Annual Report 2014-2015 - The Council of Independent Colleges

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2014 –2015 ANNUAL REPORT
THE COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
THE COUNCIL OF
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
2014–2015 ANNUAL REPORT
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of 750
nonprofit independent colleges and universities and higher education
affiliates and organizations that has worked since 1956 to support college and
university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance public
understanding of private higher education’s contributions to society. CIC is
the major national organization that focuses on providing services to leaders
of independent colleges and universities as well as conferences, seminars,
and other programs that help institutions improve educational quality,
administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility. CIC
conducts the largest annual conferences of college and university presidents
as well as chief academic officers. CIC also provides support to state
fundraising associations that organize programs and generate contributions
for private colleges and universities. The Council is headquartered at One
Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.cic.edu. 2
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DEVELOPING LEADERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MAKING THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PROMOTING DATA-INFORMED DECISION MAKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFFERING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2014–2015 CIC AWARDEES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
FINANCIAL STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
BOARD OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2014–2015 CIC INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS PROFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
MEMBERS OF CIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CIC STAFF AND SENIOR ADVISORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
CONNECTING CAMPUSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
APPENDIX (PARTICIPANT LISTS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
As cultivators of countless innovations in higher
education, our independent colleges and universities
are vital to America’s future. They have a remarkable
track record of preparing engaged citizens. And
compared with public and for-profit institutions,
America’s independent colleges and universities
prepare STEM professionals more efficiently and
graduate low-income and first-generation students at
higher rates. These high graduation rates contribute
significantly to the national goal of expanding access
to higher education.
The financial, demographic, technological, and cultural challenges that
independent colleges and universities face today require imaginative leadership to
find practical answers to questions such as: Which innovative approaches to higher
education are most promising? Do newer business models respect the integrity of the
characteristics that have made our institutions successful? How can we convincingly
demonstrate that the liberal arts remain essential to students’ preparation for
rewarding careers and meaningful lives? Which of the time-honored characteristics
of independent colleges are still crucial to their continued superior performance and
to the rigor and quality of the education they provide?
Over the past year, CIC has worked with its member institutions to explore
fresh approaches to higher education, new business models, and societal changes
that are potentially disruptive to higher education. CIC’s Project on the Future of
Independent Higher Education also examines the distinctive characteristics and
missions of independent colleges and universities. The project has already produced
several research reports and briefs that provide in-depth analyses of student
outcomes and institutional effectiveness. The reports exemplify initiatives and
innovations that smaller private colleges have implemented in response to financial
pressures, rising costs, and increased competition. The reports also document the
superior record of these institutions in providing effective college learning and
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living environments and ensuring positive educational outcomes including for
students from first-generation and low-income family backgrounds. The research
briefs explore recent innovations in competency-based education, interdisciplinary
education, and career preparation at independent colleges and universities.
Also in the last year, CIC fully implemented its national, multi-pronged
public information campaign—Securing America’s Future: The Power of Liberal
Arts Education. The award-winning campaign’s “myth-busting” reports; media
toolkit; multi-media websites; Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube platforms; alumni
testimonials; articles, speeches, and meetings; and the “Liberal Arts in Action”
symposium made the campaign stronger with each passing month. These activities
have helped make a difference in the public discourse about the societal importance
and cost-effectiveness of independent colleges and liberal arts education. But the
job is not done, and CIC will continue to work with college leaders to promote
independent higher education and the liberal arts.
As chair of the Board of Directors, I look forward to working with my
fellow Board members, the campus leaders of CIC member colleges and
universities, and the CIC staff to explore the future of independent higher
education and promote the benefits of independent colleges and universities
and liberal arts education.
Sincerely,
Chris Kimball
President, California Lutheran University
Chair, CIC Board of Directors
PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
Last year was a productive year for CIC, a year
filled with renewed enthusiasm for addressing both
challenges and opportunities that face private higher
education. Many of CIC’s current initiatives look to the
future of independent higher education while others
aim to fulfill long-standing needs of member colleges
and universities.
• The 26th annual Conversation between Foundation Officers and College and
University Presidents attracted a record number of executives and officers from
national and regional foundations who provided a deeper understanding of how
their foundations’ priorities are determined and implemented.
In the 2014–2015 period, CIC advanced several
new initiatives:
• The third national conference of CIC’s Network for Vocation in Undergraduate
Education was the largest to date with more than 500 participants representing
149 institutions.
• The Consortium for Online Humanities Instruction, which enables 21 CIC
member institutions to build their capacity for upper-level online humanities
instruction and to share their successes with other colleges and universities;
• The Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education, which explores
innovative approaches to higher education and new college business models in
light of potentially disruptive changes in American society. With the guidance of
a steering committee of member presidents, CIC released several research reports
and briefs on key topics throughout the year;
• The Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research, an initiative to
pilot new and cost-effective ways to increase the utility and availability of resources
for teaching and research at CIC member institutions. The Consortium will
benefit 42 colleges and universities and make their special collections of materials
available to the world;
• The Presidents Governance Academy—two-day intensive and participatory
workshops designed to help member presidents strengthen governance policies
and practices and their leadership in effective president-board relations; and
• The multidisciplinary Teaching Interfaith Understanding seminars, organized
in partnership with the Interfaith Youth Core and designed to help CIC faculty
members improve the teaching of interfaith understanding in the classroom.
During the year, CIC also enhanced established programs and services:
• The 2015 Presidents Institute drew a record number of presidents and continued
to be by far the largest annual conference of college and university presidents in
the country. The Institute also welcomed an increasing number of campus leaders
from international institutions, including a delegation of 16 private university
rectors and the leaders of our sister higher education associations in Mexico.
• The 2014 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Financial Officers drew strong
participation by CAOs, CFOs, and deans, vice presidents, and provosts. The
Institute remains the largest annual conference of chief academic officers of all
higher education associations.
• Participation in CIC’s 2015 Workshops for Department and Division Chairs was
the highest since 2010. At the four spring workshops, department chairs explored
how to support colleagues, advocate for their departments from an institutional
perspective, and work effectively with other administrators.
• A record number of State Fund Member executives participated in their Annual
Conference. With the theme, “New Perspectives for a New Era,” the conference
explored trends and issues in private higher education.
In addition to these programmatic successes, CIC’s roster of Institutional Members
climbed to a record 633 members—and membership is continuing to increase in the
current membership year.
CIC owes its record of achievement during 2014–2015 to its supportive and
engaged members; foundations and sponsors who provide expertise, innovative ideas,
and generous support for programs and initiatives; and many other partners dedicated
to advancing the cause of independent higher education. Gratitude is especially due
to the members of the CIC Board of Directors for guiding CIC’s efforts to support
college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance
public understanding of private higher education’s contributions to society. My staff
colleagues and I look forward to another productive year in 2015–2016.
Sincerely yours,
Richard Ekman
President
Council of Independent Colleges
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DEVELOPING LEADERS
The Council of Independent Colleges provides opportunities—through conferences,
meetings, confidential consultations, and online networking—for campus leaders to
learn from experts, share ideas, and support one another. Among these programs and
services are the following.
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PROGRAMS FOR PRESIDENTS
2015 PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE
“EDUCATING STUDENTS TO THINK IN THE DIGITAL AGE”
CIC’s premier annual event—and the largest annual
gathering of college and university presidents in the
country—provides presidents with ideas, professional
support, and networking opportunities. The 35th
annual Presidents Institute addressed the theme,
“Power of Independent Colleges: Better Education,
Better Outcomes,” and other issues of presidential
leadership. The Institute, which took place in San
Diego, California, January 4–7, 2015, drew a record
number of presidents—372—as well as 184 spouses
and a total of 836 participants. The Institute welcomed
leaders from several International Member institutions,
including from Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Greece,
Lithuania, Morocco, and Switzerland, and for the
first time hosted a delegation of 16 private university
rectors and higher education leaders from Mexico.
Plenary speakers included Cathy N. Davidson,
Distinguished Professor of English in the PhD program
and director of the Futures Initiative at the Graduate
Center, City University of New York, who addressed
how to educate students to think in the digital age; and
Michael T. Nettles, senior vice president and Edmund
W. Gordon Chair of the Policy Evaluation and
Research Center at Educational Testing Service, who
discussed the importance of improving educational
opportunities and outcomes for underrepresented
students. A plenary session on “Lessons from the Past
for Leadership Today” featured David W. Blight, Class
of 1954 Professor of American History and director of
the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery,
Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University; Gregory
Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek
Literature and professor of comparative literature at
Harvard University; and Rebecca S. Chopp, chancellor
of the University of Denver. The closing plenary
session on “Presidential Strategies for Effective
Governance” featured Thomas F. Flynn, president of
Alvernia University; Lee Pelton, president of Emerson
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ractice digital literacy
“You can’t teach students about the web—they
have to do the web. The web is about interaction.”
Davidson suggested that instead of writing for the
teacher, instructors should have their students
publish online.
2. Think critically, contribute creatively and publicly
“I would never underestimate the importance of
critical thinking, but if you only teach students
how to find flaws, then you’re disempowering them
from going forward and actually doing something.”
Davidson recommended that students learn how to
critique an idea in the context of group projects.
3. Rethink liberal arts for resilient global citizens
In her keynote address on educating students
to think in the digital age, Cathy N. Davidson
discussed how colleges can educate students to
become professionally successful and personally
enriched in a globally networked world. Davidson
is Distinguished Professor of English in the PhD
program and director of the Futures Initiative
at the Graduate Center, City University of
New York. She also is a cofounder of HASTAC
(Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology
Alliance and Collaboratory), a virtual network of
more than 14,000 innovators worldwide dedicated
to “Changing the Way We Teach and Learn.”
Davidson asked Institute participants to
discuss in pairs ways their colleges currently
prepare students to address the challenges of the
digital age as well as what additional activities
their colleges could do to encourage their students
further. She then summarized eight ways colleges
can approach the challenges:
“We haven’t done a very good job of connecting
all of the ways in which the liberal arts empower
people in everyday life.” She said that students
should be involved in community projects that
empower both the students and members of the
community and that involve many academic
disciplines.
4. Let students take the lead
Davidson said teachers should encourage
students to become leaders in the classroom
and stimulate students to invent and explore
solutions to problems.
5. Make sure we value what we count
She stated that higher education has to change what
it values or K–12 cannot change. For example, if
colleges still require SAT scores for admissions, then
K–12 administrators will prioritize preparation for
the SAT.
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2015 PRESIDENTS
INSTITUTE KEYNOTE
ADDRESS (CONTINUED)
6. Have empathy
Davidson remarked, “Having empathy for our
faculty, our students, and ourselves is very
important. Most of us in this room were born
before the internet was invented and we learned
many skills that aren’t terribly relevant today.
We might feel like we are doing the same great
job we used to do [but are no longer being
rewarded]. Having empathy and managed
expectations is hugely important.”
7. M
ake alliances with other change makers
She said it is crucial to build alliances with
other higher education change makers to move
forward, and participating in conferences such as
the Presidents Institute can help.
8. Just do it
College; Susan Resneck Pierce, president emerita of
the University of Puget Sound; and William E. Troutt,
president of Rhodes College.
NEW PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
Held in conjunction with the annual Presidents
Institute, CIC’s New Presidents Program provides the
tools and counsel needed to lay the groundwork for
a successful presidency. In 2015, 45 new presidents
participated in the program, which featured
experienced presidents and their spouses—many
of whom are alumni of the program—as presenters
and provided each new president with a seasoned
presidential colleague to serve in an informal advisory
capacity. Sessions covered topics such as assessing
the changed environment for presidential leadership,
examining the president’s role in enrollment
management, learning financial fundamentals, setting
institutional advancement goals, and working with
the board. Mary Pat Seurkamp, president emerita of
Notre Dame of Maryland University, directed the New
Presidents Program for a third year.
PRESIDENTIAL VOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL
MISSION PROGRAM
This year-long program of readings, consultations, and
seminars assists current presidents and prospective
presidents (in separate programs), along with their
spouses or partners, to reflect on their sense of calling
as it relates to the missions of the institutions they
lead or might lead. Launched in 2005 with generous
support from Lilly Endowment Inc., to date 63
presidents, most with spouses, have participated in the
presidents’ program; and 119 senior administrators,
many with their spouses, have participated in the
parallel program for prospective presidents. In
September 2009, Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded CIC
a renewal grant to extend the Presidential Vocation
and Institutional Mission program through 2015,
including three programs for prospective presidents
in 2011–2012, 2012–2013, and 2014–2015, and one
for current presidents in 2013–2014. Lilly Endowment
Inc. also funded an evaluation project to assess the
program’s impact through a series of interviews with
participants. A book, The American College Presidency
as Vocation—Easing the Burden, Enhancing the Joy,
Davidson noted that inspiring change and
innovating are naturally perceived as difficult.
Therefore students should be exposed to
examples of people who have succeeded at
achieving the near impossible.
For the video of Davidson’s address, visit
www.cic.edu/2015PresidentsInstituteResources.
CIC’s New Presidents Program addresses practical and strategic questions for success in leading independent
colleges and universities.
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PRESIDENTIAL VOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL MISSION PROGRAM SUCCESS
Since participating in the program, 37 participants
in the seminars for prospective presidents—or
one-third—have been appointed as presidents.
Scott Flanagan, vice president for enrollment and
planning, Edgewood College, to president of that
College
Janet H. Robinson, provost, Lourdes University, to
interim president of that university
Robin E. Baker, provost, George Fox University, to
Michael Frandsen, vice president for finance and
University, to chancellor, Trinity College of Nursing
and Health Science
president of that university
J. Blair Blackburn, executive vice president, Dallas
Baptist University, to president-elect, East Texas
Baptist University
Nancy H. Blattner, vice president and dean for
academic affairs, Fontbonne University, to president,
Caldwell University
Grant H. Cornwell, vice president of the university
and dean of academic affairs, St. Lawrence University,
to president, The College of Wooster
administration, Albion College, to interim president
of that college
Bryon Grigsby, senior vice president and vice
president for academic affairs, Shenandoah University,
to president, Moravian College
Rock Jones, executive vice president and dean of
advancement, Hendrix College, to president, Ohio
Wesleyan University
Richard Jurasek, executive vice president, Antioch
College, to president, Medaille College
Lori Rodrigues-Fisher, provost, St. Ambrose
Gerard J. Rooney, executive vice president for
enrollment, advancement and planning, St. John Fisher
College, to president of that college
B. David Rowe, vice president for advancement,
LaGrange College, to president, Centenary College of
Louisiana
Suzanne Shipley, vice president for academic affairs,
Notre Dame of Maryland University, to president,
Shepherd University
Christine De Vinne, vice president for academic
affairs, Notre Dame of Maryland University, to
president, Ursuline College
Chris Kimball, provost and vice president for academic
Jay K. Simmons, vice president for academic affairs
and dean, LaGrange College, to president, Iowa
Wesleyan College
James S. Dlugos, vice president and dean for academic
affairs, College of Saint Elizabeth, to president, Saint
Joseph’s College of Maine
David A. King, provost, Eastern University, to
president, Malone University
Carolyn Stefanco, vice president for academic affairs
Roger Drake, vice president of administration and
Mercyhurst College, to president, Lourdes University
finance, Lindsey Wilson College, to president, Central
Methodist University
Sherilyn Emberton, provost and vice president for
academic affairs, East Texas Baptist University, to
president, Huntington University
David R. Evans, vice president for academic affairs
and dean of the faculty, Buena Vista University, to
president, Southern Vermont College
Barbara A. Farley, vice president of academic affairs
and dean of the college, Augsburg College, to
president, Illinois College
Tracy Fitzsimmons, vice president for academic affairs,
Shenandoah University, to president of that university
affairs, California Lutheran University, to president of
that university
David Livingston, vice president for advancement,
James P. Loftus, vice president of enrollment
management and student services, St. Ambrose
University, to president, Cardinal Stritch University
Michael Looney, chief academic officer, Schreiner
University, to president, University of Pikeville
Susan Pauly, vice president for academic affairs and
dean of the college, Mount Mercy University, to
president, Salem College
and dean of the college, Agnes Scott College, to
president, The College of Saint Rose
Donald B. Taylor, provost and vice president for
academic affairs, Benedictine University, to president,
Cabrini College
Keith Taylor, provost and vice president for academic
affairs, Gannon University, to president of Gannon
Marion Terenzio, vice president for academic affairs
and dean of the faculty, Bloomfield College, to
president, State University of New York at Cobleskill
Kelly M. Thompson, vice president for external
Brian Ralph, vice president for enrollment
relations and interim provost, Barton College, to
president, Culver-Stockton College
James Reynolds, vice president for academic affairs,
Jann Rudd Weitzel, provost and vice president for
academic affairs, Lindenwood University, to president,
Cottey College
management, Queens University of Charlotte, to
president, William Peace University
dean of the faculty, and interim president, Wilmington
College (OH), to president of that college
Cynthia Zane, chief academic officer and dean of the
faculty, Mount St. Joseph University, to president,
Hilbert College
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based on this evaluation and written by CIC senior
advisor William V. Frame, was published by Abilene
Christian University Press in 2013. In December 2013,
Lilly Endowment provided an additional $700,000
in funding for the Vocation and Mission program,
enabling CIC to offer three more seminar series for
prospective presidents.
“I walk away with wonderful practical information
about what it takes to pursue a presidency. But
I also walk away with tools to further explore
my calling, and I have found a community of
friends, mentors, and advisors to seek counsel,
advice, encouragement, and balance.”
—Kimberly P. Blair, Vice President for Institutional
Advancement, Ferrum College
The 2014–2015 program included 19 senior
administrators, 18 with participating spouses or
partners. (For the participant list, see the Appendix,
page 57.) The program year included a seminar held
July 13–16, 2014, in Stowe, Vermont, and a follow-up
seminar February 23–24, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The program will resume in 2016–2017 when Frederik
Ohles, president of Nebraska Wesleyan University,
will succeed William Frame as senior advisor.
PRESIDENTS GOVERNANCE ACADEMY
CIC’s Presidents Governance Academy is a
two-day intensive and highly participatory workshop
series to help CIC member presidents strengthen
governance policies and practices and sustain effective
president-board relations. Launched in 2014, the
program is distinctive in that it focuses exclusively on
the perspective of the independent college president
and, while it respects the division of authority on
which shared governance depends, the program starts
with the premise that the president must have both the
tools and the mandate to exercise effective leadership.
Presidents of 21 CIC member colleges and universities
participated in the first Presidents Governance
Academy, which took place January 3–4, immediately
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preceding the 2015 Presidents Institute, in San Diego,
California. Fourteen presidents of CIC member
institutions participated in the second Academy, which
was held July 27–28, 2015, in Napa, California. (For
the participant lists, see the Appendix, pages 57 and
58.) Richard T. (Tom) Ingram, CIC senior advisor for
president-board relations and former president of the
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and
Colleges, and Richard J. Cook, president emeritus of
Allegheny College, led the program. The Presidents
Governance Academy is made possible through the
generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.
CONVERSATION BETWEEN FOUNDATION OFFICERS
AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS
This annual meeting provides an opportunity for
member presidents and foundation officers to discuss
topics of emerging importance for private colleges
and universities. Addressing the theme, “Meeting
the Needs of Independent Colleges: National and
Regional, Private and Public Perspectives,” the 2014
Foundation Conversation took place October 14 at
the TIAA-CREF headquarters in New York City.
