Programs

Program Search

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

“The Liberal Arts in Action” symposium features speakers who are alumni of small, independent colleges that emphasize the liberal arts.

2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

Special Initiatives;Past Program;For Campus Leaders

2016 College Media Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2016-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.

2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - Hartwick College

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-hartwick

CIC is offering a series of eight free workshops that will bring together teams of presidents, senior administrators, and faculty leaders to explore key trends in higher education and society, the urgent pressures facing individual colleges and universities, and potential solutions.

2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Oneonta, NY

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - Adrian College

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-adrian

2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Adrian, MI

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2016 Foundation Conversation

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2016-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.

2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

New York, NY

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - Augustana College

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-augustana

2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

Rock Island, IL

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2016 Institute for Chief Academic Officers

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2016-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.

2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

New Orleans, LA

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - California Lutheran University

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-california

2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Thousand Oaks, CA

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2017 Presidents Governance Academy

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-presidents-governance-academy

A distinctive program for CIC member presidents who wish to compare their own college’s governance with state-of-the-art policies and practices and to learn how to make improvements.

2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

Orlando, FL

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2017 Presidents Institute

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-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.

2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

Orlando, Florida

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-Presidents-Institute/resources, View Resources

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - Morehouse College

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-morehouse

2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

Atlanta, GA

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - St. Edward’s University

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-st-edwards

2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

Austin, TX

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - Webster University

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-webster

2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

St. Louis, MO

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2017 NetVUE Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-netvue-conference

The 2017 NetVUE Conference will address the theme, “Renewing the Theological Exploration of Vocation.” 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.

2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

Charlotte, NC

For NetVUE Members;Past Program

2017 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Savannah, GA

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-savannah

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.

2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-savannah/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

Securing America's Future Workshop - McDaniel College

https://www.cic.edu/programs/securing-workshop-mcdaniel

2017-04-18T04:00:00Z

Westminster, MD

Special Initiatives;For Campus Leaders;Past Program

2017 State Councils Annual Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-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.

2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

Seattle, WA

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-state-councils-annual-conference/register, Register Now

For State Council Members;Past Program

2017 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Baltimore, MD

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-baltimore

2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-baltimore/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

2017 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Kansas City, MO

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-kansas-city

2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-kansas-city/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

2017 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs - Phoenix, AZ

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-phoenix

2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-department-chair-workshop-phoenix/resources, View Resources

Leadership Development;Past Program

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.

2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Chicago, IL

For NetVUE Members;Past Program

2017 College Media Conference

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-college-media-conference

2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-college-media-conference/resources, View Resources

For Campus Leaders;Past Program

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.

2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

San Antonio,TX

Leadership Development

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2017 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Student Affairs Officers

https://www.cic.edu/programs/2017-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.

2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

San Antonio, TX

http://cic-web01/programs/2017-cao-institute/register, Register Now

For Campus Leaders

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2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

Early-Bird Deadline

2018 Presidents Governance Academy

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

2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Marco Island, FL

http://cic-web01/programs/2018-presidents-institute/register, Register Now

For Campus Leaders

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2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Registration Deadline

2018 Presidents Institute

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

2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

2018-01-07T05:00:00Z

Marco Island, Florida

http://cic-web01/programs/2018-presidents-institute/register, Register Now

For Campus Leaders

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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.

2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

Washington, DC

Leadership Development;For Campus Leaders

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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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.

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

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 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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2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

Application Deadline

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

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

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.

http://cic-web01/programs/2018-presidents-institute/register, Register Now

For Campus Leaders

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2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Registration Deadline

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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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.

Leadership Development;For Campus Leaders

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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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.

For Faculty Members

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