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AESOP (Alliances for Expanded Study in Overseas Programs) is a cooperative program that matches unused study abroad capacities with the unmet study abroad needs of other CIC institutions. Currently, AESOP offerings represent more than 55 programs based in 29 countries and spread across 6 continents. For more information about AESOP, visit the AESOP web page.

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CIC Receives Grant for Preservation of Railroad Materials

CIC/GE Fund Predoctoral Fellowships Awarded

CIC Takes collaboration to the next level

Upcoming conferences

Meeting schedule

Did you know?

New CIC email addresses

NEH Grant Awarded for Preservation of Railroad Materials

The CIC has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant of $393,000 to preserve materials important to scholarship dealing with U.S. railroads and their influence on American life, landscape, history and technology. Read the press release.

CIC/GE Fund Predoctoral Fellowships Awarded for Fall 2004

Five doctoral students will begin their studies this fall, thanks to the CIC/GE Predoctoral Fellowships in Business and Engineering. The grant from the GE Fund includes a stipend of $15,000 and all standard fees for the first academic year of graduate work toward the Ph.D. For more information, read the press release.

CIC Takes Collaboration to the Next Level

At their June 8, 2004 meeting, CIC Members (Chief Academic Officers) finalized the CIC’s Strategic Directions for 2004-2007. This document encapsulates the mission, vision, areas of focus and operating principles that drive the CIC. The document defines an agile approach to collaboration, allowing the CIC to respond quickly to opportunities, while supporting core CIC programs and activities. 

Want to meet “virtually” with CIC colleagues?

CIC now offers a videoconferencing service for CIC groups featuring video streaming, archiving, slideshow capabilities, and continuous presence that allows you to see all the participants on screen. The service is funded and supported by the CIC CIOs. For more information see the video conferencing flyer. For instruction and support in using this service or to schedule a video conference, visit the video conferencing web page.

Upcoming CIC conferences

Native Peoples and Museums: Building Reciprocal Relationships for the Twenty-first Century--CIC American  
Indian Studies Consortium Annual Research Conference.
Chicago, The Newberry Library, September 10-11, 2004

Learning Abroad Conference at Michigan State University – 
December 1-2, 2004

Diversity Forum at Purdue University – April 3-5, 2005

Setting the Stage for Culturally Inclusive Classes at Pennsylvania State University – April 27-28, 2005

Women in Academia: Institutional Change to Enhance Success at Purdue University – May 16-18, 2005

TechForum at University of Minnesota – Sept 13-15, 2005

CIC meeting schedule

For full information, visit our web calendar.

Many CIC meetings are convened at the Big Ten Athletic Conference Headquarters

Update your records

CIC email addresses have changed. See the staff web page to make sure your contact information is up to date.

About CIC Currents

CIC Currents is published quarterly to bring you news about CIC activities and programs and useful links. This email newsletter complements our print-based communications including our print newsletter, Strategic Directions, and semiannual Report to the Members . If you’d like to receive copies of our print publications, contact Karen Singer at the CIC office.

CIC Currents, July 2004

Karen Singer, Editor
 

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