Strategic Directions Framework–2011-2014
The CIC aims to be the model for effective, voluntary collaboration among top research universities.
CIC universities achieve more acting together than any one university could achieve acting alone.
Since 1958, the CIC universities have identified transformative challenges in higher education and met them together with resolve and ingenuity. Member universities contribute expertise, resources, and intellectual capital to leverage their collective strengths for innovation and impact. Peers at all levels of the university enterprise work together to solve problems through collaboration.
Enhance Environment for Collaboration
- Develop and refine enabling strategies to connect faculty and researchers
- Support essential collaboration infrastructure across member universities
- Increase awareness of initiatives
Impact Through Collaborative Innovation
- Leadership in higher education
- Unique academic offerings and research facilities
- Scholarly communication, publishing, information and library services
- Technology infrastructure
- Regional engagement
- Significant cost savings
Support and Manage Outcomes
- Concentrate headquarters' resources for greatest impact
- Streamline decision-making process for projects and programs
- Measure, review and report project impact