framework for educating undergraduate students about citizenship.

2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

2019-10-05T04:00:00Z

Beaver Falls, PA

http://cic-web01/programs/netvue/regional-registration?MeetingId=a3f22e52-4b82-e911-80cf-00155d056e08, Register Now

For NetVUE Members

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2019-09-13T04:00:00Z

Registration Deadline

Senior Leadership Academy

https://www.cic.edu/programs/senior-leadership-academy

The Senior Leadership Academy is a year-long program for mid-level administrators in higher education who aspire to senior leadership positions in independent colleges or universities.

2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

Baltimore, MD

Leadership Development

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2019 Institute for Chief Academic Officers with Chief Advancement and Public Relations Officers

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-cao-institute

This annually held meeting brings chief academic officers of independent colleges and universities together, and includes special programming for new CAOs and CAOs in their third and fourth year.

2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

Baltimore, MD

http://cic-web01/programs/2019-cao-institute/register, Register Now

For Campus Leaders

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2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

Early-Bird Deadline

2019 NetVUE Regional Gathering - Lipscomb University

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-netvue-regional-gathering-lipscomb

This gathering will consider institutional vocational discernment as a means of identifying and developing a saga, with attention to issues of religious heritage, educational philosophy, faculty commitments, and student outcomes.

2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

2019-11-16T05:00:00Z

Nashville, TN

http://cic-web01/programs/netvue/regional-registration?MeetingId=575b6866-4e82-e911-80cf-00155d056e08, Register Now

For NetVUE Members

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2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

Registration Deadline

2019 NetVUE Regional Gathering - AAR/SBL Annual Meeting

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2019-netvue-regional-gathering-aar

Faculty members and scholars in religious studies will gather to discuss the role played by issues of vocation, meaning, and purpose in the field of religion. Attention will be given to the wide range of faith traditions and life stances that are addressed in the religious studies classroom.

2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

San Diego, CA

http://cic-web01/programs/netvue/regional-registration?MeetingId=59b97bb1-0571-e911-80cf-00155d056e08, Register Now

For NetVUE Members

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2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

Registration Deadline

2020 Presidents Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2020-presidents-institute

The Presidents Institute is an annually held meeting for presidents of independent colleges and universities that includes programs for new presidents and for spouses.

2020-01-04T05:00:00Z

2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

Marco Island, Florida

For Campus Leaders

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Teaching Vocational Exploration

https://www.cic.edu/programs/teaching-vocational-exploration

Participants will learn to strengthen the teaching of vocational exploration by probing a variety of understandings of vocation and their importance in educating undergraduates, by developing new courses or course materials, and by establishing a broader network of faculty members committed to teaching vocational exploration.

2020-06-22T04:00:00Z

2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

Chicago, IL

http://cic-web01/programs/teaching-vocational-exploration/nomination-form, Apply Now

For NetVUE Members

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2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

Nomination Deadline

American History Seminar

https://www.cic.edu/programs/american-history

This intensive seminar offers a unique opportunity for faculty members in history and related fields to debate a prominent American history topic with experts and colleagues.

For Faculty Members

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CIC's State Councils

https://www.cic.edu/programs/state-councils

CIC's State Councils are consortia of private colleges and universities with the mission of advancing and strengthening their member institutions. Through its State Councils program, CIC provides member services and organizational development opportunities for these consortia, as well as grants and professional support for their activities.

For State Council Members

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CIC/Walmart College Success Awards

https://www.cic.edu/programs/walmart-college-success-awards

Funded by the Walmart Foundation, the CIC/Walmart College Success Awards initiative supported 50 competitively selected CIC member colleges and universities to extend, deepen, or strengthen efforts to help first-generation students succeed in college through first-generation programs on their campuses.

Past Program

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Chief Academic Officers Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/cao-institute

The Institute for Chief Academic Officers is an annual CIC event, that brings CAOs of independent colleges and universities together for networking, problem-solving, and sharing of ideas.

For Campus Leaders

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College Media Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/college-media-conference

The College Media Conference helps communications and public relations professionals on campus prepare news materials that produce results and also to make contact with some of the nation’s top reporters, editors, freelance writers, producers, bookers, educational correspondents, and campus news professionals.

For Campus Leaders

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Community College Transfer Project

https://www.cic.edu/programs/community-college-transfer

The project aims to improve both the transfer experience and baccalaureate attainment rates of the students and to promote public policies that encourage transfers from community colleges to private institutions.

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Consortium for Instructional Excellence and Career Guidance

https://www.cic.edu/programs/instructional-excellence

CIC has developed this project with support from Strada Education Network to improve student learning, degree completion, and career placement through a renewed focus on instructional excellence and career guidance.