Eighty-eight presidents, 21 foundation officers, and
three State Fund executives participated. Plenary
speakers included Ryan LaHurd, president and
executive director of the James S. Kemper Foundation;
P. Russell Hardin, president of the Robert W. Woodruff
Foundation, Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, Lettie
Pate Whitehead Foundation, and Lettie Pate Evans
Foundation; Nancy J. Cable, president of the Arthur
Vining Davis Foundations; Holiday Hart McKiernan,
chief of staff and legal counsel of the Lumina
Foundation for Education; Susan Singer, director
of the Division of Undergraduate Education at the
National Science Foundation; Lisa Marsh Ryerson,
president of the AARP Foundation; and Hilary
Pennington, vice president for the Ford Foundation’s
Education, Creativity and Free Expression program.
PROGRAMS FOR CHIEF
ACADEMIC OFFICERS
INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS
With the theme “Fostering CAO-CFO Partnerships
for Institutional Success,” the 2014 Institute for Chief
Academic and Chief Financial Officers provided a
framework for learning about solutions to pressing
issues of mutual concern, exploring the collaborative
efforts of these two senior administrators and the
challenges they face. Cosponsored by CIC and the
National Association of College and University
Business Officers (NACUBO), the 42nd annual
Institute took place November 1–4 in Portland,
Oregon. The Institute drew a total of 571 participants,
including some from Greece, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska,
and across the continental United States. The Institute
is the largest annual conference of chief academic
officers of all the higher education associations.
Plenary speakers included Arthur Levine,
president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation; Diana G. Oblinger, president and CEO
of EDUCAUSE; and Caroline M. Hoxby, Scott and
Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford
University, director of the Economics of Education
Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research,
and a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution and the
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. A
plenary panel discussion chaired by John D. Walda,
president of NACUBO, featured Donald J. Farish,
president of Roger Williams University; Elizabeth A.
Fleming, president of Converse College; and John
M. McCardell, Jr., vice-chancellor and president of
Sewanee: The University of the South.
Sessions throughout the Institute featured practical
advice on effective collaboration between CAOs
and CFOs to improve retention, plan for programs
and facilities, and allocate financial aid, among other
important campus issues. Several workshops and
an “open mike” session moderated by a CAO-CFO
team allowed deeper exploration of challenges and
opportunities independent colleges and universities face.
COLLOQUIUM ON LEADERSHIP FOR CHIEF
ACADEMIC OFFICERS: CLASSIC AND
CONTEMPORARY READINGS
With support from the Henry Luce Foundation,
CIC offered a leadership development program
for chief academic officers that centered on the
proposition that deliberative reflection on power,
ethics, and responsibility are essential ingredients
of educational leadership in the 21st century. The
seminar participants studied a selection of cases
drawn from classical and contemporary thought and
brought them into discussion of the situations faced by
today’s CAOs. The Colloquium was designed to help
CAOs prepare for challenges in the decades ahead,
understand complex and unprecedented situations,
and use strategic wisdom.
Sixteen CAOs participated in the 2014
Colloquium, which took place July 28–August 1 in
Annapolis, Maryland. (For the participant list, see the
Appendix, page 58.) John Churchill, secretary of the
Phi Beta Kappa Society, led discussions on such topics
as creating oneself as a leader, the interaction between
human nature and society and its effects on leadership,
and the interplay between personal and political power
that shapes the nature of leadership. Readings included
the works of ancient Greek tragedians Aeschylus and
Sophocles, social contract theorists Thomas Hobbes
and John Locke, political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli,
civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and
philosopher Martha Nussbaum.
OTHER PROGRAMS FOR
CAMPUS LEADERS
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
CIC, in partnership with the American Academic
Leadership Institute (AALI) and the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU), offers the Executive Leadership Academy
(ELA) to prepare college and university leaders in
2014 INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DIGITAL NATIVES AND DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS”
Today’s college students are the first generation
of “digital natives,” having been around digital
technologies all their lives. But their colleges
remain mostly analog, and their professors are
digital-immigrants, having been born before digital
technology became omnipresent. In his keynote
address, Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow
Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, shared his
analysis of the current generation of college students
and what their behavior and attitudes mean for
Levine’s discussion focused on research that
he and Diane Dean, associate professor of higher
education administration and policy at Illinois State
University, conducted for their book, Generation on a
Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Student (2012).
For the extensive study of undergraduates, Levine
and Dean conducted interviews at 33 campuses and
conducted national surveys of 5,000 undergraduates
and 270 chief student affairs officers.
Levine said five differences make today’s college
students stand out from the previous generation:
Today’s students are the first generation of digital
natives; technology makes them more connected,
yet more isolated; they are more immature and
dependent yet they feel entitled; they are products of
the worst economy since the Great Depression; and
they are more diverse and more global in orientation.
Because of these differences, today’s students prefer
a very different education and learning environment
from the environment that previous students
preferred, Levine said.
Levine discussed five main implications for
higher education. First, he said, “Students today are
living in an era of profound economic and social
change, and it’s going to accelerate.... We need these
students to help shape those changes. They are going
to need an education that develops three specific
skills: critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to
learn continuously.”
Second, he said, “We’re educating them for a
time in which life in a digital society means more than
us putting more technology into the curriculum….
Technology needs to supplement, not to replace. Faceto-face interaction is a distinct advantage that those of
us at such [traditional liberal arts] colleges have, and we
need to take real advantage of it.”
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2014 INSTITUTE FOR
CHIEF ACADEMIC
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICERS KEYNOTE
ADDRESS (CONTINUED)
Third, Levine said that students need to
develop a deep, global multicultural understanding
because the world is shrinking. “We need students
to be socially adept and cross-culturally fluent. They
need the ability to interact effectively with each
other, and they don’t have that now.”
Fourth, Levine emphasized that colleges need
to prepare students for careers. He remarked,
“Career services…need to be put on steroids.” He
also said that colleges can design courses to become
more career-oriented, such as by combining writing
courses with science courses, and colleges should
encourage internships.
Last, Levine said that because we have a shared
culture and shared world, “we need to give students a
general education that focuses on the human heritage,
natural environment, human-made institutions,
and individual roles and responsibilities we all share.
The world has changed profoundly, but this isn’t the
first time it has happened…. No generation has had a
greater chance to put its stamp on the future of our
institutions than today’s generation.”
For the podcast of Levine’s address, visit
www.cic.edu/2014CAOIresources.
vice presidential positions to move into presidencies.
The year-long program is open, by nomination of
the president, to vice presidents or cabinet-level
administrators of all divisions of a college or university
including enrollment management, academic
affairs, finance, student affairs, administration, and
advancement. The program consists of two seminars,
ongoing webinars and reading exercises, experiential
programs and activities focused on specific areas of
presidential responsibility, and mentoring. Thomas
R. Kepple, Jr., president of AALI, is director of the
program. The ELA is generously supported by AALI.
Nineteen administrators from CIC member
institutions participated in the 2014–2015 ELA,
which began with a seminar in Washington, DC,
on July 20–22, 2014, and concluded with a seminar
on June 21–23, 2015, also in Washington. (For the
participant list, see the Appendix, page 59.) CIC selected
the 2015–2016 ELA cohort of CIC participants—
24 administrators—in February 2015. The opening
seminar took place July 16–18, 2015, in Washington, DC.
CIC, AASCU, and AALI piloted the ELA (then
called “Provost to President”) in 2009–2010. Of the
41 participants in that pilot program, 14 have since
been appointed as president or chancellor. Of the 42
participants in the 2011–2012 ELA cohort, 16 have
since been appointed president or chancellor. In the
2012–2013 cohort of 40 participants, six have been
appointed to presidencies. In the 2013–2014 cohort
of 37 participants, eight have earned presidential
appointments. Among the 29 participants in the
2014–2015 cohort that completed the Academy
in June, three already have assumed presidencies.
In addition to the professional advancement of
participants, successful outcomes also are obtained
when participants’ leadership in their current positions
is strengthened or when they realize that they do not
want to pursue a presidency.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
CIC and AALI cosponsor a year-long leadership
development program for mid-level administrators
in the divisions of academic affairs, student affairs,
finance and administration, enrollment management,
and advancement who aspire to a senior leadership
position at an independent college or university.
The Senior Leadership Academy (SLA) aims to
broaden the pathways to senior leadership positions
in higher education and to help participants develop
institutional perspectives on higher education
administration. The program consists of two seminars
conducted by current and former presidents and vice
presidents, readings and case studies on college and
university leadership, experiential activities developed
by the participant, and mentoring by the nominator
The year-long Senior Leadership Academy prepares mid-level administrators and faculty leaders for vice presidencies.
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and program director. Thomas R. Kepple, Jr., president
of AALI, directs the program. The SLA is generously
supported by AALI.
Thirty-two administrators participated in
the 2014–2015 SLA. (For the participant list, see the
Appendix, page 59.) The opening seminar was held
October 31–November 2, 2014, in Portland, Oregon,
prior to the Institute for Chief Academic and Chief
Financial Officers. The closing seminar took place
June 24–26, 2015, in Washington, DC. CIC selected
the 2015–2016 SLA cohort—28 participants—in
February 2015. The opening seminar took place in
Baltimore, Maryland, November 6–8, 2015, prior
to the Institute for Chief Academic and Chief
Advancement Officers.
To date, CIC and AALI have offered programs
for five cohorts of mid-level administrators who are
interested in becoming provosts and vice presidents.
In the 2010–2011 cohort, 61 percent of the 41
participants have advanced to more responsible
positions, including 11 provosts and vice presidents.
While the number of participants has been reduced for
later classes to increase interaction among participants,
the 2011–2012 cohort of 25 participants included
ten who have earned promotions, for an upward
mobility rate of 40 percent. Six of the 22 participants
in 2012–2013 have moved up, for a mobility rate of 27
percent; and five of the 26 participants in 2013–2014
have advanced, for a 19 percent mobility rate. Already
five have been promoted in the 2014–2015 cohort, for
a current advancement rate of 16 percent.
WORKSHOPS FOR DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION CHAIRS
The 14th annual series of professional development
workshops for new and experienced department and
division chairs took place in four cities in spring 2015.
Featuring the theme, “Balancing Multiple Priorities,”
the 2015 Workshops for Department and Division
Chairs examined how chairs can support colleagues,
advocate for their departments from an institutional
perspective, and interact effectively with other
administrators. A total of 350 department and division
chairs—from colleges in 38 states—participated in the
workshops. Supported by AALI, Academic Search,
and AcademicKeys, the workshops took place April
9–11 in Greenville, South Carolina; May 12–14 in
Cleveland, Ohio; May 19–21 in Providence, Rhode
Island; and June 2–4 in San Diego, California.
AMERICAN HISTORY SEMINAR FOR
FACULTY MEMBERS
To strengthen teaching in history at CIC institutions,
CIC and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History cosponsored for the 14th year a seminar
for faculty members. Twenty-six participants,
selected from 83 nominations, took part in the June
21–25, 2015, seminar on “Slave Narratives.” (For
the participant list, see the Appendix, page 60.) The
seminar took place at Yale University in New Haven,
Connecticut, with generous support from the Andrew
W. Mellon Foundation. David W. Blight, Class of
1954 Professor of American History at Yale, led the
seminar for the sixth time, advancing participants’
understanding of the place of slavery and abolition in
American culture and history. Throughout the week,
participants discussed both antebellum and postbellum
narratives including Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of
the Life of Frederick Douglass; Harriet Jacobs’s, Incidents
in the Life of a Slave Girl; William Grimes’s Life of
William Grimes, the Runaway Slave; Blight’s recently
published A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to
Freedom, Including Their Narratives of Emancipation;
and Benjamin Drew’s A North-Side View of Slavery.
ANCIENT GREECE IN THE MODERN COLLEGE
CLASSROOM SEMINAR
Department and division chairs brainstormed about handling personnel issues with workshop leaders in Greenville, South Carolina.
CIC and the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research
institute of Harvard University in Washington, DC,
cosponsor a seminar series on Ancient Greece in the
Modern College Classroom that strengthens the use
of classical texts in undergraduate general education.
Made possible through the generous support of the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the ninth seminar
in the series took place July 22–26, 2014, at the
Center for Hellenic Studies. Interest in the program
remained high—CIC selected 20 participants from
66 nominations for the seminar, which focused on
the Odyssey. Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor
of Classical Greek Literature and professor of
comparative literature at Harvard University, and
Kenneth Scott Morrell, associate professor of Greek
and Roman studies at Rhodes College, co-led the
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seminar. Participants examined the many dimensions
of the Odyssey in its various historical contexts;
explored how the poem can be studied in courses that
address a variety of literatures and disciplines; and
studied diverse topics that ranged from the exchange
of luxury goods to the adjudication of disputes arising
from athletic contests.
In 2015, the seminar focused on “Song Culture
of Athenian Drama.” Eighteen faculty members
participated in the July 20–26 seminar, which again
took place at the Center for Hellenic Studies and was
made possible through the support of the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation. (For the participant list, see the
Appendix, page 61.) Directed by Nagy and Morrell, the
seminar examined the work of Euripides, a playwright
from the fifth century BCE. Participants discussed
the performative aspects of his plays and the ways
he drew upon, adapted, and transformed a range of
lyric traditions. Participants also compared the choral
song making of Euripides to the approaches of other
contemporary composers of tragedy (and comedy) and
situated it within the parallel forms of song making
that survive from sixth century Lesbos and elsewhere.
TEACHING EUROPEAN ART IN CONTEXT SEMINAR
This program, launched in 2010 and supported by the
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, is designed to strengthen
the teaching of art history at CIC member institutions.
The fifth year of the program focused on “The Uses
of Antiquity” in European art circa 1300–1800. Held
at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art,
July 13–18, 2014, CIC selected 21 faculty members to
participate in the seminar. Rebecca Zorach, professor of
art history and the college at the University of Chicago,
led the program. The seminar took as its starting point
European objects spanning the years 1300–1800 at the
Smart Museum and enabled participants to examine
prints and rare printed books in the Regenstein Library’s
Special Collections Research Center to consider
the role of prints, books, and other small objects in
disseminating and popularizing classical styles and
imagery. Pedagogical discussions addressed the concept
of “close looking,” the relationship of texts to objects,
and ways faculty members can help students think
critically about the texture of history and the practices
and decisions of artists.
The sixth seminar of the program, which
took place July 20–24, 2015, explored “The Art
of Storytelling in French Painting and Sculpture
1600–1850.” The seminar was held at the Portland
Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, and organized
around a special traveling exhibition, Gods and Heroes:
Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, which
included Old Master prints used for teaching at the
renowned school, as well as paintings, sculptures,
and drawings by Nicholas Poussin, Jean-Antoine
Watteau, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-AugusteDominique Ingres. CIC selected 23 faculty members
to participate in the seminar. (For the participant list,
see the Appendix, page 62.) Dawson Carr, the Janet
and Richard Geary Curator of European Art at the
museum, led the seminar with Mary Tavener Holmes,
an independent scholar specializing in French art of
the 17th and 18th centuries. Participants discussed
the development and aims of the Paris academy, the
role of allegory, and the official hierarchies of genre
in art during the period as well as visual analysis and
learning strategies.
TEACHING INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING SEMINARS
As the religious diversity of many campus communities
increases and as interfaith cooperation becomes more
important in American colleges and universities, there
has been a corresponding increase in interest among
college presidents, deans of academic and student
affairs, and faculty members in offering courses and
programs on interfaith subjects. In partnership with
the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) and with funding
from the Henry Luce Foundation, CIC offered two
seminars in 2014 and two in 2015 for faculty members
who are teaching and developing related courses. The
seminars are designed to help faculty members engage
interfaith issues in the classroom and reach a broad
understanding of what students in interfaith programs
should learn. In addition, a resource base of teaching
materials for use by faculty members and an online
community for faculty members to share best practices,
curricula, and pedagogies will be developed.
Participants explored “The Uses of Antiquity” during a seminar held at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art.
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the June seminar; Stephen Prothero, professor of religion
at Boston University, was a special guest speaker. Patel
and Patton led the August seminar.
PROGRAMS FOR SPOUSES AND PARTNERS OF
PRESIDENTS AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS
CIC provides special programming for spouses and
partners of presidents and chief academic officers
at its two annual institutes. Spouses of 186 college
and university presidents participated in CIC’s 2015
Presidents Institute, and 26 spouses engaged in the
2014 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Financial
Officers. The Presidents Institute Spouses Program
featured Ellen Cole, professor of practice at the Sage
Colleges and a former presidential spouse, who
discussed “Presidential Spouses and Partners: Identity,
Privacy, and Relationships.”
STATE FUND MEMBERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Developed by an advisory group of presidential spouses, the Program for Presidential Spouses and Partners—the oldest
and largest of its kind in the country—runs concurrently with the program for presidents and provides opportunities to share
information and advice.
“Being in a sea of theological discourse was
exceptionally helpful for me. Diana [Eck]
and Catherine [Cornille] generated a lot of
conversation that teased out issues I never
hear discussed in my own world, and the
breadth of their knowledge and experience
was exciting. The diversity of experiences
among my colleagues was certainly important
as well—especially having the chance to learn
about different courses, approaches, and
student assignments.”
—Kristen Urban, Professor of Political Science,
Mount St. Mary’s University
CIC selected 25 participants for the June 15–19,
2014, seminar that was held at Lesley University in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, and 25 participants for the
August 3–7, 2014, seminar that took place at DePaul
University in Chicago, Illinois. The June seminar was
led by Catherine Cornille, Newton College Alumnae
Chair of Western Culture at Boston College, where she
also is chair of the department of theology and professor
of comparative theology, and Diana Eck, professor of
comparative religion and Indian studies and Frederic
Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at
Harvard University. Eboo Patel, founder and president of
the Interfaith Youth Core, and Laurie Patton, president of
Middlebury College (then dean of Trinity College of Arts
and Sciences and Robert F. Durden Professor of Religion
at Duke University), led the August seminar.
Twenty-five faculty members participated in each of
the 2015 seminars, which took place at Boston College in
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, June 21–25, and at DePaul
University in Chicago, August 2–6. (For the participant
lists, see the Appendix, pages 62 and 63.) Cornille and Noah
Silverman, director of faculty partnerships at IFYC, led
CIC actively supports the advancement of State Fund
Members—fundraising consortia of independent
colleges and universities, currently in 32 states. CIC
provides services, consulting, professional development
opportunities, collaborative programming, and
grant support to State Fund Members and organizes
conferences, webinars, and “best practices” workshops.
The 2015 CIC State Fund Members Annual
Conference took place April 26–28 in Nashville,
Tennessee. Focusing on the theme, “New Perspectives
for a New Era,” speakers explored future trends and
issues in private higher education and encouraged
state executives to consider realignment of their
fundraising and programmatic strategies. Plenary
speakers included Paul Conn, president of Lee
University; Rand Park, senior lecturer of strategic
management and entrepreneurship at the University
of Minnesota; Susan Hart, founder and president of
Hart Public Relations and Communications; Andrea
Simon, founder of Simon Associates Management
Consultants; Paul Chewning, senior associate at Trek
Advancement; and Kenneth Garren, president of
Lynchburg College.
