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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Presents a background on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) partnership with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and notes its achievements. Discusses the CIC Center for Library Initiatives; leveraging investments in libraries; maximizing use of information resources; improving delivery of information/library services; the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cooperative Programs, Electronic Libraries, Information Services
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Poling, Lindy G. – Social Education, 2000
Describes how the Community-in-the-Classroom (CIC) program works and the positive effects CIC has on students' learning and character development. Discusses the use of experiential learning, outlines the preparation for having community speakers in the classroom, and provides two examples of using guest speakers to teach about Vietnam and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Community Involvement, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning
Dewey, Barbara I. – 1999
Advancing library services in large universities requires creative approaches for "building to scale." This is the case for CIC, Committee on Institutional Cooperation (Big Ten), libraries whose home institutions serve thousands of students, faculty, staff, and others. Developing virtual Web-based services is an increasingly viable…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services
Richardville, Jerry; And Others – 1972
A system for aiding students at Tallahassee Community College in using the Career Information System in vocational planning was developed. The system allows the students to serve themselves with minimum counselor intervention. In behavioral terms, the system should enable the student to: (1) place himself in one of the six client categories; (2)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Community Colleges
Ragland, Kenneth W.; Smith, Thomas W. – 1971
This survey presents the highlights (not an inventory) of the environmental studies, capabilities, and instrumentalities on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) campuses. The CIC institutions include the University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Research
Council of Independent Colleges, 2004
The theme of this year's annual report, "Making the Case for Independent Higher Education," reflects a commitment undertaken by The Council for Independent Colleges (CIC) at the urging of its member presidents, chief academic officers, and Board of Directors to help make a stronger case for the forms of education offered by small to mid-sized,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Presidents, Group Activities, Liberal Arts
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Ferrero, David J. – Educational Leadership, 2005
Commitment is combined to classic learning with innovative citizenship education grounded in public debate by the Northtown Academy campus of Chicago International Charter School (CICS). KIPP Academics rely on academic pressure and tough love to help students meet state standards.
Descriptors: State Standards, Charter Schools, Citizenship Education, Values Education
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Hardesty, Larry; Ekman, Richard – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2004
In recent years academic librarians have sought to partner with other organizations of higher education to establish areas of mutual interest and to work together to further these areas. Richard Ekman, as president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), has involved librarians in various CIC programs. This past year, under Richard's…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Library Role, College Libraries, Organizational Change
Gareis, Elisabeth – 1998
Noting that employers in the New York City area have complained about the lack of communication skills of City University of New York (CUNY) graduates, this paper discusses a new program of communication-intensive courses at Baruch College (a CUNY college with a specialization in business) to address the problem. The paper highlights standards and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)
McCutcheon, Richard E., Jr.; Brock, John F. – 1971
The research evaluates the effectiveness of a 'Concepts of CIC' program in improving performance on classroom monitoring exercises. The function of the combat information center watch officer (CICWO) course is primarily to train CICWOs in monitoring and evaluating. Two versions of 'Concepts of CIC' were administered to two groups of students in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Decision Making
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Gearhart, G. David; St. Clair, Gloriana – College and Research Libraries, 1994
This study determined how the 12 academic libraries in the Council for Interinstitutional Cooperation (CIC) approached the challenge of identifying a constituency for fund-raising development activities. Topics discussed include results of a literature review; university organization for development activities; staffing; examples of achievements;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Donors, Educational Finance
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1986
The Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC) in average salaries and wages paid by public school systems is a statistical measure prepared by the Educational Research Service, Inc., to gauge and compare salary changes and analyze salary trends in individual school systems, groups of school systems, and nationally. This report describes the…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Economic Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education
Luppens, Jean; And Others – 1984
An attempt was made to determine predictors of service need, use, and outcome among chronically impaired adults and aged who were living in the community and using the home-based, long term care services of the Chronic Illness Center (CIC) of the Cuyahoga County Hospitals (Ohio). Randomly selected consumer service records (N=200) were coded for…
Descriptors: Adults, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Committee on Institutional Cooperation. – 1969
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) is composed of representatives of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago working together to strengthen higher education through voluntary cooperation of their respective member institutions. This report outlines and describes the various activities undertaken in 1968-69 by the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Committees, Community Services, Consortia
Council of Independent Colleges, Washington, DC. – 2002
This report describes the activities of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in 2001-2002. In that year, the CIC focused on implementing new programs, services, and initiatives based on the challenges identified in the previous year during the intensive strategic planning effort. Highlights for the year include: (1) new assistance to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Financial Support, Higher Education
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