The CIC is a consortium of 12 research universities, including the 11 members of the Big Ten Conference and the University of Chicago. With campuses in 8 states, CIC universities enroll more than 300,000 undergraduates and 76,000 graduate students, and employ some 33,000 full-time faculty and 139,000 full-time staff. The CIC is guided by the Provosts of the member universities.
Our mission is to advance academic excellence by sharing resources and promoting and coordinating collaborative activities across the member universities.
The CIC universities collaborate in such activities as sharing access to study abroad offerings, coordinating large scale purchases and electronic licenses, creating programs for professional development, coordinating access to library materials, and building shared data networks.
Our work is focused on three areas of dynamic, evolving collaboration: (1) national leadership for higher education; (2) combining, leveraging and expanding resources of member universities; and (3) expanding learning opportunities by sharing unique courses and programs. |
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A headquarters staff of 16, reporting to the Provosts of the member universities lead, guide and direct the consortial programs. CIC staff organize meetings, track and manage projects, communicate across the consortium, and facilitate decision-making. In addition, peers from across the member universities meet to share information and address common concerns. |
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