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IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
CIC supports practical, sustainable, and cost-effective ways to improve the quality
of independent higher education. The variety of initiatives and programs that CIC
offered in 2014–2015 strengthened programs for first-generation and low-income
college students; worked to increase the number of community college graduates who
transfer to private four-year colleges; evaluated the effectiveness of online instruction;
strengthened information fluency in the disciplines; brought distinguished visiting
fellows to campuses; and promoted vocational exploration in undergraduate education,
among other outcomes.
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CIC/WALMART COLLEGE SUCCESS AWARDS
Funded by the Walmart Foundation, the CIC/
Walmart College Success Awards initiative supported
50 competitively selected CIC member colleges and
universities to extend, deepen, or strengthen efforts
to help first-generation students succeed in college
through first-generation programs on their campuses.
Beyond their own campus programs, the institutions
worked together to learn from each other and serve as
models for other colleges and universities. The CIC/
Walmart College Success Awards program began
in 2008 and concluded in 2014 with a culminating
symposium to celebrate the accomplishments of the
CIC/Walmart College Success Award recipients and
to disseminate best practices developed during the
project. The CIC/Walmart Foundation Symposium
on First-Generation College Students took place in
Baltimore, Maryland, July 7–9, 2014. Representatives
of the 50 CIC/Walmart College Success Award
recipients presented the results of their programs to
nearly 200 faculty and staff members from other CIC
member institutions. Plenary addresses by leading
national experts provided additional perspectives on
the nature of first-generation students, the importance
of student engagement and support beyond the initial
year of enrollment, and the social and economic impact
of completing a bachelor’s degree. The initiative’s
capstone report, Making Sure They Make It! Best Practices
for Ensuring the Academic Success of First-Generation
College Students, and related resources can be accessed
on the CIC website: www.cic.edu/CollegeSuccess.
heads of consortia and associations that are actively
engaged in student transfer and degree-completion
efforts. (For the participant list, see the Appendix, page
64.) The planning group reviewed relevant trends in
community college transfer and baccalaureate degree
attainment, identified proven strategies and best
practices for enrolling and supporting community
college transfer students at private institutions, and
identified significant barriers to student transfer and
success. The planning group also recommended
specific actions that could be taken over the course of
three to five years to strengthen and extend the scale
of current efforts by individual colleges, small
consortia of colleges and universities, and allied
organizations. CIC is seeking additional funding to
expand this project.
CONSORTIUM FOR ONLINE
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION
CIC received a substantial grant from the Andrew
W. Mellon Foundation in November 2013 to assess
the effectiveness of online teaching in upper-level
humanities courses at liberal arts colleges. The
three-year project has three main goals: to explore
whether online humanities instruction can improve
student learning outcomes; to determine whether
smaller, independent liberal arts institutions can make
more effective use of their instructional resources and
reduce costs through online humanities instruction;
and to provide an opportunity for all CIC member
institutions to build their capacity for online
humanities instruction. Ithaka S+R, CIC’s partner
organization and a leading research and consulting
service for academic innovation in the digital
environment, advises participating institutional teams
and evaluates the effectiveness of the project.
In spring 2014, CIC received applications from
96 member institutions and selected 20 teams to
participate in the consortium. (For the participant
list, see the Appendix, page 65.) The teams met for a
national workshop July 23–24, 2014, in Washington,
DC. In October 2014, teams met for three regional
workshops, which took place in Providence, Rhode
Island; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. The first courses developed as part of
the consortium were offered in spring 2015. Ithaka
S+R collected extensive data on student outcomes,
student and faculty experiences, and instructional
costs. A preliminary analysis of the data was presented
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER PROJECT
The Kresge Foundation awarded CIC a grant in
March 2013 to plan a national initiative to increase
the number of community college graduates who
transfer to private four-year colleges and universities
and to assure the students’ academic success once
they transfer. A project planning meeting took place
in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 21–22, 2014.
The participants included leaders of two-year and
four-year colleges who have had success in this arena,
researchers, policy analysts, foundation officers, and
Bellarmine University, KY
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and make cataloging and use of digital images and
other materials for research and instruction more
cost-effective. CIC announced the project to CIC
member presidents, chief academic officers, and
library directors in January 2015, and CIC and
Artstor staff held three informational webinars in
February and March in advance of the March 30
application deadline. Forty-two applications were
accepted following a project feasibility review by
CIC and Artstor staff. (For the participant list, see the
Appendix, page 65.) Artstor staff began working with
participating institutions on digitizing and setting up
their projects in May. The first annual workshop for
consortium participants took place September 10–12
in Washington, DC.
Johnson C. Smith University, NC
at a second national workshop August 10–12, 2015,
in Washington, DC. The workshop provided an
opportunity for consortium participants to advance
their plans for institutional collaboration and begin
revisions to the online courses. Students from all
participating institutions will be able to enroll in the
revised courses in spring 2016.
CONSORTIUM ON DIGITAL RESOURCES
FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH
In December 2014, CIC received a $2.2 million
grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to be
used over four years to provide subsidized access for
consortium participants to Artstor’s Shared Shelf
application and service—a means to organize, preserve,
and share unique collections of digital artifacts.
The project provides participating CIC member
institutions the opportunity to participate in a users’
consortium and to use Shared Shelf to store and
manage media in support of teaching, learning, and
student and faculty research. The goals of the project
are to improve teaching and learning at liberal arts
colleges; allow faculty members at small institutions
to collaborate in scholarship and teaching through the
use of their research and teaching resource collections;
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INFORMATION FLUENCY IN THE DISCIPLINES
CIC launched in 2010 a series of workshops on
Information Fluency in the Disciplines. Supported by
grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the
workshops help independent colleges and universities
move beyond teaching basic information “literacy”
in the general education curriculum to infusing
information “fluency” into majors in the humanities.
Participants include teams of faculty members,
librarians, and chief academic officers from CIC
member colleges and universities.
The first four workshops focused on literature
(2010 and 2011), history (2011), and ancient studies
(2012) and were endorsed by the American Historical
Association, American Philological Association,
Appalachian College Association, Association of
College and Research Libraries, Modern Language
Association, and the United Negro College Fund.
With additional support from the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation, CIC began a second series of four
workshops. The first workshop in the new series covered
information fluency in foreign languages, literatures, and
cultures and took place February 2013 in Charleston,
South Carolina. The second workshop focused on
philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas and took
place in Baltimore, Maryland, March 5–7, 2015, after
being postponed in 2014 due to severe winter weather.
Nineteen of the 21 teams that were originally selected
for the postponed workshop participated in March.
(For the participant list, see the Appendix, page 66.) Planning
is underway for the 2016 workshop that will take place in
Louisville, Kentucky, and address English and American
language and literature. The workshops are cosponsored
by the Association of College and Research Libraries and
the Council on Library and Information Resources and
are endorsed by the Appalachian College Association and
the United Negro College Fund. Depending on the topic,
they also have been endorsed by the relevant disciplinary
organizations, such as the American Academy of Religion
and the Society of Biblical Literature.
WOODROW WILSON VISITING FELLOWS
For 40 years, the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows
program has brought prominent artists, diplomats,
journalists, business leaders, and other nonacademic
professionals to campuses across the United States
for substantive week-long exchanges with students
and faculty members. Now in its eighth year of
operation under CIC management, the Visiting
Fellows program continues to bring high-quality
academic programming to campuses nationwide. In
the 2014–2015 academic year, CIC arranged 50
campus visits across the country, and it has arranged
55 visits for the 2015–2016 academic year thus far.
Campuses participating in the program find significant
value in the visits, and many bring Fellows to campus
“We followed the Presidential State of the
Union in which [political reporter and Woodrow
Wilson Visiting Fellow] Eleanor Clift offered her
commentary and interpretations of the rituals
involved in such an event. The discussion gave
our students insights they would otherwise
not have had. Clift is energetic and open….
She has a talent for creating an atmosphere
that facilitates discussion. When she met with
classes she demonstrated respect for their ideas
and questions.”
—Meg Upchurch, Campus Coordinator and
Professor of Psychology, Transylvania University
every year. (For the list of host campuses, see the
Appendix, page 66.) The roster of Fellows is constantly
evolving. Among the new luminaries to join the
program’s 120 Fellows this past year were Ernesto
Nieto, president and founder of the National Hispanic
Institute, Inc.; Amber Tamblyn, author and actor; and
Nasrina Bargzie, civil rights litigator.
The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program
is directed by senior advisor Roger Bowen. (For more
information on the Visiting Fellows program, see
www.cic.edu/VisitingFellows.)
NETWORK FOR VOCATION IN
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Established in 2009 through a generous grant from
Lilly Endowment Inc., CIC’s Network for Vocation in
Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) is a nationwide
campus-supported network whose purpose is to
foster the intellectual and theological exploration
of vocation among college and university students.
Activities of NetVUE include a national conference
held every other year, regional gatherings and
multi-campus collaborations held in off-years, a
campus visit and consulting service, and online
resources and networking. In addition, a number of
grant opportunities are available to NetVUE member
institutions to support the development of vocational
exploration programming on their campuses. In June
2015, the network included a total of 190 colleges and
universities and five organizational members.
With the theme “Sustaining the Theological
Exploration of Vocation,” the third national NetVUE
Conference took place March 26–28, 2015, in St.
Louis, Missouri. The largest NetVUE Conference to
date, the event attracted 503 participants from 158
institutions. Participants included many presidents
and chief academic officers from NetVUE campuses
along with vocation program directors, faculty
members, chaplains, and leaders from student life and
career advising programs. Participating institutions
represented a broad spectrum of religious affiliations
as well as colleges not associated with a religious
tradition. NetVUE member institutions hosted
five regional gatherings in the 2013–2014 academic
year and will offer six more regional gatherings in
2015–2016.
To expand NetVUE, Lilly Endowment awarded
CIC a grant of nearly $6.9 million—the largest grant
ever received by CIC—in September 2011. The
grant supports three initiatives for approximately
five years: a new Scholarly Resources Project for
vocational exploration; a program to strengthen the
college chaplaincy at NetVUE member institutions;
and a series of Program Development Grants for
NetVUE member institutions. In December 2013,
Lilly Endowment awarded CIC an additional grant
to continue the NetVUE program through 2019,
after which membership dues will fully sustain the
organization. A portion of the 2013 funding also
provides the NetVUE Professional Development
Awards. In November 2014, Lilly Endowment
extended its funding to support additional initiatives,
including the NetVUE Chaplaincy Implementation
Grants, and to supplement NetVUE core operations
and programs through 2019. (For information on the
NetVUE Program Development Grants, Professional
Development Awards, and the Chaplaincy Implementation
Grants, see Offering Grants and Scholarships, page 29.)
A portion of the 2011 Lilly Endowment funding
supports the creation of new scholarly resources
for teaching and research on the theological
exploration of vocation. A series of three structured
seminar programs offered between 2013 and 2017
bring together scholars to collaborate on booklength publications on three topics: how colleges
and universities can best educate undergraduates
about vocation; how vocational considerations
can be integrated into diverse fields of study; and
how vocational discernment and practices can be
advanced in a multi-religious world. Scholars in the
first seminar, “Vocational Discernment as Pedagogy:
Theory, Analysis, and Practice,” met in 2013–2014.
Oxford University Press published a volume by the
first seminar’s participants—At This Time and In This
Place: Vocation and Higher Education—in September
2015. Scholars in the second seminar, “Integrating
Vocation across Diverse Fields of Study,” met in
Holland, Michigan, June 16–20, 2014; in Atlanta,
Georgia, January 29–February 1, 2015; and in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, July 30–August 2, 2015. David S.
Cunningham, director of the CrossRoads Project
and professor of religion at Hope College, directs
the project. (For the list of scholars in the first and second
seminars, see the Appendix, pages 66 and 67.)
Another portion of the 2011 Lilly Endowment
funding supported a program to strengthen the college
chaplaincy at NetVUE member institutions. Featuring
the theme, “Strengthening Campus Chaplaincy: New
Models of Leadership and Practice,” two Chaplaincy
Conferences took place March 28–29, 2014, in
Chicago, Illinois, and September 26–27, 2014, in
Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 68 NetVUE member
institutions participated in one of the two conferences.
Michael G. Cartwright, special assistant to the
president for mission and dean of ecumenical and
interfaith programs at the University of Indianapolis,
directed the conferences.
Since its inception in 2009, Lilly Endowment
Inc. has generously provided to CIC more than
$17 million in grant funding for the support of
NetVUE, with more than $11 million designated
for re-grants to NetVUE member colleges and
universities. NetVUE is on track to become
completely self-supported by membership dues
beginning in 2020.
NetVUE is supported by a small office located
at Calvin College and is directed by senior advisor
Shirley J. Roels. (For more information on NetVUE,
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MAKING THE CASE FOR
INDEPENDENT HIGHER
EDUCATION
CIC serves as a national voice for independent higher education and promotes
the distinctive qualities of liberal arts education offered by small and mid-sized,
teaching-oriented, private colleges and universities.
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PROMOTING THE VALUE OF
LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
SECURING AMERICA’S
FUTURE: THE POWER OF
LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
CIC directs a multipronged national public
information initiative to
promote the effectiveness
of independent higher
education, the liberal
arts, and liberal arts colleges. The campaign, Securing
America’s Future: The Power of Liberal Arts Education,
has expanded rapidly since it was announced in
November 2012.
S. Georgia Nugent, CIC senior fellow, interim
president of the College of Wooster, and president
emerita of Kenyon College, has led the effort. The
campaign’s advisory committee is composed of
member presidents, chief enrollment officers, and chief
public relations officers. (For the list of advisory committee
members, see page 45.)
As part of the campaign, CIC disseminated a
media toolkit for member institutions in 2014. The
brochure contains key messages, data, and talking
points for advocacy efforts; infographics; fact sheets
about private colleges and the benefits of a liberal arts
education; and sample alumni testimonials. CIC also
released a related informational poster and postcard
set as well as a pocket reference booklet that lists
CIC’s member colleges. During a collaboration with
the National Association for College Admission
Counseling and CIC in fall 2014, many high school
counselors requested copies of the campaign
materials. Information and materials produced for the
campaign—especially the media toolkit, poster, and
infographics—continue to be used by CIC members in
their publications and social media outreach.
CIC has launched several research projects
designed to establish useful and compelling information
about liberal arts education and independent colleges
and universities, particularly in response to widely
held misinformation. In March 2014, CIC published
Strengthening the STEM Pipeline: The Contributions of
Small and Mid-Sized Independent Colleges. In 2015, CIC
released Expanding Access and Opportunity: How Small
and Mid-Sized Independent Colleges Serve First-Generation
and Low-Income Students (April); Independent Colleges and
Student Engagement: Descriptive Analysis by Institutional
Type (June); and Mission-Driven Innovation: An Empirical
Study of Adaptation and Change among Independent
Colleges (July). Some of the research briefs created for the
Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education
also serve as useful material for the campaign, including
Career Preparation and the Liberal Arts, released in July
2015. Additional research projects are underway. (For
more information, see Exploring the Future of Independent
Higher Education, page 23.)
CIC has invited all of its member campuses to
nominate alumni to serve as “ambassadors” for the
campaign by providing written or video testimonials.
More than 100 testimonials from about 60 member
institutions feature both notable alumni and recent
graduates who connect their educational experiences
in the liberal arts with their careers and personal lives.
The testimonials are highlighted on campaign websites
and social media platforms.
Active use of the social media platforms and
campaign websites has significantly broadened the
reach of the key campaign messages. CIC launched
the campaign Twitter feed (@SmartColleges), Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/SmartColleges), and YouTube
channel (www.youtube.com/user/LiberalArtsPower) in 2014.
By summer 2015 the Twitter feed had more than 4,000
followers, the Facebook page had nearly 800 “fans,” and
videos on the YouTube channel altogether had been
viewed more than 1,700 times. After the 2013 launch of
a campaign website that provides in-depth information
about the liberal arts to CIC member presidents, PR
directors, researchers, and journalists, CIC created a
new “public” website (www.LiberalArtsPower.org) aimed at
students, families, guidance counselors, and the general
public. The interactive website went live in September
2014 and received more than 39,000 page views from
over 18,000 users by July 2015.
LIBERAL ARTS CAMPAIGN
TAKES HOME GOLD
CIC’s Power of
Liberal Arts campaign
was recognized with
two gold EXCEL
Awards from the
Association of Media
& Publishing in June
2015. The EXCEL
Awards competition
is the largest and
most prestigious award program that exclusively
recognizes excellence and leadership in nonprofit
association media, publishing, marketing, and
communications.
The gold awards (the highest honor) were for
“Innovation and Strategy in Social Media” and
“Integrated Mixed-Media Campaign”—essentially
recognizing all of the campaign’s print and digital
materials. The social media award honored the
campaign’s Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube digital
platforms. The category description was, “Best overall
interactivity and functionality in one or more social
media channel(s) to promote and build brand and
community.” Entries were judged on “excellence in
the utilization of media to connect with audiences in
new and innovative ways” and sought to “recognize
organizations that are connecting with their
audiences through video, social media, multimedia
presentations, and other new media technology.”
The integrated mixed-media campaign award was for
the “best campaign launched in 2014 consisting of
at least three communication vehicles, such as print
publication, social media, website, and/or video with
a common message, mission and/or theme.” The
campaign was recognized for its media kit, poster,
campaign website, Twitter feed, and member booklet
in this category.
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CIC hosted a symposium, “The Liberal Arts
in Action,” that served as the culmination of the
campaign’s main activities. The symposium took
place at the Phillips Collection in Washington,
DC, on September 17, 2015, and explored, through
presentations by distinguished graduates of CIC
member institutions, what a liberal arts education
means in the lived experience of individuals with a
liberal arts degree. The invitation-only event attracted
nearly 200 participants—including CIC member
presidents, policy makers, journalists, heads of
learned societies and higher education associations,
foundation leaders, and high school counselors,
among others. All presentations were videotaped and
transcribed—and will be followed by print and digital
publications.
CIC raised more than $1 million to carry out the
majority of campaign activities over two years. Funders
include the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations,
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Endeavor
Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Gladys Krieble
Delmas Foundation, and Teagle Foundation.
INCREASING VISIBILITY IN
THE NATIONAL MEDIA
COLLEGE MEDIA CONFERENCE FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC
RELATIONS DIRECTORS
The 29th College Media Conference
took place June 29–July 1, 2015, in
Washington, DC. The conference
explored the theme, “New Media,
Innovative Strategies, Important
Connections,” and featured as
presenters representatives from the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,
ABC News, CNN, National Public Radio, Forbes,
Time, Money, Washington Monthly, U.S. News & World
Report, Hechinger Report, Science News, Science, Nature,
Bloomberg News, Vox, Politico Pro, Chronicle of Higher
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Education, Inside Higher Ed, University Business, and
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, among others.
College and university public relations professionals
and other PR experts shared best practices and new
ideas. An evening program sponsored by the Chronicle
featured a panel discussion about the coverage of
the announced closing of Sweet Briar College and
implications for other small private colleges. Other
special events included small group visits to the
newsrooms of C-SPAN, Chronicle of Higher Education,
Inside Higher Ed, and National Public Radio; a breakfast
meeting with Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
reporters; and a tour of the Newseum. The conference
is cohosted by CIC and the American Association of
State Colleges and Universities.
