Faculty Opportunities
Faculty at CIC universities enjoy a plethora of collaborative opportunities that are designed to enhance their personal networks, scholarship, research, mentoring and leadership potential.
Faculty communities of interest: Relationships of trust and respect between CIC colleges and departments are keys to successful partnerships. Faculty from similar CIC departments often meet via phone, videoconference, or while attending professional conferences to share experiences and identify opportunities to work together. More about Faculty Communities of Interest
CourseShare: Faculty can use CourseShare to increase access to specialized courses for all CIC universities and their students. Faculty enjoy course sharing for the chance to collaborate with respected peers at CIC universities, expand course enrollment with talented students, employ new technologies, fill curricular gaps, preserve specialized courses, and strengthen student recruitment efforts. More about CourseShare
Enhance scholarship and research: Known to scholars worldwide, CIC library collections reflect decades of careful investment. The CIC Library Directors have capitalized on these distinctive resources by co-founding the CIC/HathiTrust Digital Repository, which will house up to 10 million volumes from CIC member libraries digitized through the Google Book Search Project. More about Scholarship and Research
Diversity and Recruitment: CIC universities are committed to fostering campus communities that reflect the broader diversity of our nation. From undergraduate research to the doctorate, CIC universities share resources for recruiting and developing diverse talent pools. More about Diversity and Recruitment
Academic Leadership Development: In order to remain viable and competitive, universities must continually invest in their faculty and staff. By leveraging resources and drawing upon the expertise within the member institutions, CIC is able to offer professional development opportunities that are highly relevant and effective. More about Academic Leadership Development
IT Support for Collaborative Research: OmniPoP is a fiber optic networking collaboration that connects CIC universities to each other and to research "hubs" worldwide, giving researchers, faculty, staff and students access to ultra-broad bandwidth infrastructure and powerful network services. More about OmniPoP