CIC Currents
October 21, 2005  volume 4, number 1

CIC Website – New and Improved
Conferences Focus on International Programs
Staff Changes at CIC Headquarters
TechForum2005 Followup
Summer Research Opportunities Report Available
Meeting schedule
Did you know?
CIC MIssion, Vision, Directions

CIC Website – New and Improved
The CIC Website has a new look, as well as improved navigation features. Visitors new to CIC, as well as those who use our pages daily can easily find the same useful information, now in a clearer format.  Features include:

•Simpler navigation, with fewer clicks to take you there.
•An A-Z list of our group and program activities – information you want at your fingertips.
•A homepage for each audience: students, librarians, members of  CIC groups or committees
•Improved group pages -- the same great info but arranged for ease of use.
•A rotating photo gallery for a cross-section of the CIC campus identities and activities.
•More homepage space devoted to news items and featured programs.
•"About the CIC" page offers more background and general information in one convenient location
• New web calendar of CIC meetings and events allows searching by keyword.

Visit www.cic.uiuc.edu soon, and let us know what you think. Send your comments to cic@uiuc.edu.

Recent and Upcoming Conferences Focus on International Programs
Final reports are available for recent conferences focusing on international programs at CIC universities:
In America's Interest: Welcoming International Students, The Role of Higher Education , held at Indiana University on April 21-22, 2005,was sponsored by Indiana University, NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the CIC.

Final Report from Study Abroad Conference 2004, “Identifying Campus Barriers to and Developing Campus Support Networks for Study Abroad” held at Michigan State University on December 1-2, 2005

"Promoting International Student Access: External Challenges and Internal Barriers " will be held at the Ohio State University on December 15 - 16, 2005. The conference is sponsored by the CIC Senior International Officers (SIOs) and the CIC Directors of International Students and Scholar Offices. For information, contact Catherine Player (cmplayer@uiuc.edu)

Staff Changes at CIC Headquarters

We’re pleased to announce staff promotions at CIC: 

Cindy Clennon has been promoted to Assistant Director, CIC Center for Library Initiatives. In this role, she will lead and direct large-scale library licensing efforts (in excess of $8 million per year); coordinate the work of library task forces; plan and organize conferences; and provide support for the analysis of library collections and services across the member universities.

Karen Partlow has been promoted to CIC Associate Director for Technology Collaboration (on an interim basis pending University of the Illinois Board of Trustees approval of the permanent appointment). In her new role,  Karen will continue to lead and direct efforts initiated by the Chief Information Officers, and she will take on new responsibilities for efforts supported by the Deans of Arts and Sciences to build a system to share access to courses via new technology, with an emphasis on less commonly taught languages and other unique course opportunities.

Catherine M. (Katie) Player has been promoted to CIC Assistant Director for Academic and International Collaboration. In her new position, she will continue to lead efforts related to study abroad and international issues, and to manage the traveling scholar and foreign language enhancement programs, while taking on new responsibilities related to sharing online course offerings and curriculum development among the member university campuses.

Paula A. Williams joined the CIC staff in October as Assistant to the Associate Director. Her responsibilities include supervision of accounts receivable activities and deposits, as well as human resources transactions for CIC staff. Many of you will come to know her as she processes dues and assessments, meeting reimbursements, and invoices for the library electronic licensing activities of the CIC.

Visit the staff page for information about CIC Staff Members, or see the staff announcements.

TechForum2005 Followup
In September 2005, 210 information technology staff members from the CIC universities met at University of Minnesota for TechForum2005, a biennial working and education gathering sponsored by the Chief Information Officers of the CIC for their IT staffs. The theme for 2005 was “Go for IT!: Management, Services and Innovation.”

PDF files of the keynote presentations are available, at: http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/
groups/CIOTechForumPlanningCommittee/archive/ConferencePresentation/
TechForum2005/ForumHome.shtml. The conference final report will be available on that page in December.

Summer Research Opportunities Report Available
The 19th annual SROP conference was hosted by the University of Wisconsin on July 15-17, 2005. Attendees included 643 students and 208 faculty, mentors, and academic recruiters from the CIC member universities. The conference featured a keynote by UW astronomer Eric Wilcots who described his work with the Southern Africa Large Telescope project, a collaboration that has strengthened ties between UW and South Africa. An evaluation report is available on line at www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/srop.


CIC meeting schedule
For full information, visit our Web calendar.
Many CIC meetings are convened at the Big Ten Athletic Conference Headquarters.
Directions to the Big Ten Headquarters are available on the CIC web site

Did you know…

CIC's collaborative library licensing has realized more than $21 million in cost avoidance since the program began. There are currently 289 license or purchase agreements encompassing 68 different products. For more information on the CIC consortial agreement program, visit the Web page

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www.cic.uiuc.edu

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CIC Mission, Vision, Direction
The CIC's Strategic Directions for 2004-2007 encapsulates the mission, vision, areas of focus and
operating principles that drive the CIC.