CIC is planning special events to celebrate the
conference’s 30th anniversary in June 2016.
ARTICLES, OP-EDS, AND COVERAGE OF CIC
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
CIC continues to expand its role as a national voice for
independent higher education through an increasing
number of interviews, opinion pieces, and articles.
These efforts resulted not only in more coverage of
CIC conferences, programs, and services, but CIC
member institutions also were highlighted more
often in stories by reporters who otherwise might not
have focused on small or mid-sized private colleges
or universities. Among the news organizations that
featured CIC news were the following:
• National publications: U.S. News and World Report,
Forbes, Money Magazine, and Fast Company;
• Higher education trade publications: Chronicle of
Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, University Business,
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Hechinger Report,
the Presidency, and the New England Journal of Higher
Education;
• Numerous regional newspapers, including: Chicago
Tribune (IL), Buffalo News (NY), Buffalo Business Journal
(NY), Orlando Business Journal (FL), Daily Californian,
Simi Valley Acorn (CA), Daily Hampshire Gazette (NH),
Morning Call (PA), Grand Rapids Press (MI), Star Tribune
(MN), the Blade (OH), State Journal (WV), Hartsville
News Journal (SC), and Salisbury Post (SC);
• Broadcast news outlets: National Public Radio
(including for the Diane Rehm Show), Marketplace
Radio, Colorado Public Radio, WAMU (DC),
WCTV (FL), and WDBJ7 (VA); and
• Digital publications: Huffington Post, Examiner.com
(MD), and Tricities.com (VA).
In addition, after airing on KQED 88.5 FM in
San Francisco, a Commonwealth Club discussion on
“What’s the Value of a College Education?” featuring
CIC President Richard Ekman was broadcast on
hundreds of radio stations nationally.
For a highlighted selection of stories by and about
CIC and its members, see box on next page. All news
stories featuring CIC are available at www.cic.edu/CICin-the-News.
DOCUMENTING THE
INDEPENDENT SECTOR OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
MAKING THE CASE WEBSITE
CIC’s Making the Case website (www.cic.edu/
MakingTheCase) is the central source for evidence of
the quality and effectiveness of independent higher
education. The site consists of six sections: Search
and General Information, Charts and Data, Books and
Reports, Speeches and Addresses, Media Activity, and
Student Debt Resources. Organized around six key
messages, comparative data and resources show that
independent institutions are affordable for students
and families; provide access and success for diverse
students; provide personal attention to students;
facilitate student success; engender alumni satisfaction
with their college education; and encourage students
and alumni to contribute to the public good.
In the past year CIC has updated many of the
charts from the Making the Case website, drawing on
the most recent data available, and added additional
charts. CIC also distributed to member institutions
a set of “infographics” that highlight graphically
the benefits of a private liberal arts education. The
Making the Case website has been used by CIC in
presentations about the independent sector and has
assisted presidents and other institutional leaders
in preparing articles and speeches and in compiling
comparative data for institutional purposes.
The Making the Case website initially was
developed in 2005 with support from the William
Randolph Hearst Foundations and has been updated
and expanded by CIC.
USING CAMPUS
ARCHITECTURE TO TEACH
AND TO PROMOTE CIC
COLLEGES
HISTORIC CAMPUS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT
The Historic Campus Architecture Project (HCAP)
was created by CIC with support from the Getty
Foundation and now consists of a website that features
more than 4,000 images of 2,100 buildings and sites
of historical significance from 389 participating
colleges and universities. HCAP content is featured in
Artstor, a nonprofit organization that offers (through
a subscription service) a vast digital library of scholarly
images to 1,730 institutions worldwide. HCAP
data became available in Artstor’s new Built Works
Registry (BWR)—an online registry of architectural
works. BWR is a joint initiative among Artstor, the
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia
University, and the Getty Research Institute, and it is
funded by an Institute for Museum and Library Services
grant. Previously, no central authority or registry was
available to assist with the identification of a built work.
SELECTED NEWS ARTICLES
During 2014–2015, many news organizations published articles of importance to CIC, its members, and the
independent sector of higher education. Selected articles follow:
Carnegie Reporter
NACAC Bulletin
Change Magazine
“What Prospective Students Need to Know about
College Debt” by S. Georgia Nugent
(November 2014)
“A 21st Century Education: What Do Students
Need to Know?” by Richard Ekman, CIC president
(Winter 2014)
“The Future Favors Smaller Private Liberal Arts
Colleges” by Richard Ekman
(November–December 2014)
Huffington Post
“What Do We Talk about When We Talk
about College Debt?” by S. Georgia Nugent,
CIC senior fellow
(October 2014)
“What Students Interested in STEM Fields Need to
Know” by S. Georgia Nugent
(September 2014)
The Presidency
“Small Private Colleges Are Viable—and Vital” by
Richard Ekman
(Summer 2015)
University Business
“New Year’s Resolutions for Higher Education”
by Scott Miller, president, Bethany College (WV)
(January 2015)
“Collaboration Strengthens Programs and Lowers
Costs” by Richard Wylie, president, Endicott
College
(July 2014)
“Contemporary Challenges Facing American Higher
Education” by Kevin Manning, president, Stevenson
University
(March 2015)
“Higher Education on Trial: The Questions of the
Cross-Examination” by Shirley Mullen, president,
Houghton College
(August 2014)
“No Equal in the World: Leadership Advice for New
College Presidents” by L. Jay Lemons, president,
Susquehanna University
(June 2015)
OTHER PUBLICATION OF NOTE
Journal of College Admission
“Myths vs. Facts: What High School Counselors
Need to Know about Private Colleges and a Liberal
Arts Education” by S. Georgia Nugent
(Winter 2015)
“Professional Development Programs for Chief
Academic Officers: A Key to Effective Leadership”
by Richard Ekman, in The Provost’s Handbook,
published by Johns Hopkins University Press
(April 2015)
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EXPLORING THE FUTURE
OF INDEPENDENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
CIC continues to expand its research activities to serve its member institutions.
In 2014–2015, CIC launched research initiatives to document the distinctive strengths
of smaller independent colleges and help college and university presidents make
informed choices about future directions of their institutions.
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PROJECT ON THE FUTURE OF INDEPENDENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
2015 RESEARCH REPORTS
The Lumina Foundation awarded CIC a grant
in November 2013 to support an exploration of
the future of independent higher education.
The project explores fresh approaches to private
higher education, new college business models, and
changes in American society that are potentially
disruptive to higher education. The project also
works to identify the distinctive characteristics of
independent colleges that have enabled them to
offer a high-quality education for so many years
and that must be preserved.
CIC identified 22 college and university
presidents who have initiated bold innovations
at their own institutions and have explored new
models of finance and operations to serve on the
project’s steering committee. (For the list of committee
members, see the Appendix, page 68.) During the initial
steering committee meeting, which took place in
Washington, DC, September 16–17, 2014, the
members worked to develop a year-long research
agenda to inform planning for the project. A grant
from the TIAA-CREF Institute supported some
of the research. In spring and summer 2015, CIC
published three research reports and three research
briefs. Additional reports on the cost effectiveness
of undergraduate education at private colleges,
changes in faculty roles and composition, and the
success of underrepresented students and women in
STEM are scheduled for publication in fall 2015 and
winter 2016. The final steering committee meeting
took place in Washington, DC, October 27–28,
2015, to develop an action plan to help CIC member
institutions revitalize their missions, refocus their
long-term strategic plans, and consider new business
models that retain the student-centered nature of
independent colleges.
As part of two complementary initiatives, the Project
on the Future of Independent Higher Education and
the Securing America’s Future: The Power of Liberal
Arts Education public information campaign, CIC
began to produce a series of research reports that
provide in-depth analyses of student outcomes
and institutional effectiveness. The publications
are accessible on the CIC website: www.cic.edu/
ResearchFuture.
EXPANDING ACCESS AND
OPPORTUNITY
Published in April,
Expanding Access and
Opportunity: How
Small and Mid-Sized
Independent Colleges
Serve First-Generation
and Low-Income
Students documents the
superior record of these
institutions in providing
effective college learning and living environments
and ensuring positive educational outcomes for firstgeneration and low-income students. Contrary to the
prevalent stereotype that smaller private colleges are
elite institutions accessible only to high-achieving
students of means, the report findings demonstrate
that independent institutions enroll students from
a wide range of family educational and economic
backgrounds. In fact, smaller independent colleges
offer a pathway to upward social mobility by creating
access for students who are underserved by other
higher education sectors. Perhaps most noteworthy,
the success of smaller independent colleges in serving
low-income and first-generation undergraduates
extends beyond mere access to college attainment;
report findings indicate that these students are more
likely to graduate in four years from a smaller private
college than from a public college or university. This
exemplary track record can be attributed to the focus
of smaller private colleges on providing personalized
academic experiences, rigorous educational programs,
and high levels of extracurricular engagement. As a
sector, private nondoctoral colleges and universities
perform better than other types of postsecondary
institutions on many dimensions.
Highlights from the report’s key findings follow:
• Private colleges serve a higher proportion of
first-generation and low-income students than
public and private doctoral universities.
• The first year of college is critical to student
persistence and success, and during this time,
first-generation and low-income students at private
colleges are more likely to be taught by a faculty
member and to experience classroom environments
more conducive to learning than students at any
other type of institution.
• First-generation and low-income students at
independent colleges are more likely than their peers
at public doctoral and nondoctoral universities
to report meeting with an academic advisor in
their first year and having informal discussions of
academic matters with faculty members outside of the
classroom by their junior year.
• First-generation and low-income students who attend
smaller independent colleges are more likely to
participate in a range of extracurricular activities such
as athletics, school clubs, and fine arts performances;
such activities have been found to strengthen student
success and persistence.
• First-generation and low-income students who attend
private colleges are far more likely to graduate—and to do
so on time—than their peers at larger public universities.
• A higher proportion of first-generation and
low-income students graduate with no student
loan debt from private colleges than from public
doctoral universities.
This report was written by CIC staff and prepared as
a component of CIC’s liberal arts campaign and the
Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education.
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INDEPENDENT
COLLEGES AND
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Issued in June,
Independent Colleges and
Student Engagement:
Descriptive Analysis
by Institutional Type
reaffirms that traditional,
residential private colleges
and universities provide
a more effective learning
environment for today’s students than other types of
institutions. Drawing on the most recent data from the
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the
report documents that students who enroll at smaller
private colleges and universities are more likely to
engage in educationally effective experiences than their
peers at large public research universities and regional
public institutions.
Key findings of the report emphasize the following
aspects of student engagement:
•C
ompared with students at public universities,
students at private colleges are more likely to
experience courses that emphasize higher-order
learning and reflective and integrative learning
experiences as well as courses that require more effort
in studying, writing, and reading.
•F
irst-year and senior students at private colleges are
more likely to engage with faculty members about
their academic performance, co- and extra-curricular
activities, and career plans after graduation.
•S
tudents at smaller independent colleges report
greater satisfaction with their professors’ course
organization, lectures, and feedback on assignments.
• Private college students experience more of the
high-impact educational practices that result in greater
gains in student learning and higher levels of persistence.
These include service learning, research conducted with
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a faculty member, internships and field experiences,
study abroad, and culminating senior projects.
• Students enrolled at private colleges are more likely
to report that their institutions provide support that
helps them succeed and that they attend events that
address important social, economic, or political issues.
• Both first-year students and seniors enrolled in
private colleges are more likely to perceive that
they have made strides in developing or clarifying a
personal code of values and ethics.
The authors of the report are noted scholars from the
Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research:
Robert M. Gonyea, associate director of research and
data analysis, and Jillian Kinzie, associate director of
the Center and of the NSSE Institute. The report was
prepared as a component of CIC’s liberal arts campaign
and the Project on the Future of Independent Higher
Education.
MISSION-DRIVEN
INNOVATION
Published in July,
Mission-Driven Innovation:
An Empirical Study of
Adaptation and Change
among Independent
Colleges documents
the initiatives and
innovations that
smaller private colleges
have implemented in
response to economic pressures, rising costs, and
increased competition. The report shows that leaders
of the nation’s independent colleges see significant
challenges, but they are engaged in varied and
aggressive change efforts on many fronts. Survey
data collected from CIC presidents reveal that almost
all colleges have been engaged in at least one project
focused on either optimizing campus revenue or
controlling costs in the past five years, with nine out of
ten pursuing initiatives that concentrate on both. Twothirds of presidents say they are “aggressively” focused
on mission-driven innovations.
Among the major findings of the study are
the following:
•P
opular strategies for revenue enhancement and
diversification included opening new undergraduate
(83 percent) and graduate (74 percent) programs and
expanding online courses and programs (65 percent).
•T
he most frequent cost-control measures taken
by independent college presidents included leaving
open faculty positions unfilled (64 percent),
freezing salaries (61 percent), reducing other staff
(61 percent), restructuring or closing academic
programs (57 percent each), and outsourcing
operations (49 percent).
•C
ollege presidents also indicated a wide range of
other initiatives and innovations, including changes
to admissions strategies (77 percent), financial aid
practices (71 percent), and fundraising approaches
(70 percent); expansion of athletics programs and
facilities (62 percent); increased international-student
recruitment (58 percent); and reforms to resourceallocation systems (47 percent).
Responding presidents predominantly viewed
these innovations as congruent with institutional
missions and reported largely favorable acceptance
of those innovations by campus constituents.
The study was conducted by James C. Hearn,
professor and associate director of the Institute of
Higher Education at the University of Georgia, and
his colleague Jarrett B. Warshaw, with support from
the TIAA-CREF Institute. This report was prepared
as a component of CIC’s Project on the Future of
Independent Higher Education, which is supported by
the Lumina Foundation.
2015 RESEARCH BRIEFS
Along with research reports, the research agenda for the
Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education
called for five short reports, focused on innovations
in teaching and learning at independent colleges and
universities, to be prepared by CIC staff. The individual
research briefs are designed as practical resources for
institutions that are considering new challenges and new
opportunities. Collectively, they aim to help the project’s
steering committee and CIC members reflect on the
distinctive pedagogy of independent higher education.
Each brief includes a review of recent research, identifies
examples of proven and promising innovations at CIC
member institutions, and poses questions for further
discussion. In spring and summer 2015, CIC released the
first three briefs, which are accessible on the CIC website
at www.cic.edu/ResearchFuture.
Piedmont College, GA
COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION
Competency-Based Education, issued in April, is
devoted to competency-based education (CBE), an
approach to pedagogy that emphasizes the mastery
of skills and concepts rather than credit hours or
seat time. Independent institutions generally have
been more reluctant to embrace CBE than public
institutions or for-profit education providers. But,
as the brief shows, CIC members have introduced
innovations that integrate CBE with residential
undergraduate programs; use broad-based initiatives to
subsidize traditional, campus-based programs; or use
CBE programs only for specific populations such as
adult students and nonresidential graduate students.
INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
The Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Education research
brief, released in May, notes that smaller independent
colleges and universities are both innovators in
developing new approaches to interdisciplinary
education and strong guardians of traditional academic
disciplines, despite the false dichotomy that some
outside observers draw between “narrow” liberal
arts fields and the multiple perspectives necessary for
employment in a complex world. Some characteristics
of these institutions—especially their size, flexibility,
and commitment to teaching—make it easier for them
to introduce new interdisciplinary programs, though
campus leaders may need to promote policies that
explicitly reward faculty members and departments
for interdisciplinary teaching. The report provides
many examples of interdisciplinary innovation at
CIC member institutions, including the development
of new majors, interdisciplinary centers, and general
education curricula.
CAREER PREPARATION AND THE LIBERAL ARTS
Issued in July, Career Preparation and the Liberal
Arts explores the central question: How does the
independent sector of higher education balance
expectations for job preparation with the preparation
of students for full lives as educated citizens? Debates
about the role of liberal arts institutions in preparing
students for careers often ignore the demonstrated
success of smaller independent colleges and universities
with a liberal arts focus in preparing students for careers.
Graduates of such institutions are at least as likely
to find jobs in the first six months, will earn about as
much in their lifetimes, and will enjoy a higher level
of career satisfaction than their peers who graduate
from other institutions. This brief shows that smaller
private institutions achieve these outcomes through
undergraduate programs with a professional emphasis
that incorporate substantial liberal arts content; liberal
arts degree programs that integrate career preparation;
experiential learning opportunities, especially
internships; and innovative career preparation activities
that supplement the liberal arts curriculum. Career
centers play an important role.
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PROMOTING
DATA-INFORMED
DECISION MAKING
Through its own initiatives and partnerships with other organizations, CIC helps
strengthen the capacity of member colleges and universities to use comparative data
to improve institutional effectiveness, planning, and decision making.
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KEY INDICATORS TOOL
CIC’s Key Indicators Tool (KIT), developed in 2004,
provides each CIC institutional member president
with an annual confidential, customized benchmarking
report prepared by the Austen Group at no cost to the
institution. The KIT report contains comparative data
on 20 performance indicators in the areas of student
enrollment and progression, faculty composition
and compensation, tuition and financial aid, and
institutional revenue and expenditures. Drawing from
a database of more than 800 nondoctoral independent
colleges and universities, the KIT provides
comparisons of institutional performance over a
five-year period by region of the country, enrollment
size, institutional financial resources, and Carnegie
classification. The KIT is based on the most recent data
from the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The
11th annual KIT report was released to institutional
member presidents in March 2015. Originally
developed with support from the William Randolph
Hearst Foundations, TIAA-CREF has supported the
KIT since 2008. A sample report is available at
www.cic.edu/KIT.
was released to institutional member presidents in
July 2015. Following initial funding by the William
Randolph Hearst Foundations, TIAA-CREF has
supported the FIT since 2008. A sample report is
available at www.cic.edu/FIT.
OTHER BENCHMARKING SERVICES
In partnership with the Austen Group, CIC provides
additional benchmarking services to augment the KIT
and FIT benchmarking reports. The added services
include enabling a CIC member institution to select
two sets of comparison institutions for more refined
benchmarking analysis and to schedule an online
consultation with the president of the Austen Group,
Michael Williams. The benchmarking services are
available to CIC member institutions for a modest
fee. As of June 2015, 69 CIC member institutions had
requested 189 of these services: 87 comparison group
KITs, 78 comparison group FITs, 11 comparison group
selection services, 11 online consultations, and two
international benchmarking reports.
In addition, CIC provides Organizational and
Gift Income Benchmarking Reports to State Fund
Members. The benchmarking service provides
comparative data that reflect each State Fund’s
fundraising results with those of a peer group and the
entire network. State Fund Members use the service as
a planning and management information tool. OTHER DATA INITIATIVES
CIC continues to expand its capacity to collect and
analyze data for quick responses to requests from
news media and funding agencies for data about the
independent sector of higher education. CIC also
regularly updates its liberal arts campaign and Making
the Case web pages. In support of its Project on the
Future of Independent Higher Education and liberal
arts campaign, CIC released several research reports and
research briefs in spring and summer 2015. (For more
information, see Exploring the Future of Independent Higher
Education, page 23.) Additional research reports are
scheduled for publication in fall 2015.
