Council Of Independent Colleges

THE COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES IS AN ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, STATE-BASED COUNCILS OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES, AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION AFFILIATES, THAT WORKS TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP, ADVANCE INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE, AND ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. CIC IS THE MAJOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO LEADERS OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. CIC OFFERS CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HELP INSTITUTIONS IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND INSTITUTIONAL VISIBILITY.

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NETVUE - WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC., AND FROM MEMBER DUES, CIC CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS NETWORK FOR VOCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (NETVUE) TO FOSTER VOCATIONAL REFLECTION AND DISCERNMENT AMONG COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. ACTIVITIES OF NETVUE INCLUDE A BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, REGIONAL GATHERINGS AND MULTI-CAMPUS COLLABORATIONS, FACULTY SEMINARS, CAMPUS VISITS AND CONSULTING SERVICES, ONLINE RESOURCES AND NETWORKING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOLARLY RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, A VARIETY OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VOCATION-RELATED PROGRAMMING. LAUNCHED IN 2009, NETVUE GREW QUICKLY AND CURRENTLY HAS 271 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MEMBERS AND SEVEN ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. IN 2020-2021, IN THE FACE OF LIMITED TRAVEL AND GATHERING OPPORTUNITIES, NETVUE ESTABLISHED A WIDE-RANGING PROGRAM OF WEBINARS, ONLINE WORKSHOPS, INFORMAL ZOOM CONVERSATIONS, AND OTHER REMOTE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. SEVERAL DISTINCT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ARE PART OF THE BROADER NETVUE PROJECT: NETVUE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL WORKSHOPS - CAMPUS TEAMS GATHER REGULARLY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES. BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONFERENCES ALTERNATE WITH REGIONAL GATHERINGS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, IN 2021 NETVUE HELD ITS FIRST "UNCONFERENCE" - A CLUSTER OF VIRTUAL EVENTS, ALL AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY MEMBERS, AND STAFF AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS; AND NETVUE STAFF HOSTED A VARIETY OF ONLINE OFFERINGS. NETVUE TEACHING VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION SEMINARS - MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP FACULTY MEMBERS STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION, DEVELOP NEW COURSES OR COURSE CONTENT, DEVELOP OR IMPROVE PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES, AND ESTABLISH AN EXPANDING NETWORK OF FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO TEACHING VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION. AN IN-PERSON SEMINAR WAS OFFERED IN JUNE 2021. NETVUE REFRAMING THE INSTITUTIONAL SAGA GRANTS - CIC'S NEWEST GRANT PROGRAM OFFERS GRANTS OF UP TO 40,000 OVER TWO YEARS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO RE-EXAMINE AND REFRAME THE WAY THEY NARRATE THEIR HISTORIES. THE GOAL OF THE INITIATIVE IS TO HELP INSTITUTIONS BALANCE THEIR RECEIVED IDENTITY AND HERITAGE WITH AN OPENNESS TO DIVERSITY AND THE GOAL OF INCLUSION IN CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE INCREASINGLY PLURALISTIC AND ORIENTED TOWARD A VARIETY OF FAITH TRADITIONS AND LIFE STANCES. IN LATE 2020, CIC AWARDED 20 INSTITUTIONS A TOTAL OF OVER 776,000 IN GRANTS. NETVUE VOCATION ACROSS THE ACADEMY GRANTS - THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES STRENGTHEN THE LINK BETWEEN CAREER PREPARATION AND THEIR STUDENTS' EXPLORATION OF MEANING, PURPOSE, AND IDENTITY. THE THREE-YEAR GRANTS SUPPORT CAMPUS-WIDE INITIATIVES TO EXPAND ONGOING PROGRAMMING IN THE INTELLECTUAL AND THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF VOCATION ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS AND APPLIED PROFESSIONAL FIELDS. UP TO 25,000 PER PROPOSAL MAY BE REQUESTED, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE INSTITUTION WILL RAISE A MATCHING AMOUNT FROM NEW THIRD-PARTY FUNDS. IN MAY 2021, CIC AWARDED VOCATION ACROSS THE ACADEMY GRANTS TOTALING NEARLY 150,000 TO SIX NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS FOR PROJECTS THAT BEGAN THAT SUMMER. NETVUE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - CIC AWARDS GRANTS TO DEEPEN, EXPAND, REFRESH, OR