For Campus Leaders;For Faculty Members

Consortium for Online Humanities Instruction

https://www.cic.edu/programs/online-humanities

Much of the popular discussion about online instruction has focused on teaching large introductory classes at universities and for-profit institutions. The use of online instruction at CIC member colleges and universities, however, offers potential solutions to an entirely different problem—how to keep upper-level courses that are essential for liberal arts majors strong and viable.

For Campus Leaders;For Faculty Members;For Students

Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research

https://www.cic.edu/programs/digital-resources

The Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research allows participants to improve teaching and learning, enhance faculty and student/faculty research, and streamline administrative capabilities through a uniform and cost-effective system.

For Faculty Members

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Davies-Jackson Scholarship

https://www.cic.edu/programs/davies-jackson-scholarship

The Davies-Jackson Scholarship allows students, who are among the first in their families to graduate college, to study at St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge.

For Students

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Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/diversity-civility-liberal-arts

An Institute for faculty members and administrators focused on issues of inclusion, conflict, activism, and civil engagement on America’s college campuses.

For Campus Leaders;For Faculty Members

Foundation Conversation

https://www.cic.edu/programs/foundation-conversation

The biennial Conversation between Foundation Officers and College and University Presidents is a meeting for corporate and private foundation officers and presidents of liberal arts colleges and universities.

For Campus Leaders

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Future of Independent Higher Education

https://www.cic.edu/programs/independent-future

This project is designed to explore fresh approaches to higher education, new college business models, and potentially disruptive changes to American society and education along with the traditional qualities and missions of independent liberal arts colleges that are essential to the success of such institutions.

Special Initiatives;Past Program

Humanities Research for the Public Good

https://www.cic.edu/programs/public-humanities

By making visible the significant collections contained in college archives, libraries, and museums, the project aims to show how these raw materials of humanities research can address the concerns and experiences of local communities.

For Faculty Members;For Campus Leaders

Information Fluency in the Disciplines Workshop

https://www.cic.edu/programs/information-fluency-workshop

This series of workshops is intended to help institutions move beyond information literacy in general education to information fluency in humanities majors.

For Faculty Members;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Intergenerational Connections: Students Serving Older Adults

https://www.cic.edu/programs/intergenerational-connections

CIC has developed this project with support from the AARP Foundation to expand undergraduate student service projects focused on intergenerational interaction with low-income older adults (50 years and older) in the institutions’ communities.

For Campus Leaders;For Faculty Members;For Students

Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)

https://www.cic.edu/programs/netvue

NetVUE fosters the exploration of vocation in college and university campus communities.

http://cic-web01/programs/NetVUE/membership, Join Now

For NetVUE Members;For Campus Leaders;For Faculty Members

New Presidents Program

https://www.cic.edu/programs/new-presidents-program

A leadership development program for college presidents in their first or second year and their spouses or partners that addresses the practical needs and strategic questions for success as leaders of independent colleges and universities.

For Campus Leaders

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New York Times Student News Editors Workshop

https://www.cic.edu/programs/new-york-times-workshop

The New York Times Student News Editors Workshop, “Inside the Times,” is organized annually by the Times and the Council of Independent Colleges and allows student news editors to spend a day at the New York Times exploring the role of a newspaper in society, meeting with Times correspondents and editors, and developing their journalistic skills.

For Students

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Online Course Sharing Consortium

https://www.cic.edu/member-services/online-course-sharing-consortium

The CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium provides access to technology that facilitates online course sharing among CIC members that have similar curricular goals and concerns for academic quality as well as a commitment to the liberal arts.

http://cic-web01/member-services/online-course-sharing-consortium/request-info, Request Info

Presidents Governance Academy

https://www.cic.edu/programs/presidents-governance-academy

The Presidents Governance Academy is a distinctive program for CIC member presidents to strengthen governance policies and practices and to sustain effective president-board relations.

For Campus Leaders

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Presidents Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/presidents-institute

The Presidents Institute is CIC's premier event, bringing presidents of independent colleges and universities together for networking, problem-solving, and sharing of ideas among colleagues leading similar institutions.

For Campus Leaders

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Securing America's Future

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-future

Securing America's Future builds upon the wealth of resources and data generated by CIC’s Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education and CIC’s award-winning public information campaign, Securing America’s Future: The Power of Liberal Arts Education.

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders

Securing America’s Future: The Power of Liberal Arts Education

https://www.cic.edu/programs/liberal-arts-campaign

CIC announced its Public Information Campaign for the Liberal Arts and Liberal Arts Colleges in November 2012. The national, multi-pronged initiative directs attention to the compelling evidence that smaller independent colleges produce graduates who are among the best prepared for success in their personal, career, and community lives.

Special Initiatives

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