FINANCIAL INDICATORS TOOL
CIC’s Financial Indicators Tool (FIT), developed
in 2005, provides each CIC institutional member
president with an annual confidential, customized,
financial benchmarking report to complement the KIT
report at no cost to the institution. The FIT measures
institutional financial health using four core financial
ratios along with a combined index score. It is designed
to provide a succinct indication of an institution’s
financial performance over six years with comparisons
similar to those in the KIT. With the assistance of the
Austen Group, CIC collects a unique, proprietary
dataset of more than 700 baccalaureate and master’slevel private colleges and universities, using data from
IPEDS and from IRS Form 990s acquired through
GuideStar. The FIT was the first benchmarking
report to apply this methodology to a national group
of colleges and universities. The ninth annual FIT
Berry College, GA
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OFFERING GRANTS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
CIC administers a range of grant and scholarship programs to benefit member
institutions and State Fund Members. CIC is grateful to the foundations and corporations
that provide generous support for programs such as the Network for Vocation in
Undergraduate Education, Davies-Jackson Scholarship, and UPS Scholarships.
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STATE FUND GRANT
PROGRAMS
CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS
Funded through an annual drawdown from the CIC
State Funds Endowment, CIC awarded $5,000 grants
to State Fund Members in Arkansas, Maryland,
Michigan, Missouri, and Texas in November 2014
to enhance their capacity to raise funds on behalf of
their member institutions. These grants supported
a variety of projects such as hosting a forum on
higher education-related issues, developing a website
to support advancement and outreach efforts, and
launching a marketing campaign to integrate an
innovative fundraising strategy.
FIRST OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS GRANTS
This long-standing grant program funded by annual
grants from the UPS Foundation is designed to support
multi-college collaborations to enhance access and
success for first-generation, minority, and low-income
students at independent colleges and universities.
During 2014–2015, CIC approved project proposals
from the Associated Colleges of Illinois, Oregon
Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities,
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas
Foundation, Independent Colleges of Washington,
and Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges.
The grants are distributed to each State Fund Member
after they raise matching funds for their projects.
Since its founding in 2005, this grant program has
distributed 32 grants totaling more than $1 million to
State Funds Members, who in turn have raised nearly
$1.4 million in matching funds.
Nebraska’s Independent Colleges and Universities”;
the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
will create “OFIC-Ohio Connect,” a progressive
new website that will enable major corporations to
connect with member colleges and their students
for internships and job openings; and the Virginia
Foundation for Independent Colleges will begin the
“Collective Achievement Program” to provide the
14 member institutions with a common survey tool
to gather current valid data on career paths taken by
graduates. The grants are funded through an annual
drawdown from the CIC State Funds Endowment and
must be matched by the State Fund Members through
outside gifts and grants.
NATIONAL VENTURE FUND GRANTS
SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE GRANTS
In February 2015, CIC approved three National
Venture Fund grants totaling $80,000 to support
multi-college collaborations for innovative programs
to advance the interests of member institutions.
The Nebraska Independent College Foundation will
begin a marketing campaign, “Making the Case for
Four State Fund Members—South Carolina
Independent Colleges and Universities, Independent
College Fund of New Jersey, North Carolina
Independent Colleges and Universities, and Georgia
Independent College Association—completed
campaigns to raise funds to meet $25,000 challenge
grants provided by CIC as leverage for them to secure
additional gifts and grants for student scholarships.
The grants are funded through an annual drawdown
from the CIC State Funds Endowment. In the
first five years of the Challenge Grant initiative,
the program has generated $1.5 million in new
scholarships for students at member colleges in the
participating states.
NETVUE GRANT PROGRAMS
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Roanoke College, VA
Supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., Network for
Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)
Program Development Grants may be used to develop or
expand campus programs that are already underway and
supported by the institution itself and may be requested
in amounts ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 for use
over approximately two years. The third round of grants
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was awarded in November 2014, and 24 proposals were
funded. (For the list of recipients, see the Appendix, page 67.)
CIC invited applications for a fourth round in March
2015 with proposals due in September 2015; recipients
will be announced in November 2015, and funds will be
awarded in May 2016.
members to apply for the next round of grants, with
proposals due May 1; CIC granted awards to 21
projects. (For the list of recipients, see the Appendix, page
67.) Three additional cycles of awards are planned
with approximately 25 awards to be granted in the
remaining cycles.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
CHAPLAINCY IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
Funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., NetVUE
Professional Development Awards support activities
that enhance the knowledge, skills, and expertise of
faculty and staff members involved in undergraduate
vocational exploration initiatives. The awards
may be requested in an amount ranging from
$5,000 to $10,000 for use over a one-year period.
All NetVUE member colleges and universities
that meet certain criteria are eligible to apply for
funding. In 2014, awards were made to 12 NetVUE
member institutions. In 2015, CIC invited NetVUE
Supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., NetVUE
Chaplaincy Implementation Grants were offered
to NetVUE members that participated in one of
the two 2014 NetVUE Chaplaincy Conferences.
These awards provide up to $20,000 for use over
one academic year to support programmatic efforts
to strengthen campus chaplaincy in the 2015–2016
academic year. The application deadline for this onetime opportunity was May 1, 2015; 25 recipients were
selected for awards made in July 2015. (For the list of
recipients, see the Appendix, page 67.)
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
AMERICAN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
The American Graduate Fellowships program,
which operated from spring 2006 to spring 2015,
advanced two primary purposes: to encourage the
best students at small and mid-sized independent
colleges to apply for PhD work in the humanities at
top-tier private research institutions in the United
States and United Kingdom; and to raise awareness
at leading graduate schools that small colleges are a
rich source of talented future doctoral students in
the humanities.
“Eight years ago, the American Graduate
Fellowship gave me the support and
encouragement necessary to make the
successful transition from a small liberal
arts college to one of the most prestigious
universities in the country…. Receiving the
Fellowship gave me the freedom to develop
my research early in my graduate studies
and the confidence to see that work as
important and valuable. Now, as I leave
Columbia for a career as a tenure-track
professor, I appreciate that early support
more than ever.”
—Adam Spry, Pacific Lutheran University (2007),
Columbia University (2014), Assistant Professor
of English, Florida Atlantic University
A total of eight fellowships of $50,000
(renewable for a second year) were awarded. Eligible
fields of study were history, philosophy, literature
and languages, and the fine arts (not including studio
art or performance).
The American Graduate Fellowships program
was funded by the Wichita Falls Area Community
Foundation of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Established in 1990, the Davies-Jackson Scholarship provides a unique opportunity for graduating college seniors with exceptional
academic records, and who are among the first in their families to graduate from college, to study at renowned St. John’s College.
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DAVIES-JACKSON SCHOLARSHIP
CIC administers a scholarship program for graduates of
private colleges and universities who possess exceptional
academic records and are among the first generation in
their families to graduate from college. Funded by an
anonymous donor, the scholarship provides recipients a
full two-year scholarship to St. John’s College, University
of Cambridge, England. The list of 560 eligible institutions
established by the donor and a U.S. selection committee
from which students are eligible to apply has increased over
time and now includes 500 CIC member institutions.
“The Davies-Jackson Scholarship has helped
me grow both as a student and an individual.
It provided me with the opportunity to gain
research experience under the tutelage of some
of the best scholars in the world and the chance
to travel through Europe and a part of Africa….
Working in a different cultural setting than my
own has taught me that being able to adapt is
a fundamental skill in today’s globalizing world,
and this scholarship has provided me with lived
experiences so that I can learn and work with
versatility and understanding.”
—Kai Yin Ho, Augustana College (2013),
Davies-Jackson Scholar (2013–2015)
Applications are accepted for study in the
following subjects: classics; economics; education;
English; geography; history; history of art; human,
social, and political sciences; modern and medieval
languages; music; philosophy; and psychological
and behavioral sciences. In January 2015, for the
first time in the history of the program, three finalist
applicants were selected to receive the scholarship:
Briana Britton, a senior at Aurora University who
will continue her studies in education with a focus
on history; Alex Kraemer, a senior at Lewis & Clark
College who will read in history; and Caitlin Ray, a
senior at Huntingdon College (AL) who will read
in English.
After speaking at a luncheon program on “Opportunities for the First-Generation Student,” Frank Romeo (right), vice president
of the UPS Foundation, and UPS Scholar Dwante Jones (center), a student at Trinity Christian College, celebrated the UPS
Scholarships with Steven Timmermans (left), president of Trinity Christian College, a member of the Associated Colleges of Illinois.
UPS SCHOLARSHIPS
During 2014–2015, CIC provided $1,486,525 in
grants to State Fund Members to distribute to their
member colleges as scholarships for students from
underserved populations, such as first-generation,
minority, or low-income families. Honoring the
benefactor that created the endowment that funds the
program, CIC provides the scholarships in the name
of UPS. Students at 613 independent colleges and
universities benefitted from this program, with each
student receiving a $2,425 UPS Scholarship. Over
the life of the program, $51,637,485 has been given
to State Fund Members to distribute as scholarship
support for their member colleges, benefitting more
than 18,000 students.
“The UPS Scholarship has helped make
college affordable and allowed me to focus
on my studies. Post-graduation, I hope to
study law; I am passionate about social
justice and want to pursue a career in
human rights law. This scholarship is a
microcosm of the great things to come for
me.… Words cannot express my gratitude,
and one day I hope to pay it forward to
college students like me.”
—Dwante Jones, Trinity Christian College
UPS Scholarship Recipient
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COLLABORATING
WITH PARTNERS
Through collaboration among private colleges and universities and by partnering
with other organizations, CIC offers cost-effective and efficient programs and services
to its members.
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DEVELOPING LEADERS
CIC AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMIC
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
CIC continues its relationship with AALI, an
organization formed in 2007 after a reorganization of
the Academic Search Consultation Service produced
AALI and a subsidiary, Academic Search, Inc. Under
the arrangement, CIC and the American Association
of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) became
“supported organizations” (in Internal Revenue Service
terms) of AALI, and AALI became a “supporting
organization.” Proceeds from Academic Search, Inc.
enable AALI to support CIC’s, AASCU’s, and its own
leadership development initiatives. The alliance serves
higher education leaders by working together to identify
future leaders, prepare them to move into the next level
of leadership, and help institutions match leaders with
institutional needs. Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. is president
of AALI and director of CIC’s Executive and Senior
Leadership Academies.
HELPING STUDENTS
THROUGH TUITION EXCHANGE
CIC TUITION EXCHANGE PROGRAM
A key benefit of CIC membership, the CIC Tuition
Exchange Program (CIC-TEP) consists of a network
of member colleges and universities willing to accept,
tuition free, students from families of full-time
employees of other CIC-TEP institutions. CIC-TEP
is the largest international tuition exchange program
for private institutions, and participation continues
to increase. As of June 30, 2015, 428 of CIC’s 662
member colleges and universities were participating
in CIC-TEP. Fifteen colleges and universities joined
the program in 2014–2015, and to date, 13 institutions
have joined for the 2015–2016 period. In May 2015,
CIC offered an informational webinar for institutions
interested in participating in the program.
“The CIC Tuition Exchange Program is a
remarkable program and an invaluable resource
for our employees, their children, and their
spouses. It complements one of the institution’s
most important priorities—to broaden access to
higher education and, at the same time, to give
real meaning to the ideal of ‘affordability.’”
—Haywood L. Strickland, President and
CEO, Wiley College
ENCOURAGING STUDENT
JOURNALISTS
CIC/NEW YORK TIMES PARTNERSHIP IN
EDUCATION
The CIC/New York Times Partnership in Education,
launched in 2003, offers members discounted
subscriptions, advertising rates, and rights and
permissions site licenses for the Times archives;
programs and events on campus sponsored by the
Times; and priority in securing reporters and editors for
speaking engagements on campus. More than 60 CIC
member institutions belong to the Partnership. (For the
list of participating institutions, see the Appendix, page 68.)
Presidents of 25 CIC member colleges and
universities participated in the 11th annual CIC/New
York Times Partnership’s Presidents Council meeting—
the only such meeting of college and university
presidents hosted by the Times. During the October
13, 2014, lunch meeting at the Times offices in New
York City, participants engaged in a wide-ranging
and candid discussion with Times higher education
correspondents Tamar Lewin and Richard Peréz-Peña.
Also at the meeting, Marcia Hawkins, president of
Union College (KY), was elected 2015 chair of the
Partnership, succeeding Roger Casey, president of
McDaniel College.
The New York Times Student News Editors
Workshop on April 16, 2015, included 13 student
news editors from seven CIC member institutions.
The annual workshop enables student news editors to
explore the role of a newspaper in society, meet with
Times correspondents and editors, and develop their
journalistic skills.
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STRENGTHENING
INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS
ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
CIC has long been a national leader in voluntary
efforts to improve the quality of student learning
and a strong advocate of institutional autonomy
in accountability efforts. The CIC Statement on
Assessment: Leadership for Student Learning Assessment
and Accountability, which traces CIC’s leadership
in efforts to improve the quality of undergraduate
education and describes CIC’s approach to assessment
and accountability efforts, is available online at
www.cic.edu/Assessment.
In 2001, CIC was the first national presidential
association to urge its members to use the National
Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) as a means
of gauging student involvement in educationally
purposeful activities that are highly correlated with
academic success. Approximately 535 CIC colleges
and universities (85 percent of CIC’s institutional
members) have used NSSE to assess student
engagement in the first and senior years. Many CIC
institutions make their NSSE scores available to the
public on their institutional websites.
Beginning in 2003, CIC collaborated with the
Council for Aid to Education to develop and implement
the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), one of
the first standardized instruments to measure directly
an institution’s contribution to student learning.
CIC published reports on the work of the CIC/CLA
Consortium, which was generously supported by the
Teagle Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of
New York, in 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Working with the Teagle Foundation and other
higher education associations, CIC also helped
draft and disseminate a statement of principles, New
Leadership on Student Learning and Assessment. As
a founding sponsor of the New Leadership Alliance
for Student Learning and Accountability, CIC
partnered with other higher education associations
to harness and direct collective, sustained, strategic—
and voluntary—action to improve student learning
in American colleges and universities. In addition,
CIC is one of the national associations that endorsed
Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and
Accountability in Higher Education. CIC continues to
advise the National Institute for Learning Outcomes
Assessment in its efforts to help institutions document
and promote promising practices for assessing college
student learning outcomes.
CIC is involved in other national discussions
of assessment and accountability. Two of CIC’s
recent efforts—the CIC/Degree Qualifications
Profile Consortium, with support from the Lumina
Foundation, and the Engaging Evidence Consortium,
with support from the Teagle Foundation—directly
addressed these issues. In 2011, CIC was one of three
initial groups—and the only membership association—
to test the Lumina Foundation’s Degree Qualifications
Profile concept.
BUILDING BLOCKS TO 2020
Guilford College, NC
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CIC and the National Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities (NAICU) cooperate on a
national initiative to increase college completion rates.
The central component of Building Blocks to 2020 is
a website launched in September 2010 that highlights
and supports efforts by nonprofit private colleges and
universities to increase the number of at-risk students
they enroll and boost the retention and graduation
rates of those student populations. A two-year progress
report was issued in 2012.
Juniata College, Millikin University, North Central
College (IL), Presbyterian College, St. Catherine
University, University of Evansville, University of
the Incarnate Word, and Utica College.
PROFESSORS OF THE YEAR
CIC sponsors the U.S. Professors of the Year awards
program organized by the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education. In 2014, five
of the state-level award winners were faculty members
from CIC member institutions: Connecticut College,
Roanoke College, Samford University, Ursinus
College, and Wittenberg University.
STUDENT AID ALLIANCE
CIC works with NAICU, the American Council on
Education, and other associations to increase federal
aid for students.
VOTER REGISTRATION INITIATIVE
CIC, in cooperation with NAICU and the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities,
supports the “Your Vote, Your Voice” project, a
nonpartisan, nationwide campaign to engage college
students in the electoral process.
Eckerd College, FL
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
CIC announced a new partnership with the
American Councils for International Education in
September 2013. Through the partnership, CIC
member colleges and universities are eligible for a
range of services that can increase an institution’s
presence abroad and advance internationalization of
the campus. These opportunities include academic
exchanges, overseas language immersion, and
educational development programs.
For the fifth year, CIC publicized a program
administered by World Learning, Inc. on behalf
of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Global
Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD)
locates appropriate undergraduate colleges and
universities for students from African, Asian,
European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern
countries who wish to spend a semester or a year
in the United States. The program provides partial
tuition and fees and the full cost of room, board,
books, and health insurance. In the 2014–2015
academic year, 12 CIC member institutions hosted
a total of 41 UGRAD students. The institutions
included Augustana University (SD), Chatham
University, DePauw University, Endicott College,
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2014–2015
CIC AWARDEES
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2015 AWARD FOR PHILANTHROPY (INDIVIDUAL)
Roger Mudd received
CIC’s 2015 Award for
Philanthropy (Individual).
In 2010, the highlyacclaimed broadcast
journalist presented a
$4 million gift to his
alma mater, Washington
and Lee University, to
establish a new center for
the study of ethics. Today,
the Roger Mudd Center
for Ethics advances
dialogue, teaching, and research about issues of public
and professional ethics. In addition, the endowed
Roger Mudd Professorship in Ethics supports a
distinguished senior scholar.
Mudd is a member of the board of trustees of
the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
(VFIC) and previously was a trustee of RandolphMacon Woman’s College (now Randolph College).
Upon joining the VFIC board in 1997, he co-chaired
the committee that created the organization’s Ethics
Bowl, which aims to enrich and enliven the discussion
of ethical issues among students at VFIC’s 15
member colleges. Since its creation, Mudd has been
actively involved in all aspects of the planning and
implementation of the Ethics Bowl; he continues to
serve as its co-chair.
Mudd donated papers documenting his work at
CBS, NBC, the History Channel, and PBS Newshour
to Washington and Lee’s Leyburn Library. In 2011,
Washington and Lee awarded Mudd its Washington
Award in recognition of his distinguished leadership
and service to the nation and “extraordinary acts of
philanthropy” in support of Washington and Lee and
other institutions.
Mudd has had a long, successful career in
journalism. He co-anchored the NBC Nightly News
and Meet the Press, followed by the McNeill-Lehrer
Newshour on PBS. Mudd also was a primary anchor for
the History Channel and taught as a visiting professor
at Princeton and Washington and Lee Universities.
His memoir, The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and
the Glory Days of Television News, was published in
2008. A 1950 graduate of Washington and Lee, Mudd
received his master of arts degree from the University
of North Carolina.
2015 AWARD FOR PHILANTHROPY (ORGANIZATION)
The James S. Kemper
Foundation received
CIC’s 2015 Award
for Philanthropy
(Organization). The
Foundation actively
works to promote
the philosophy upon
which it was founded
in 1948: A college-level
education in the liberal
arts, complemented by
experiential education,
is the ideal preparation for life and work. Although
grantmaking was originally the foundation’s main
function, today its primary focus is the Kemper
Scholars Program. This 65-year-old initiative provides
support, internship experiences, and networking
opportunities to students at 16 liberal arts colleges and
universities across the nation. It seeks to foster future
leaders who are active on their campuses and in their
local communities. In addition, the Kemper Fellows
Program helps undergraduates prepare for careers in
arts administration by collaborating with Chicago-area
arts organizations to provide mentored internships in
arts management.
Accepting the award on behalf of the Kemper
Foundation was Ryan LaHurd, president and executive
director of the Foundation since 2009, following
14 years as president of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Previously, he was vice president for academic affairs
and dean at Augsburg College and professor of English
at Thiel College.