OTHERWISE STRENGTHEN EXISTING VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY CAMPUS BUDGETARY COMMITMENTS. MEMBER INSTITUTIONS THAT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA MAY REQUEST BETWEEN 25,000 AND 50,000 FOR USE OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD TO FURTHER DEVELOP OR EXTEND EXISTING INITIATIVES. IN FEBRUARY 2021, 20 INSTITUTIONS RECEIVED GRANTS. NETVUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS - CIC AWARDS GRANTS RANGING FROM 5,000 TO 10,000 FOR USE OVER A ONE-YEAR PERIOD TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERTISE OF FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE VOCATION-RELATED INITIATIVES AT NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. IN 2020-2021, 22 NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS RECEIVED AWARDS. NETVUE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS SUPPORT - CIC OFFERS 3,000 TO 25,000 GRANTS TO NETVUE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS WHICH ALSO ARE MEMBERS OF NETVUE, TO STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROJECTS RELEVANT TO VOCATION. NETVUE SCHOLARLY RESOURCES PROJECT - FIVE DISTINCT GROUPS OF SENIOR SCHOLARS, REPRESENTING A WIDE RANGE OF THEOLOGICAL TRADITIONS AND EXPERTISE, WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PRODUCE ARTICLES, BOOKS, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR USE ON CAMPUSES. THE FOURTH BOOK AND SET OF MATERIALS WILL FOCUS ON VOCATION, WORK, AND THE COMMON GOOD. NETVUE INITIATIVES ASSESSMENT - CIC SUPPORTS AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF INITIATIVES FOR VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION AND DISCERNMENT AT NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE WORK FOCUSES INCLUDES ATTENTION TO THE WAYS THAT SUCH PROGRAMS CAN TRANSFORM FACULTY CULTURES, CURRICULAR INITIATIVES, ADMINISTRATIVE PRIORITIES, AND INSTITUTIONAL GOALS. ONLINE RESOURCES - CIC PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF ONLINE RESOURCES FOR NETVUE MEMBERS, INCLUDING A DEDICATED WEBSITE, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY SITE, A PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE BLOG, A WEBINAR SERIES, INFORMAL VIRTUAL GATHERINGS OF VARIOUS CAMPUS CONSTITUENCIES, AND A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON TWITTER. RECENT ADDITIONS HAVE FOCUSED ON HOW LEADERS CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE MIDST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND IN RESPONSE TO URGENT CALLS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. LEGACIES OF AMERICAN SLAVERY: RECKONING WITH THE PAST - THIS INITIATIVE, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, IS DESIGNED TO HELP CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES EXPLORE THE CONTINUING IMPACT OF SLAVERY ON AMERICAN LIFE AND CULTURE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GILDER LEHRMAN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SLAVERY, RESISTANCE, AND ABOLITION (GLC) AT THE MCMILLAN CENTER AT YALE UNIVERSITY, CIC SELECTED SEVEN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TO SERVE AS REGIONAL COLLABORATION PARTNERS - THE PRIMARY HUBS OF A NATIONAL NETWORK THAT WILL EXPAND TO EMBRACE MANY ADDITIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EACH PARTNER WILL FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC THEME THAT HAS BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, ORGANIZING REGIONAL ACTIVITIES WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE, EQUITY, FREEDOM, POLITICAL POWER, AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE. OVER FOUR YEARS, THE SEVEN PARTNERS WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL CIVIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND K-12 SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS AMERICAN SLAVERY'S CONTINUING INFLUENCE THROUGH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC EVENTS. EACH SITE WILL HOST A REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN FALL 2022 AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES IN 2021-2024. THE GLC ALSO WILL HOST SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR FACULTY MEMBERS FROM PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, FOCUSING ON RESEARCH AND TEACHING OR PUBLIC HISTORY AND ENGAGEMENT. THE PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN A NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN 2024. IN SUMMER 2020, THE PROJECT RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH). DIVERSITY, CIVILITY, AND THE LIBERAL ARTS - WITH A GRANT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, CIC OFFERED INSTITUTES IN 2018 AND 2019 FOR FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS AT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF RECENT SCHOLARSHIP THAT CAN INFORM CAMPUS DISCUSSIONS AROUND SUCH ISSUES AS IDENTITY, RACISM, INTOLERANCE, HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY, AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR ACHIEVING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE. CIC STAFF AND THE EXTERNAL EVALUATORS ARE PREPARING A REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED TO BE SHARED WITH ALL CIC MEMBERS IN 2022. HUMANITIES RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, THIS PROGRAM BRINGS SCHOLARSHIP IN THE HUMANITIES INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH STUDENT-LED PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT DRAW UPON INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY OR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. CIC SELECTED TWO COHORTS OF INSTITUTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, WITH 25 INSTITUTIONS SELECTED IN 2019 AND ANOTHER 24 INSTITUTIONS SELECTED IN 2020. EACH INSTITUTIONAL TEAM - CONSISTING OF A FACULTY MEMBER, A COLLECTIONS EXPERT, AND A SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR - COLLABORATES WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ON A PROJECT DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF SOURCE MATERIALS HELD BY THE INSTITUTION AND TO ADDRESS A TOPIC OF PUBLIC CONCERN. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE CLOSING WORKSHOP FOR THE 2019-2020 COHORT WAS REPLACED WITH A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP IN APRIL 2020. A THREE-SESSION VIRTUAL OPENING WORKSHOP FOR THE SECOND COHORT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE AND JULY 2021. IN SUMMER 2020, THE PROJECT RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM NEH AND A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS. CRAFTING DEMOCRATIC FUTURES - IN DECEMBER 2020, CIC JOINED A NEW INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER COLLEGES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP PLANS TO ADDRESS LOCAL RACIAL INEQUITIES. SPANNING THREE YEARS, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A NATIONAL NETWORK

CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS CIC'S INSTITUTES, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE 2021 PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE, THE FIRST TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY, EXPLORED THE THEME "PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP: COURAGEOUS, RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE." THE INSTITUTE AGENDA FOCUSED ON INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CRISIS AND CHANGE. CIC OFFERS A PARALLEL PROGRAM FOR SPOUSES AND PARTNERS OF COLLEGE PRESIDENTS. THE 2020 INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS, "MANAGING THE MOMENT: FORGING THE FUTURE" (ALSO OFFERED VIRTUALLY), EXAMINED THE TACTICAL CHALLENGES CAOS FACE AND THE STRATEGIC THINKING THEY NEED TO LEAD THEIR INSTITUTIONS INTO THE FUTURE. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS PROVIDES BIANNUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIC MEMBER PRESIDENTS TO INTERACT WITH PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES. IT TOO WAS HELD VIRTUALLY IN 2020, UNDER THE THEME "PHILANTHROPY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS."

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS NEW CURRENTS IN TEACHING PHILOSOPHY - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, CIC IS OFFERING WORKSHOPS TO PROVIDE FACULTY MEMBERS IN PHILOSOPHY AT CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE TEACHING OF THE DISCIPLINE THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REVITALIZE UNDERGRADUATES' INTEREST IN PHILOSOPHY. CIC WILL OFFER THREE ANNUAL INSTITUTES BEGINNING IN SUMMER 2021, AFTER THE PANDEMIC DELAYED THE START OF THE PROGRAM. EACH INSTITUTE WILL TAKE PLACE OVER FIVE DAYS AND WILL FEATURE LEADING PHILOSOPHERS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES WHO ALSO ARE INNOVATORS IN THE TEACHING OF PHILOSOPHY. THE INITIATIVE HAS RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM NEH. DELIBERATION & DEBATE: ADVANCING CIVIL DISCOURSE THROUGH COURSES FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS - SUPPORTED BY THE CHARLES KOCH FOUNDATION, AND WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM NEH DURING 2020, CIC IS OFFERING WORKSHOPS TO PREPARE FACULTY MEMBERS WHO TEACH FIRST-YEAR COURSES TO USE TECHNIQUES THAT PROMOTE CIVIL DISCOURSE, SUCH AS LOGICAL ARGUMENT, THE USE OF EVIDENCE, AND EMPATHIC LISTENING, IN NEW OR MODIFIED COURSES THAT ARE TAKEN BY MOST OR ALL FRESHMEN. STARTING IN SUMMER 2021, TWO WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED FOR TEAMS FROM 20 INSTITUTIONS COMPOSED OF TWO FACULTY MEMBERS WHO REGULARLY TEACH FIRST-YEAR COURSES AND WHO HAVE THE