2014 CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AWARD
Mark J. Braun, provost
and dean of the college
at Gustavus Adolphus
College, received
CIC’s 2014 Chief
Academic Officer
Award in recognition
of his contributions to
colleagues at independent
Prior to assuming the
CAO role at Gustavus
Adolphus, Braun served
as senior vice president for academic affairs and dean
of the college at Augustana University (SD) from
2007 to 2011. He has made numerous presentations
at CIC’s Institute for Chief Academic Officers and
the Workshops for Department and Division Chairs,
and he has served as one of the coordinators of the
Mentor Program for New CAOs since 2011. Braun
is currently a member of the board of the American
Conference of Academic Deans, has served on
assessment and planning teams for the Association
of American Colleges and Universities, and has been
a member of the board of directors of the Broadcast
Education Association. His research interests include
technology policy making, gender and mass media
organizations, and communication studies pedagogy.
In 1994, he received the Outstanding Citizen Award
from the city of Mankato for his many contributions
to that community. Braun holds a doctorate in speech
communication from the University of Minnesota
and a master’s degree from Minnesota State
University, Mankato.
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Senator Morris Mills (center) received the Charles Foreman Award at the 2015 State Funds Annual Conference. With Mills are
CIC President Richard Ekman (left) and Independent Colleges of Indiana President Richard Ludwick (right).
2015 CHARLES W. L. FOREMAN AWARD
Morris Mills received the CIC State Funds 2015
Charles W. L. Foreman Award, which recognizes a
college president or trustee who has demonstrated
an outstanding record of service in support of the
mission and work of the State Funds. Mills is a longtime trustee of the Independent Colleges of Indiana
(ICI) and a 32-year veteran of the Indiana State House
and Senate. His leadership on the ICI board has
included service on the executive committee and the
spearheading of a wide range of programs, including
the innovative ICI STEM Teach Initiative. A graduate
of Earlham College, with an MBA from Harvard
Business School, Mills has had a notable career in
business and in state politics. Throughout his tenure
in the legislative branch, Mills was known for his
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advocacy of education and sponsored a wide array of
programs of benefit to the independent college sector.
Of particular note was his groundbreaking legislation
to provide state financial aid for needy students who
attend private colleges and universities—the Freedom
of Choice grant program. To date, more than 660,000
state grants have been awarded to ICI students
through this program. Because of Mills’s leadership
through ICI and the state legislature, Hoosiers often
cite the senator as the state’s single most-effective
advocate for the independent college sector in Indiana.
RECOGNITION FOR CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SPONSORSHIP
CIC RECOGNIZED FIVE COMPANIES FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP
OF THE PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE FOR TEN YEARS:
CIC RECOGNIZED TWO COMPANIES FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP
OF THE PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE FOR 20 YEARS:
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ABOUT CIC
With rising membership levels, strong sponsor and foundation support, an engaged
Board of Directors, active advisory committees and task forces, and supportive staff,
CIC is in strong organizational health.
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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CIC’s fundraising efforts generate three types of revenue—restricted grants for programs and projects; restricted grants for annual events and conferences; and grants for
general operating support. CIC received financial support between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015, from the following donors and sponsors:
Academic Keys
Academic Search, Inc.
American Academic Leadership Institute
American Council of Learned Societies
Aramark
Art & Science Group
Austen Group, a Division of Ruffalo Noel Levitz
BCWH
Bentz Whaley Flessner
Bon Appétit Management Company
CAF American Donor Fund
Campus Labs
CampusWorks, Inc.
Capital Education
Capture Higher Ed
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Casagrande Consulting
Celli-Flynn Brennan Architects and Planners
Collegis Education
Creative Communication Associates
Credo
Derck & Edson
Dick Jones Communications
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Dynamic Campus
EFL Associates
Ellucian
Endeavor Foundation
eProcurement Services
Eugene M. Lang Foundation
ExpertFile
GDA Integrated Services, LLC
Gehrung Associates
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Gonser Gerber LLP
Hardwick Day
Hastings+Chivetta Architects, Inc.
HigherEdJobs
Hyatt-Fennell, Executive Search
IDEA
iDesignEDU
Inside Higher Ed
Interfolio
J. Davis Public Relations
Jenzabar
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates
Kaludis Consulting
Keypath Education
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc.
Maguire Associates, Inc.
Mason Jay Blacher & Associates
Metz Culinary Management
Miller/Cook & Associates, Inc.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC
Mobile Commons
mStoner, Inc.
National Management Resources Corporation
News Generation, Inc.
Newswise, Inc.
Noel Levitz
Noelker and Hull Associates, Inc.
Online Consortium of Independent Colleges
& Universities
Pioneer College Caterers
R. H. Perry & Associates
Rafter
Registry for College and University Presidents
RHB
Royall & Company
Royall & Company - Advancement
RPA Inc.
RuffaloCODY
SAGE Dining Services
Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Scannell & Kurz
Socle Education, Inc.
Sodexo
Stamats
Stantec Architecture Inc.
Starfish Retention Solutions
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Stevens Strategy, LLC
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Collaborative
The Dysart Group
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
The Kresge Foundation
The Lawlor Group, Inc.
The Learning House, Inc.
The Spelman & Johnson Group
The Teagle Foundation
TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF Institute
TVP Communications
UPS Foundation, Inc.
Walmart Foundation
Williams & Company
Witt/Kieffer
Yaffe & Company, Inc.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Statement of revenues, expenses, and change in unrestricted net assets for the year ended June 30, 2015.
REVENUES
Membership Dues
Participant Registration Fees
Foundation Grants and Corporate Support
Endowment Distribution
Interest, Dividends, and Other Income
REVENUES
3,878,974
1,745,641
5,156,160
1,870,875
472,257
Revenues
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/Losses on Investments
$13,123,907
Total Revenues
$12,634,686
MEMBERSHIP DUES
3.6%
14.3%
PARTICIPANT
REGISTRATION FEES
29.6%
FOUNDATION GRANTS
AND CORPORATE SUPORT
(489,221)
39.3%
13.3%
ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION
INTEREST, DIVIDENDS,
AND OTHER INCOME
EXPENSES
Programs, Projects, and Services
Grants/Scholarships to Colleges, Universities, and State Fund Members
Administrative and Supporting Services
Total Expenses
5,816,912
3,460,945
3,279,779
EXPENSES
$12,557,636
PROGRAMS, PROJECTS,
AND SERVICES
NET ASSETS
Change in Unrestricted Net Assets
(Net of Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments)
A copy of the audited financial statements will be provided upon request.
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$77,050
$566,271
26.1%
46.3%
27.6%
GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS
TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES,
AND STATE FUND MEMBERS
ADMINISTRATIVE AND
SUPPORTING SERVICES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (NOVEMBER 2015)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Chris Kimball
VICE CHAIR FOR PROGRAMS
Thomas L. Hellie
DIRECTORS
William T. Abare
Juan Olivarez
President, Flagler College
President, Aquinas College
Richard B. Artman
Jerold Panas
President, Viterbo University
David L. Beckley
President, Linfield College
President, Rust College
ACTING SECRETARY AND VICE CHAIR
FOR MEMBERSHIP
Jennifer L. Braaten
Billy C. Hawkins
President, Talladega College
TREASURER
William T. Luckey, Jr.
President, Ferrum College
Nancy J. Cable
President, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Christina R. Cutlip
Executive Partner and CEO, Jerold Panas, Linzy &
Partners
Lynn Pasquerella
President, Mount Holyoke College
M. Lee Pelton
President, Emerson College
Fred P. Pestello
President, Saint Louis University
Managing Director and Head of Plan Sponsor Services:
Institutional Relationships, TIAA-CREF
Kim Phipps
Marjorie Hass
Robert A. Gervasi
Kenneth P. Ruscio
President, Austin College
President, Quincy University
President, Washington and Lee University
VICE CHAIR FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
Michael F. Gilligan
Lisa Marsh Ryerson
President, Henry Luce Foundation
President, AARP Foundation
Pamela J. Gunter-Smith
Beck A. Taylor
President, York College of Pennsylvania
President, Whitworth University
Robert C. Helmer
A. Hope Williams
President, Lindsey Wilson College
VICE CHAIR FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Michele D. Perkins
President, New England College
VICE CHAIR FOR INVESTMENT
Kurt Kuehn
Chief Financial Officer, UPS (Retired)
PAST CHAIR
George E. Martin
President, St. Edward’s University
EX OFFICIO
Richard Ekman
President, Council of Independent Colleges
President, Baldwin Wallace University
David G. Horner
President, American College of Greece
Robert R. Lindgren
President, Randolph-Macon College
President, Messiah College
President, North Carolina Independent Colleges and
Universities
J.B. Wilson
President, Independent College Fund of New Jersey
Cynthia Zane
President, Hilbert College
Michael Lomax
President and CEO, United Negro College Fund
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ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES
2015 PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE
Mary B. Marcy
Carole L. Williams
PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE SPOUSES AND
PARTNERS TASK FORCE
2014 INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS TASK FORCE
President, Dominican University of California
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE OF THE
CIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thomas L. Hellie (Chair)
President, Linfield College
Steven C. Bahls
President, Augustana College (IL)
David L. Beckley
President, Rust College
Christina R. Cutlip
Managing Director and Head of Plan Sponsor Services:
Institutional Relationships, TIAA-CREF
Michael F. Gilligan
President, Henry Luce Foundation
Robert C. Helmer
President, Baldwin Wallace University
Lex O. McMillan III
President, Albright College
Cynthia Zane
NEW PRESIDENTS PROGRAM ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Scott D. Miller (Chair)
President, Bethany College (WV)
Carol A. Leary
President, Bay Path University
William T. Luckey, Jr.
Presidential Spouse, Fisk University
Terry Aretz (Chair)
Presidential Spouse, Mount St. Joseph University
B. Connie Allen (Chair)
Provost, Saint Augustine’s University
Traci Corey
Dominic Aquila
Presidential Spouse, Olivet College
Michelle Dorsey
Presidential Spouse, Texas Lutheran University
Roger Fell
Presidential Spouse, The University of Findlay
Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of
St. Thomas (TX)
F. Robert Huth
Vice President for Business and Chief Financial
Officer, Stetson University
Amy Jessen-Marshall
Sheila J. Garren
Presidential Spouse, Lynchburg College
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the
Faculty, Sweet Briar College
Robert Haring-Smith
John Kolander
Presidential Spouse, Washington & Jefferson College
Provost, Wisconsin Lutheran College
Sharon Kazee
Pareena Lawrence
Presidential Spouse, University of Evansville
Norman E. Knight
Presidential Spouse, Pacific Union College
Cheryl E. Perkins
Presidential Spouse, Virginia Union University
John Przybylski
Presidential Spouse, Regis College (MA)
Mary L. Trettin
Presidential Spouse, Northland College
Provost and Dean of the College, Augustana
College (IL)
Chris K. McAlary
Vice President for Administration and Finance,
Mount Saint Mary’s University (CA)
Marlene Moore
Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Willamette University
Sue Palmer
Vice President for Finance and Administration,
College of Saint Benedict
President, Lindsey Wilson College
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Elizabeth L. Paul
Tracy Wenger Sadd
R. Richard Ray
Paul J. Wadell
Stephany Schlachter
Provost, Lewis University
THE POWER OF LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran
NETWORK FOR VOCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION (NETVUE) ADVISORY COUNCIL
S. Georgia Nugent (Chair)
Senior Fellow, Council of Independent Colleges, and
Interim President, The College of Wooster
STATE FUND MEMBERS ADVISORY COUNCIL
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Stetson University
Provost, Hope College
Stephen R. Briggs
President, Berry College
Donna M. Carroll
President, Dominican University (IL)
Chaplain and Executive Director for Purposeful Life
Work and Ethical Leadership, Elizabethtown College
Professor of Religious Studies, St. Norbert College
Gregory Carroll
Vice President for University Marketing, Stetson
University
Brian Eckert
Haywood Strickland
President, Wiley College
Karl Stumo
Vice President for Enrollment Management and
Marketing, Dominican University (IL)
President, Kalamazoo College
Ned Moore (Chair)
Executive Director, State Fund Programs and Vice
Mike Backer
President, Missouri Colleges Fund
President, Wartburg College
Executive Director of Communications and Public
Affairs, Washington and Lee University
Robert Bartlett
Joel L. Cunningham
Brad Harsha
Kenneth R. Garren
Darrel D. Colson
Vice Chancellor and President Emeritus, Sewanee:
The University of the South
Director of Admissions, Defiance College
David S. Guthrie
Professor of Higher Education, Geneva College
Marianne E. Inman
President Emerita, Central Methodist University
Leanne M. Neilson
California Lutheran University
Lisa D. Rhodes
Dean of Sisters Chapel and Director of Sisters Center
for WISDOM, Spelman College
Chris Kimball
L. Jay Lemons
President, Susquehanna University
Tom Morris
President, Virginia Foundation for Independent
Colleges
Michele D. Perkins
President, New England College
Carolyn J. Stefanco
President, The College of Saint Rose
President, Michigan Colleges Alliance
President, Lynchburg College
Jack Jones
President, Iowa College Foundation
Richard Ludwick
President, Independent Colleges of Indiana
Brent Wilder
Vice President, Oregon Alliance of Independent
Colleges and Universities
A. Hope Williams (Ex Officio)
Universities
Richard Ekman (Ex Officio)
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2014–2015 CIC INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS PROFILE
INSTITUTION SIZE BY STUDENT ENROLLMENT
23%
18%
ADMISSIONS SELECTIVITY
<1,000
1,000–2,000
11%
HIGHLY SELECTIVE
(<50% ADMITTED)
13%
36%
CIC INSTITUTIONS
3%
15%
ASIAN
12%
VERY SELECTIVE
(50–75% ADMITTED)
17%
8%
>3,000
59%
SELECTIVE
(76–85% ADMITTED)
WHITE
62%
LESS SELECTIVE
(>85% ADMITTED)
CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT BY AGE GROUP
OTHER
TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR
6%
2% 5%
DOCTORAL/
RESEARCH
10%
UNDER 22
11%
41%
53%
OTHER
13%
12%
22–24
MASTER’S
BACCALAUREATE
BLACK OR
AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISPANIC
2,001–3,000
23%
TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
65%
ASIAN
11%
13%
25–34
35 AND OVER
BLACK OR
AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISPANIC
WHITE
58%
OTHER
Data sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2012–2013.
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CORE REVENUES PER STUDENT FTE
CORE EXPENSES PER STUDENT FTE
CIC INSTITUTIONS
19%
15%
52%
TUITION AND FEES
PRIVATE GIFTS
STATE AND LOCAL
APPROPRIATIONS
INVESTMENT RETURN
CIC INSTITUTIONS
17%
37%
18%
OTHER
GOVERNMENT
GRANTS AND
CONTRACTS
9%
16%
10%
1%
1%
INSTRUCTION
STUDENT SERVICES
RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC SERVICE
OTHER
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
3% 0%
CORE REVENUES PER STUDENT FTE
CORE EXPENSES PER STUDENT FTE
PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR
23%
TUITION AND FEES
PRIVATE GIFTS
STATE AND LOCAL
APPROPRIATIONS
INVESTMENT RETURN
36%
18%
3%
3%
17%
OTHER
GOVERNMENT
GRANTS AND
CONTRACTS
PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR
27%
8%
5%
INSTRUCTION
STUDENT SERVICES
RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC SERVICE
OTHER
31%
15%
9%
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
5%
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MEMBERS OF CIC (JUNE 2015)
CIC continues its steady membership growth and serves 662 independent colleges and universities, including liberal arts, comprehensive, four-year, two-year,
and international institutions. In addition, 88 national, state, and regional organizations are Affiliate or State Fund Members.
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS
ALABAMA
Birmingham-Southern College
Huntingdon College
Oakwood University
Samford University
Spring Hill College
Stillman College
Talladega College
Tuskegee University
ALASKA
Alaska Pacific University
ARIZONA
Prescott College
ARKANSAS
Holy Names University
La Sierra University
Marymount California University
Mills College
Mount Saint Mary’s University
National University
Notre Dame de Namur University
Pacific Oaks College
Pacific Union College
Point Loma Nazarene University
Scripps College
Simpson University
Thomas Aquinas College
University of La Verne
University of Redlands
Westmont College
Whittier College
William Jessup University
Woodbury University
Central Baptist College
Hendrix College
John Brown University
Lyon College
Philander Smith College
University of the Ozarks
COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
CONNECTICUT
Azusa Pacific University
Biola University
California Baptist University
California Lutheran University
Chapman University
Concordia University Irvine
Dominican University of California
Fresno Pacific University
Golden Gate University
Albertus Magnus College
Connecticut College
Goodwin College
Mitchell College
Sacred Heart University
Trinity College
University of Bridgeport
University of Saint Joseph
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Colorado Christian University
Colorado College
Naropa University
Regis University
University of Denver
DELAWARE
HAWAII
Wesley College
Wilmington University
Chaminade University of Honolulu
FLORIDA
Northwest Nazarene University
The College of Idaho
Beacon College
Bethune-Cookman University
Clearwater Christian College
Eckerd College
Flagler College
Florida Memorial University
Jacksonville University
Lynn University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Rollins College
Saint Leo University
Southeastern University
St. Thomas University
Stetson University
Warner University
GEORGIA
Agnes Scott College
Berry College
Brenau University
Clark Atlanta University
Covenant College
LaGrange College
Morehouse College
Oglethorpe University
Piedmont College
Spelman College
Thomas University
Wesleyan College
Young Harris College
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
Augustana College
Aurora University
Benedictine University
Blackburn College
Columbia College Chicago
Concordia University Chicago
DePaul University
Dominican University
Elmhurst College
Eureka College
Greenville College
Illinois College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Judson University
Knox College
Lewis University
Lincoln College
MacMurray College
McKendree University
Millikin University
Monmouth College
National-Louis University
North Central College
North Park University
Principia College
Quincy University
Rockford University
Saint Xavier University
Shimer College
Trinity Christian College
University of St. Francis
Wheaton College
INDIANA
Anderson University
Bethel College
Butler University
Calumet College of St. Joseph
DePauw University
Earlham College
Franklin College
Goshen College
Grace College and Seminary
Hanover College
Holy Cross College
Huntington University
Indiana Wesleyan University
Manchester University
Marian University
Saint Joseph’s College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary’s College
Taylor University
Trine University
University of Evansville
University of Indianapolis
University of Saint Francis
Valparaiso University
Wabash College
IOWA
Briar Cliff University
Buena Vista University
Central College
Clarke University
Coe College
Cornell College
Dordt College
Drake University
Graceland University
Grand View University
Grinnell College
Iowa Wesleyan College
Loras College
Luther College
Morningside College
Mount Mercy University
Northwestern College
Simpson College
St. Ambrose University
University of Dubuque
Upper Iowa University
Wartburg College
William Penn University
KANSAS
Baker University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Bethel College
Friends University
Kansas Wesleyan University
McPherson College
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Newman University
Ottawa University
Southwestern College
Sterling College
Tabor College
University of Saint Mary
KENTUCKY
Alice Lloyd College
Bellarmine University
Berea College
Brescia University
Campbellsville University
Centre College
Georgetown College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Lindsey Wilson College
Midway University
Saint Catharine College
Spalding University
Thomas More College
Transylvania University
Union College
University of Pikeville
University of the Cumberlands
LOUISIANA
Centenary College of Louisiana
Dillard University
Loyola University New Orleans
Our Lady of the Lake College
MAINE
Husson University
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Thomas College
Unity College
University of New England
MARYLAND
Capitol Technology University
Goucher College
Hood College
Loyola University Maryland
McDaniel College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
St. John’s College
Stevenson University
Washington Adventist University
MASSACHUSETTS
American International College
Anna Maria College
Assumption College
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Bay Path University
Becker College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Elms College
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Endicott College
Fisher College
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Lasell College
Lesley University
Merrimack College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Ida College
Nichols College
Pine Manor College
Regis College
Simmons College
Springfield College
Stonehill College
Suffolk University
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Western New England University
Wheaton College
Wheelock College
MICHIGAN
Adrian College
Albion College
Alma College
Andrews University
Aquinas College
Calvin College
Cornerstone University
Finlandia University
Hillsdale College
Hope College
Kalamazoo College
Madonna University
Marygrove College
Olivet College
Siena Heights University
Spring Arbor University
MINNESOTA
Augsburg College
Bethany Lutheran College
Bethel University
College of Saint Benedict
Concordia College
Concordia University-St. Paul
Crown College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Saint John’s University
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
St. Catherine University
St. Olaf College
The College of St. Scholastica
University of Northwestern-St. Paul
University of St. Thomas
MISSISSIPPI
Millsaps College
Rust College
Tougaloo College
MISSOURI
Avila University
Central Methodist University
Columbia College
Culver-Stockton College
Fontbonne University
Kansas City Art Institute
Lindenwood University
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Missouri Baptist University
Missouri Valley College
Park University
Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University
Stephens College
Webster University
Westminster College
William Jewell College
William Woods University
MONTANA
Carroll College
Rocky Mountain College
University of Great Falls
NEBRASKA
Bellevue University
College of Saint Mary
Doane College
Hastings College
Midland University
Nebraska Methodist College
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Union College
NEVADA
Sierra Nevada College
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Colby-Sawyer College
Franklin Pierce University
New England College
Rivier University
Saint Anselm College
Southern New Hampshire University
NEW JERSEY
Augustana University, SD
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Bloomfield College
Caldwell University
Centenary College
College of Saint Elizabeth
Drew University
Felician University
Georgian Court University
Monmouth University
Rider University
Saint Peter’s University
NEW MEXICO
St. John’s College
University of the Southwest
NEW YORK
Cazenovia College
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Concordia College
Daemen College
Dominican College
Dowling College
D’Youville College
Elmira College
Eugene Lang College The New School
for Liberal Arts
Hartwick College
Hilbert College
Houghton College
Ithaca College
Keuka College
Le Moyne College
Manhattanville College
Marymount Manhattan College
Medaille College
Mercy College
Molloy College
Mount Saint Mary College
Nyack College
Pace University
Paul Smith’s College
Roberts Wesleyan College
Siena College
St. Bonaventure University
St. John Fisher College
St. Joseph’s College
OHIO
OREGON
Corban University
George Fox University
Lewis & Clark College
Linfield College
Marylhurst University
Northwest Christian University
Pacific University
Warner Pacific College
Willamette University
Barton College
Belmont Abbey College
Bennett College
Brevard College
Catawba College
Chowan University
Gardner-Webb University
Greensboro College
Guilford College
High Point University
Johnson C. Smith University
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Livingstone College
Mars Hill University
Meredith College
Montreat College
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Pfeiffer University
Queens University of Charlotte
Saint Augustine’s University
Salem College
Shaw University
St. Andrews University
University of Mount Olive
Warren Wilson College
William Peace University
Wingate University
Antioch College
Ashland University
Baldwin Wallace University
Bluffton University
Capital University
Cedarville University
Defiance College
Denison University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Franklin University
Heidelberg University
Hiram College
John Carroll University
Kenyon College
Lake Erie College
Lourdes University
Malone University
Marietta College
Mount St. Joseph University
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Muskingum University
Notre Dame College
Oberlin College
Ohio Dominican University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Otterbein University
The College of Wooster
The University of Findlay
Tiffin University
University of Mount Union
University of Rio Grande
Urbana University
Ursuline College
Walsh University
Wilberforce University
Wilmington College
Wittenberg University
NORTH DAKOTA
OKLAHOMA
University of Jamestown
University of Mary
Oklahoma City University
Oral Roberts University
St. Lawrence University
St. Thomas Aquinas College
The College of New Rochelle
The College of Saint Rose
The King’s College
The Sage Colleges
Utica College
Wagner College
Wells College
NORTH CAROLINA
PENNSYLVANIA
Albright College
Allegheny College
Alvernia University
Arcadia University
Bryn Athyn College
Bucknell University
Cabrini College
Carlow University
Cedar Crest College
Chatham University
Chestnut Hill College
Delaware Valley University
DeSales University
Duquesne University
Eastern University
Elizabethtown College
Gannon University
Geneva College
Gettysburg College
Grove City College
Gwynedd Mercy University
Haverford College
Holy Family University
Immaculata University
Juniata College
Keystone College
King’s College
La Roche College
Lafayette College
Lebanon Valley College
Lycoming College
Marywood University
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Mercyhurst University
Messiah College
Misericordia University
Moravian College
Mount Aloysius College
Muhlenberg College
Neumann University
Point Park University
Robert Morris University
Rosemont College
Saint Francis University
Saint Vincent College
Seton Hill University
Swarthmore College
Thiel College
University of Scranton
Ursinus College
Washington & Jefferson College
Waynesburg University
Westminster College
Widener University
Wilkes University
Wilson College
York College of Pennsylvania
RHODE ISLAND
Roger Williams University
Salve Regina University
Southern Wesleyan University
Wofford College
SOUTH DAKOTA
Augustana University
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mount Marty College
University of Sioux Falls
TENNESSEE
Aquinas College
Bethel University
Carson-Newman University
Christian Brothers University
Fisk University
Freed-Hardeman University
King University
Lane College
Lee University
Lincoln Memorial University
Martin Methodist College
Maryville College
Milligan College
Rhodes College
Sewanee: The University of the South
Southern Adventist University
Tennessee Wesleyan College
Trevecca Nazarene University
Tusculum College
SOUTH CAROLINA
TEXAS
Anderson University
Charleston Southern University
Claflin University
Coker College
Columbia College
Converse College
Erskine College
Furman University
Limestone College
Morris College
Newberry College
Presbyterian College
Austin College
Baylor University
Concordia University Texas
Dallas Baptist University
East Texas Baptist University
Hardin-Simmons University
Huston-Tillotson University
Jarvis Christian College
McMurry University
Our Lady of the Lake University
Saint Mary’s University
Schreiner University
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Southwestern Adventist University
Southwestern University
St. Edward’s University
Texas Christian University
Texas College
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Wesleyan University
University of Dallas
University of St. Thomas
University of the Incarnate Word
Wayland Baptist University
Wiley College
UTAH
Westminster College
VERMONT
Bennington College
Burlington College
Champlain College
College of Saint Joseph
Goddard College
Landmark College
Marlboro College
Norwich University
Saint Michael’s College
Southern Vermont College
VIRGINIA
Averett University
Bluefield College
Bridgewater College
Eastern Mennonite University
Emory & Henry College
Ferrum College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hollins University
Lynchburg College
Mary Baldwin College
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
Regent University
Roanoke College
Shenandoah University
Southern Virginia University
Sweet Briar College
University of Richmond
Virginia Union University
Virginia Wesleyan College
Washington and Lee University
WASHINGTON
City University of Seattle
Gonzaga University
Heritage University
Pacific Lutheran University
Saint Martin’s University
Seattle Pacific University
University of Puget Sound
Whitman College
Whitworth University
WEST VIRGINIA
Alderson Broaddus University
Bethany College
Davis & Elkins College
Ohio Valley University
University of Charleston
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wheeling Jesuit University
WISCONSIN
Alverno College
Cardinal Stritch University
Carroll University
Carthage College
Concordia University Wisconsin
Edgewood College
Lakeland College
Marian University
Mount Mary University
Northland College
Ripon College
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family
St. Norbert College
Viterbo University
Wisconsin Lutheran College
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Ancilla College, IN
Cox College, MO
Dean College, MA
Hesston College, KS
Jacksonville College, TX
Louisburg College, NC
Maria College, NY
St. Augustine College, IL
Trocaire College, NY
Accreditation Council for Business Schools
and Programs, KS
American Academy of Religion, GA
American Council of Learned Societies, NY
American Councils for International Education, DC
American Historical Association, DC
American Student Assistance, MA
Appalachian College Association, KY
Associated Colleges of the Midwest, IL
Associated Colleges of the South, GA
Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, MN
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and
Talmudic Schools, NY
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, DC
Association of Independent California Colleges
and Universities
Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities of Nebraska
Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities of Ohio
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and
Universities, KY
Association of Reformed Colleges and
Universities, SD
Christian College Consortium, MA
Coalition for College Cost Savings, SC
Colleges of the Fenway, MA
Concordia University System, MO
Conference for Mercy Higher Education, MD
Council for Advancement and Support of
Education, DC
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, DC
Council of American Overseas Research Centers, DC
Council of Colleges and Universities of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), IL
Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia
Educational & Institutional Insurance
Administrators, Inc., IL
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS
Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
American College of Greece
American College of Thessaloniki, Greece
American University in Bulgaria
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
American University of Iraq
American University of Kuwait
American University of Nigeria
American University of Paris, France
American University of Sharjah, United
Arab Emirates
Booth University College, Canada
European Humanities University, Lithuania
Forman Christian College, Pakistan
Franklin University Switzerland
John Cabot University, Italy
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Newbold College of Higher Education,
United Kingdom
Philadelphia University-Jordan
Saint Monica University, Cameroon
Sistema CETYS Universidad, Mexico
EDUCAUSE, DC
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America, IL
Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges &
Universities, IL
Fielding Graduate University, CA
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, NY
Hollings Center for International Dialogue, DC
IDEA, KS
Iowa Association of Independent Colleges
and Universities
Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges,
Inc., PA
Lutheran Educational Conference of North
America, SD
Mennonite Education Agency, IN
Modern Language Association, NY
National Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities, DC
National Humanities Alliance, DC
National Institute for Technology in Liberal
Education, TX
National Student Clearinghouse, VA
Nazarene Colleges Council of Education, KS
New American Colleges and Universities, MA
North American Coalition for Christian
Admissions Professionals, IN
Online Consortium of Independent Colleges &
Universities, CO
Society for Classical Studies, PA
Society of Biblical Literature, GA
The Great Lakes Colleges Association, MI
The Phi Beta Kappa Society, DC
Tuition Plan Consortium/Private College 529 Plan, MO
United Methodist Church/General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry, TN
Women’s College Coalition, GA
Yes We Must Coalition, MA
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NEW MEMBERS IN 2014–2015
Antioch College, OH
Baylor University, TX
Bennett College, NC
Biola University, CA
College of Saint Joseph, VT
La Sierra University, CA
Landmark College, VT
Saint Catharine College, KY
Saint Louis University, MO
Suffolk University, MA
University of Denver, CO
University of Redlands, CA
Wheaton College, IL
Whitman College, WA
Wilberforce University, OH
Booth University College, Canada
European Humanities University, Lithuania
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Educational and Institutional Insurance
Administrators, Inc., IL
Lehigh Valley Association of Independent
Colleges, Inc., PA
NEW MEMBERS IN 2015–2016 (AS OF NOVEMBER 2015)
Campbell University, NC
College of the Ozarks, MO
Goldey-Beacom College, DE
LeTourneau University, TX
Life Pacific College, CA
Life University, GA
Newbury College, MA
Reinhardt University, GA
Saint Mary’s College of California
St. Louis College of Pharmacy, MO
Union University, TN
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, PR
University of the Pacific, CA
American University Duhok Kurdistan, Iraq
Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
Universidad de Tijuana, Mexico
Universidad Latina de América, Mexico
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AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Council on Library and Information
Resources, DC
Council on Undergraduate Research, DC
Project Pericles, NY
Tennessee Independent Colleges and
Universities Association
STATE FUND MEMBERS
Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities
Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities
Associated Colleges of Illinois
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
of Pennsylvania
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and
Universities
Florida Independent College Fund
Georgia Independent College Association
Independent College Fund of Maryland
Independent College Fund of New Jersey
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas
Foundation
Independent Colleges of Indiana
Independent Colleges of Washington
Independent Higher Education of Colorado Fund
Iowa College Foundation
Kansas Independent College Fund
Louisiana Independent College Foundation
Michigan Colleges Alliance
Minnesota Private College Fund
Missouri Colleges Fund
Nebraska Independent College Foundation
New Mexico Independent College Fund
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
North Dakota Independent College Fund
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities
Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
South Dakota Foundation of Independent Colleges
Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities
Association
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities
CIC STAFF AND SENIOR ADVISORS (NOVEMBER 2015)
CIC STAFF
Christoph M. Kunkel
Sherita C. Ashmon
Conference and Program Coordinator
Chief of Staff and Vice President for
Operations
Allison Blackburn
Lilia M. LaGesse
Director of Conferences
Sheila Cooper
Office Manager
Jacalyn Cox
Director of State Fund Programs
Christopher Dodds
Director of Digital Communications
and Strategy
Richard Ekman
President
Michelle L. Friedman
Director of Programs
Cecily Garber
Communications Officer and ACLS
Public Fellow
Stephen Gibson
Director of Programs
Harold V. Hartley III
Senior Vice President
Barbara Hetrick
Philip M. Katz
Director of Projects
Director of Print and Digital
Publications
Erin Mezgar
Development Manager
Paula M. Miller
Editor and Communications Manager
Ned Moore
Kathy Whatley
S. Georgia Nugent
Laura Wilcox
Frederik Ohles
Vice President for Annual Programs
Vice President for Communications
CIC ADVISORS
Roger Bowen
Senior Advisor and Director, Woodrow
Wilson Visiting Fellows Program
Michael G. Cartwright
Assistant Director, NetVUE
Executive Director of State Fund
Programs and CIC Vice President
Myrvin F. Christopherson
Cynthia Page
Edward J. Clark
Director of Finance
Leslie A. Rogers-Brown
Conference Manager
Kelsey A. Sherman
Staff Assistant to the President and the
Vanessa Taylor
Conference and Program Coordinator
Keith A. Wallace
Director of Administration
Kate Webber
Director of Membership Services
Senior Advisor, State Fund Programs
Senior Advisor and Director, Tuition
Exchange Program
David S. Cunningham
Director, NetVUE Scholarly Resources
Project
Senior Fellow
Senior Advisor, Presidential Vocation
and Institutional Mission Program
Judith T. Phair
Senior Advisor, Communications
Shirley J. Roels
Senior Advisor and Director, NetVUE
Mary Pat Seurkamp
Senior Advisor and Director, New
Presidents Program
Allen P. Splete
President Emeritus
Sanford J. Ungar
Senior Advisor, Seminar for New Senior
Leaders
Susan Barnes Whyte
Marylouise Fennell, RSM
Senior Counsel
Senior Advisor and Director,
Consortium on Digital Resources for
Teaching and Research
Barbara Gombach
Susanne Woods
Program Evaluator, NetVUE
Jonnie G. Guerra
Senior Advisor, Information Fluency
Workshops
Senior Advisor, Annual Programs
Richard T. Ingram
Senior Advisor, President-Board
Relations
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CONNECTING CAMPUSES
CIC connects campus leaders in various ways, including listservs, online communities, and task forces. There also are several ways to reach CIC.
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS
NETVUE
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 320
Washington, DC 20036-1142
Phone: (202) 466-7230 • Fax: (202) 466-7238
Email: cic@cic.nche.edu • Twitter: @CICnotes
Open only to chief academic officers at CIC member
institutions.
Open only to members of the Network for Vocation in
Undergraduate Education.
ADVANCEMENT
PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS
Open to development officers and staff at CIC member
institutions.
Open to the presidential assistant at each CIC
member institution.
CHAIRS
PRESIDENTIAL SPOUSES
Open to department and division chairs from CIC
member institutions.
Open to spouses and partners of current presidents of
CIC member institutions.
DATA
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Open to those at CIC member institutions interested
in discussing issues of data and institutional research.
Open to public relations officers and staff at CIC
DEANS
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Open to deans, associate provosts, and other academic
officers at CIC member institutions.
Open to student affairs officers and staff at CIC
FINANCE
TEP
Open to chief financial officers of CIC member
institutions.
Open only to Tuition Exchange Program liaisons at
CIC-TEP participating institutions.
WEBSITE
CIC’s website—www.cic.edu—is a rich resource
of information that draws substantial traffic each
year. Visit the site for news about CIC conferences
and programs, to view data and resources on the
effectiveness of independent higher education, to
download and order CIC publications, and for links
to member institutions and other sites on higher
education.
CIC LISTSERVS
Through listservs, CIC links a national network
of people who lead and staff private colleges and
universities. The service is free, and the listservs are
reserved exclusively for CIC member institutions. In
addition, several listservs are archived and offer online
document libraries. To join the discussion groups, visit
www.cic.edu/Listservs.
PRESIDENTS
Open only to current presidents of CIC member
institutions.
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APPENDIX
PRESIDENTIAL VOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL
MISSION 2014–2015 PARTICIPANTS
J. Blair Blackburn
Executive Vice President, Dallas Baptist University
Kimberly P. Blair
Vice President for Institutional Advancement,
Ferrum College
Carol M. Bresnahan
Rollins College
Scott Edward Bryant
University Chaplain and Vice President for Spiritual
Development, East Texas Baptist University
Melinda Cook
Vice President for Strategy and Planning and Chief of
Staff, Fisher College
Trina Dobberstein
Vice President for Student Affairs, Baldwin Wallace
University
Patricia Draves
University, University of Mount Union
Gigi A. Fansler
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lincoln College
Carl A. Girelli
College, Randolph College
Shah M. Hasan
Provost, Urbana University
Participants in the 2014–2015 Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program for prospective presidents and their
spouses or partners met for seminars in Stowe, Vermont (pictured), and in Peachtree City, Georgia.