INSTITUTION'S APPROVAL TO DESIGN NEW COURSES OR MODIFY EXISTING COURSES. TEACHING INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERFAITH YOUTH CORE AND WITH INITIAL FUNDING FROM THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION, AND CONTINUED BY LILLY ENDOWMENT INC., WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM NEH, CIC HAS OFFERED WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE TEACHING AND DESIGNING COURSES ON INTERFAITH SUBJECTS. THE SEMINARS HELP FACULTY MEMBERS ENGAGE INTERFAITH ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM. A RESOURCE BASE OF TEACHING MATERIALS FOR USE BY FACULTY MEMBERS AND A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES FACULTY MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, CURRICULA, AND PEDAGOGIES EXTENDS THE SEMINAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SUMMER 2020 SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY A YEAR, WHILE PARTICIPANTS ARE RECEIVING SUPPORT THROUGH WEBINARS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP ONLINE COURSES AND INTERFAITH SYLLABI. SEMINARS ON SCIENCE PEDAGOGY - FUNDED BY THE W. M. KECK FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, CIC OFFERED TWO SEMINARS FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AT CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WHO WISH TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT LEARNING IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS COURSES. THE SEMINARS USED METHODS BASED ON RESEARCH IN COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE SHOWN BY STANFORD UNIVERSITY PHYSICIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE CARL WIEMAN, WITH COLLEAGUES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY, TO YIELD SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN STUDENT LEARNING IN SCIENCE COURSES AT ALL LEVELS. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONAL TEAMS CONSISTED OF FOUR FACULTY MEMBERS FROM ONE OR TWO DEPARTMENTS. EACH INSTITUTIONAL TEAM WILL INTRODUCE THE NEW TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS THEY ACQUIRED INTO ONE OR TWO INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE COURSES OVER THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR, MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE NEW METHODS, AND PLAN TO REVISE ADDITIONAL COURSES IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. REPORTS ON PROGRESS ARE DUE IN 2022 AND 2023. CONSORTIUM FOR INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE AND CAREER GUIDANCE - THROUGH A GRANT FROM STRADA EDUCATION NETWORK, CIC IS ADVANCING FACULTY MEMBERS' USE OF TEACHING PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE RETENTION, DEGREE COMPLETION, DEEPER LEVELS OF LEARNING, AND GREATER CAREER READINESS. EACH INSTITUTION ACCEPTED INTO THE CONSORTIUM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE FACULTY MEMBERS IN A SPECIAL PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS (ACUE), AN ONLINE COURSE IN "EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES" THAT LEADS TO A CERTIFICATE IN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION. CIC EXTENDED THE REPORTING DEADLINE FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES REPORT THAT WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT. AMERICAN HISTORY FACULTY SEMINARS - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY, CIC OFFERED SEMINARS FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS ON KEY TOPICS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. THROUGH THESE SEMINARS, CIC REVITALIZED STUDENTS' OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY MAJOR TEXTS AND TOPICS OF WIDE RELEVANCE IN AN ESSENTIAL DISCIPLINE IN THE HUMANITIES. THE FINAL SEMINAR TOOK PLACE IN SUMMER 2021. TEACHING PRE-MODERN EUROPEAN ART IN CONTEXT FACULTY SEMINARS - FUNDED BY THE SAMUEL H. KRESS FOUNDATION, CIC SINCE 2010 CIC HAS OFFERED THIS SEMINAR FOR FACULTY MEMBERS WHO TEACH ART HISTORY AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE WEEK-LONG SEMINARS FOCUS ON ARTISTS, WORKS OF ART, AND THE CONTEXTS IN WHICH PRE-1830 EUROPEAN ART WAS CREATED. THROUGH THESE SEMINARS, CIC, MUSEUMS, AND THE KRESS FOUNDATION COLLABORATIVELY STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF A DISCIPLINE THAT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO A LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE SCHEDULE SEMINAR WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY; THE NEXT SEMINAR WILL TAKE PLACE IN SUMMER 2022.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 432,143 RESEARCH AND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS 59,499 TUITION EXCHANGE PROGRAM 56,017 COMMUNICATIONS 417,673 ADVISORS 95,870 OTHER PROGRAMS 157,894 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 150,497