Charlie T. McCormick
James H. Smith
Provost, University of the Southwest
David M. Timmerman
Vice President and General Counsel, Linfield College
Faculty, Monmouth College (IL)
Catharine O’Connell
Burton J. Webb
Gerard J. Rooney
2015 PRESIDENTS GOVERNANCE ACADEMY
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, PARTICIPANTS
John N. McKeegan
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mary Baldwin
College
Executive Vice President for Enrollment,
Advancement, and Planning, St. John Fisher College
Reed Sheard
Vice President for College Advancement and Chief
Information Officer, Westmont College
Gail Simmons
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Northwest
Nazarene University
Jeff Abernathy
President, Alma College
Roslyn Clark Artis
President, Florida Memorial University
Nancy H. Blattner
President, Caldwell University
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Francesco C. Cesareo
Mary Eileen O’Brien, OP
Lester C. Newman
Richard A. Creehan
Frederik Ohles
Robert A. Pastoor
President, Assumption College
President, Alderson Broaddus University
William C. Crothers
Interim President, Ashland University
Steven R. DiSalvo
President, Saint Anselm College
Sherilyn Emberton
President, Dominican College
President, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Kevin P. Quinn, SJ
President, University of Scranton
Steven E. Titus
President, Iowa Wesleyan College
President, Jarvis Christian College
President, Saint Joseph’s College (IN)
Melody Rose
President, Marylhurst University
Ed L. Schrader
President, Brenau University
Elizabeth J. Stroble
President, Huntington University
2015 PRESIDENTS GOVERNANCE ACADEMY
NAPA, CALIFORNIA, PARTICIPANTS
Judith Maxwell Greig
Niels-Erik A. Andreasen
President, Notre Dame de Namur University
President, Andrews University
COLLOQUIUM ON LEADERSHIP FOR CHIEF
ACADEMIC OFFICERS 2014 PARTICIPANTS
Douglas N. Hastad
Gordon Bietz
President, Southern Adventist University
Barbara Anderson
President, Carroll University
William J. Hynes
Steven M. Corey
President, Holy Names University
President, Olivet College
Lea A. Johnson
John Denning, CSC
President, Maria College
President, Stonehill College
Laurie M. Joyner
Pamela J. Gunter-Smith
President, Wittenberg University
President, York College of Pennsylvania
Howard Keim
Troy D. Hammond
President, Hesston College
President, North Central College
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs, North Carolina Wesleyan College
John C. Knapp
Logan C. Hampton
President, Lane College
J. Bradley Creed
President, Hope College
Richard Kriegbaum
Chris Kimball
President, Fresno Pacific University
Suzanne Mellon
Terry Kimbrow
President, Carlow University
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President, Central Baptist College
President, Webster University
Associate Dean of Academics, Central Methodist
University
Richard Ashbrook
Capital University
Allen Bedford
Dean of Academics and Faculty, Bryn Athyn College
Michael Brown
Provost and Executive Vice President, Samford University
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fuller
College, Becker College
Karen Kaivola
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Augsburg College
Paula McNutt
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean
of the College, Carroll College
Rick Ostrander
Provost, Cornerstone University
R. Richard Ray
Provost, Hope College
Caroline Simon
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Whitworth
University
Mary Elizabeth Stivers
Michael Tannenbaum
Hartwick College
Sandra Cassady
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Dean of the College of Health and Human Services,
Saint Ambrose University
Leslie Frere
Vice President for Student Development, Saint
Joseph’s College (TN)
Robert Graham
Grove City College
Bobby Hall
Executive Vice President and Provost, Wayland Baptist
University
Daniel Helwig
Dean of College Advancement, York College of
Pennsylvania
Stuart Jones
Paul Savory
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Nebraska
Methodist College
Cheryl Smith
General Counsel for the University, Western New
England University
Beth Triplett
Vice President for Enrollment Management, Clarke
University
Rachel Van Cleave
Dean of the School of Law, Golden Gate University
Scott Van Loo
Vice President for Enrollment Management and
Marketing, Ashland University
Wayne Webster
Vice President for Advancement, Ripon College
Provost, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Vice President for Enrollment Management, Trine
University
SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
2014–2015 PARTICIPANTS
Jane Wood
Lee King
Erik Ankerberg
Vice President for Institutional Advancement,
Assistant Provost and Professor of English, Wisconsin
Lutheran College
Daniel Wubah
Stefanie Niles
Krispin Barr
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, Hollins
University
Dean of Students, Salem College
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
2014–2015 PARTICIPANTS
Scott Ochander
Associate Vice President for Finance, Kenyon College
Helen Whippy
College, Westminster College (PA)
Provost, Washington and Lee University
Dominic Aquila
Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of
St. Thomas (TX)
Paul Bennion
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Special
Assistant to the President, The College of Idaho
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing,
Manchester University
Kenneth Paulli
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Siena College
Brenda Porter Poggendorf
Todd Burson
Adrienne Cooper
Associate Provost, Bethune-Cookman University
Katrina D’Aquin
Faculty, Bethany College (WV)
Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions
and Financial Aid, Roanoke College
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Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Huntington University
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Theater,
Albright College
Julia Matthews
Carl Trovall
Anne Ehrlich
Kathy Ogren
Peter Ubertaccio
Nathan Phinney
Timothy Ward
Del Doughty
Dean of Students, Woodbury University
Maria Garriga (Cari)
Professor and Department Chair of Foreign Languages,
Thomas More College
Luke Goble
Department Chair of Humanities, Warner Pacific College
Corday Goddard
Associate Dean for Student Development, St. Norbert
College
Darrin Good
Associate Provost and Dean of Sciences and
Education, Gustavus Adolphus College
Stacy Hammons
Associate Dean of the School of Social and Behavioral
Sciences and Business, Indiana Wesleyan University
Lisa Kirkpatrick
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University
of Redlands
Dean of the College of Theology, Arts, and Sciences,
Malone University
William Polik
Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry, Hope
College
Nakia Pope
Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching
and Learning and Quality Enhancement, Texas
Wesleyan University
Adam Porter
Associate Dean of the College, Illinois College
Peter Powers
Dean of the School of the Humanities, Messiah College
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean
of Students, St. Edward’s University
Beth Schwartz
Brooke Knight
Carmen Sidbury
Assistant Dean, Randolph College
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Visual
and Media Arts, Emerson College
Associate Provost for Research, Spelman College
Sunil Kukreja
Dean, College of Business, Butler University
Associate Academic Dean and Dean of Graduate
Studies, University of Puget Sound
Julie Luetschwager
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, and Director of
Nursing, Marian University (WI)
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Stephen Standifird
Mimi Steadman
Associate Vice President for Institutional
Effectiveness, Daemen College
Mark Stewart
Interim Dean, Graduate School of Education
and Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Willamette
University
Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Concordia
University Texas
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Political
Science, Stonehill College
Associate Dean of Sciences, Millsaps College
Sally Welch
Special Assistant to the President for New Program
Development, Marygrove College
AMERICAN HISTORY SEMINAR
2015 PARTICIPANTS
Thomas Carty
Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Springfield
College
Daphne Chamberlain
Assistant Professor of History, Tougaloo College
Wilson Chen
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature,
Benedictine University
Kevin Cole
Professor of English, University of Sioux Falls
Rhonda Collier
Associate Professor of English, Tuskegee University
Seth Cotlar
Professor of History, Willamette University
Ann Denkler
Associate Professor of History, Shenandoah University
Brian Dirck
Professor of History, Anderson University (IN)
Martha Eads
Yvette Piggush
Carina Evans Hoffpauir
Debra Rosenthal
Professor of Language and Literature, Eastern
Mennonite University
Assistant Professor of English, College of Saint
Benedict/Saint John’s University
Amanda Ogden Kellogg
Assistant Professor of English, LaGrange College
Alan Litsey
Associate Professor of English, John Carroll University
Professor of Theatre Arts, Birmingham-Southern
College
Jonathan Sarris
Judy Myers
Professor of History, DePaul University
Associate Professor of History, North Carolina
Wesleyan College
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance, Saint
Mary’s University of Minnesota
Jonathan Gates
Jené Schoenfeld
William Nesbitt
Assistant Professor of English, Southwestern
University
Thomas Foster
Professor of English, Nyack College
Rusty Hawkins
Associate Professor, John Wesley Honors College,
Indiana Wesleyan University
Reshmi Hebbar
Assistant Professor of English, Oglethorpe University
Andrea Hilkovitz
Assistant Professor of English, Mount Mary University
Jessie Janeshek
Assistant Professor of English, Bethany College (WV)
Lynne Jefferson
Associate Professor and Department Chair of English,
Saint Augustine’s University
Jennie Joiner
Associate Professor of English, Keuka College
Mary Alice Kirkpatrick
Assistant Professor of English, Furman University
Associate Professor of English, Kenyon College
Kelly Selby
Associate Professor of Humanities, Walsh University
Paul Robertson
ANCIENT GREECE IN THE MODERN CLASSROOM
SEMINAR 2015 PARTICIPANTS
Irina Rodimtseva
Patricia Bart
Associate Professor of English, Hillsdale College
Megan Burnett
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Bellarmine University
Kristin Czarnecki
Associate Professor of English, Georgetown College
Travis Derico
Visiting Assistant Professor of Bible and Religion,
Huntington University (IN)
Assistant Professor of English, Alderson
Broaddus University
Carrie Rohman
Associate Professor of English, Lafayette College
Robert Holschuh Simmons
Assistant Professor of Classics, Monmouth College (IL)
W. Lee Templeton
Associate Professor of English, North Carolina
Wesleyan College
Kathleen Walkner
Instructor of Humanities, Silver Lake College of the
Holy Family
Sheila Gordon
Richard Wolf-Spencer
Kevin McGruder
Assistant Professor of History, Antioch College
Tracy McKenzie
Mitchell Harris
Assistant Professor of Humanities, Colby-Sawyer College
Associate Professor of English, Berea College
Kate Egerton
Associate Professor of Performing Arts,
Professor of History, Wheaton College (IL)
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies,
Beacon College
Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts,
Associate Professor of English, Augustana
University (SD)
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TEACHING EUROPEAN ART IN CONTEXT SEMINAR
2015 PARTICIPANTS
Sherman Reed Anderson
Associate Professor of Liberal Arts, Kansas City
Art Institute
Christiane Andersson
Professor of Art and Art History, Bucknell University
Karen Bowdoin
Assistant Professor of Art and Design, George Fox
University
Allison Connolly
Associate Professor of French, Centre College
Matt Drissell
Associate Professor of Art and Design, Dordt College
Kate Elliott
Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts,
Luther College
Eduardo Febles
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and
Literatures, Simmons College
Preston Lawing
Associate Professor of Art and Design, Saint Mary’s
University of Minnesota
Susan Lee
Associate Professor of Art, Concordia College (MN)
Michael Mackenzie
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, DePauw
University
Rachel Merrill-Schwaller
Assistant Professor of Art, Grand View University
Christina Penn-Goetsch
Professor of Art History, Cornell College (IA)
Mary Robinson
Associate Professor of History, Geography, and
Political Science, Lourdes University
Peter Schmunk
T.R. Garrison Professor of Humanities, Department of
Art History, Wofford College
Stephen Shapiro
Faculty of the Isabelle Kaplan Center for Languages
and Cultures, Bennington College
Tim Smith
Professor of Art, Lindsey Wilson College
Laura Watts Sommer
Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts,
Daemen College
Abigail Susik
Assistant Professor of Art History, Willamette
University
Jessica Thurlow
Associate Professor of Art History, Aurora University
Maria Traub
Associate Professor of Modern Languages,
Neumann University
Kayla Walker Edin
Assistant Professor of Humane Learning,
Milligan College
Candace Weddle
Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Anderson
University (SC)
Leanne Zalewski
Assistant Professor of Art, Randolph College
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TEACHING INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING SEMINAR
2015 CHESTNUT HILL PARTICIPANTS
Paul Anders
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and
Philosophy, Mount Marty College
Rose Aslan
Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran
University
Elliott Bazzano
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies,
Le Moyne College
Clifford Cain
Professor of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious
Studies, Westminster College (MO)
John Foster
Associate Professor of Communication, Language, and
Literature, Coker College
June-Ann Greeley
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies,
Sacred Heart University
Hans Gustafson
Associate Director, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith
Learning, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s
University
Suzanne Henderson
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion,
Queens University of Charlotte
Jeremy Hustwit
Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy,
Slavica Jakelic
Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Thought,
Valparaiso University
Justin Klassen
Adam Pryor
Janice Thompson
Timothy Parker
Nicholas Rademacher
Craig Tyson
Annette Pelletier
Nathan Rein
Jennifer Veninga
Martha Stortz
David von Schlichten
Assistant Professor of Theology, Bellarmine University
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Art, Norwich
University
Instructor of Theology, Immaculata University
John Pennington
Professor of Music, Augustana University (SD)
Louise Prochaska
Professor of Theology, Philosophy, and Women’s
Studies, Notre Dame College (OH)
Assistant Professor of Religion, Bethany College (KS)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Cabrini
College
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious
Studies, Ursinus College
Professor of Religion, Augsburg College
Margarita Suarez
Associate Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies,
Meredith College
Associate Professor of Theology, King’s College
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, D’Youville
College
Assistant Professor of Theological and Religious
Studies, St. Edward’s University
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Theology,
Seton Hill University
Victoria Williams
Associate Professor of Political Science, Alvernia
University
TEACHING INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING
SEMINAR 2015 CHICAGO PARTICIPANTS
Adrienne Ambrose
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of
the Incarnate Word
Michael Bathgate
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Saint Xavier
University
Maeve Callan
Assistant Professor of Religion, Simpson College
Karen Chaney
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Ethics,
Olivet College
Melissa Chastain
Associate Professor of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Spalding University
Amy Cottrill
CIC and Interfaith Youth Core’s multidisciplinary Teaching Interfaith Understanding seminars help faculty members strengthen
and develop related courses and resources.
Associate Professor of Religion, Birmingham-Southern
College
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Sarita E. Brown
Joan Crist
Caryn Riswold
Giovanna Czander
Ami Shah
Mark Hanshaw
Judith Thorn
Professor of Biological Sciences, Knox College
Vice President and Senior Advisor to CEO, Lumina
Foundation for Education
Michael Utzinger
Michelle Asha Cooper
David Vila
Ron Filipowicz
Maureen Walsh
David Finegold
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Calumet
College of St. Joseph
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Dominican
College (NY)
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Texas
Wesleyan University
Andrew Hill
Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies,
Wheaton College (IL)
Joshua Hollmann
Assistant Professor of Religion, Concordia College (NY)
Anita Houck
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Saint Mary’s
College (IN)
Melinda Krokus
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Marywood
University
Michael Latzer
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Gannon University
Jason Mahn
Associate Professor of Religion, Augustana University (IL)
Rebecca Meier-Rao
Lecturer of Religious Studies, Edgewood College
Kevin Minister
Professor of Religion and Gender and Women’s
Studies, Illinois College
Assistant Professor of Global Studies, Pacific Lutheran
University
Professor of Religion, Hampden-Sydney College
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, John Brown
University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious
Studies, Rockhurst University
President, Excelencia in Education
Cathy Burack
Senior Fellow for Higher Education, Brandeis
University
Samuel Cargile
President, Institute for Higher Education Policy
Director of Senior College Relations, Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society
Chief Academic Officer, American Honors, Inc.
Emily R. Froimson
Jane Webster
Vice President of Programs, Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER PROJECT
PLANNING MEETING PARTICIPANTS
Karen Gross
Thomas Bailey
Alfred Herrera
Professor of Humanities, Barton College
Director of the Community College Research Center,
Teachers College, Columbia University
David Baime
Senior Vice President for Government Relations and
Policy Analysis, American Association of Community
Colleges
President, Southern Vermont College
Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Partnerships
and Director of the Center for Community College
Partnerships, University of California at Los Angeles
Sharon D. Herzberger
President, Whittier College
Amanda R. Hodges
Assistant Professor of Religion, Shenandoah
University
Susanna L. Baxter
President, Georgia Independent College Association
Assistant Dean of Student Success and Enrollment
Management, College of the Albemarle
Sara Patterson
George Boggs
Katherine Hughes
Associate Professor of Theological Studies, Hanover
College
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President Emeritus, American Association of
Community Colleges
Executive Director, Community College and Higher
Education Initiatives, The College Board
Bonita Jacobs
Chera D. Reid
Stan Jones
Rod Risley
President, University of North Georgia
President, Complete College America
Pamela Lee Kadirifu
Program Officer, Kresge Foundation
Executive Director and CEO, Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society
Director of Transfer Admission and the Adult
Enrollment Center, DePaul University
Arthur J. Rothkopf
Richard Kahlenberg
Eileen Strempel
Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
Marcus Kolb
Chair, Edvance Foundation
Assistant Vice President for Academic Advancement,
Syracuse University
Assistant Vice President of Academic Policy and
Assessment, Ivy Tech Community College
Carl J. Strikwerda
Janet L. Marling
Pamela Tate
Brian C. Mitchell
Robert G. Templin, Jr.
Joseph B. Moore
A. Hope Williams
Executive Director, National Institute for the Study of
Transfer Students
Director, Edvance Foundation
President, Lesley University
Gloria Nemerowicz
Founder and President, Yes We Must Coalition
Lawrence A. Nespoli
President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges
Becky Wai-Ling Packard
Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Psychology
and Education, Mount Holyoke College
Lynn Pasquerella
President, Mount Holyoke College
Claude O. Pressnell
President, Tennessee Independent Colleges and
Universities Association
President, Elizabethtown College
President and CEO, Council for Adult and
Experiential Learning
President, Northern Virginia Community College
Universities
J.B. Wilson
President, Independent College Fund of New Jersey
CONSORTIUM FOR ONLINE HUMANITIES
INSTRUCTION PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
Augustana University (SD)
Bethune-Cookman University
Bucknell University
Concordia College (MN)
Connecticut College/Trinity College
Gordon College
Hiram College
Lesley University
McDaniel College
Moravian College
Otterbein University
Park University
Saint Vincent College
Sweet Briar College
University of St. Francis (IL)
Wartburg College
CONSORTIUM ON DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR
TEACHING AND RESEARCH PARTICIPATING
INSTITUTIONS
Albright College
Allegheny College
Bennington College
Caldwell University
Campbellsville University
Central Methodist University
Chatham University
Coker College
Elmhurst College
Gannon University
Gettysburg College
Guilford College
Hartwick College
Hollins University
Hope College
Illinois College
Keuka College
Limestone College
Linfield College
Martin Methodist College
Misericordia University
Moravian College
Muhlenberg College
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Ottawa University
Presbyterian College
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Roanoke College
Rosemont College
Saint Mary’s College (IN)
St. Thomas University (FL)
Tuskegee University
University of Saint Mary (KS)
Washington and Lee University
Wheaton College (MA)
Wilson College
Wofford College
INFORMATION FLUENCY IN THE DISCIPLINES
2015 PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
Alvernia University
Anderson University
Barton College
Bethany College (WV)
Bridgewater College
Buena Vista University
Butler University
Doane College
Ferrum College
Gannon University
Judson University (IL)
Mount Saint Mary’s University (CA)
Tusculum College
University of the Incarnate Word
Ursinus College
Viterbo University
WOODROW WILSON VISITING FELLOWS
2014–2015 HOST INSTITUTIONS
Albright College
Art Center College of Design
Benedictine University (IL)
Carleton College
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Carthage College
Cleveland Institute of Art
College of the Atlantic
Concordia University Irvine
Edgewood College
Elon University
Furman University
Gannon University
Illinois College
Lafayette College
Lebanon Valley College
Linfield College
McKendree University
Mitchell College
Mount Ida College
Mount St. Joseph University
Muhlenberg College
Notre Dame College
Radford University
Samford University
Scripps College
Southwestern College
Stonehill College
The University of Findlay
Transylvania University
Troy University
University of Redlands
University of Saint Joseph
University of Saint Mary (KS)
Webster University
Wingate University
Wofford College
NETVUE SCHOLARLY RESOURCES PROJECT
SEMINAR ONE PARTICIPANTS
Quincy D. Brown
Vice President for Spiritual Life and Church Relations,
LaGrange College
William T. Cavanaugh
Senior Research Professor, DePaul University
Douglas V. Henry
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Baylor University
Thomas Albert Howard
Director of the Center for Faith and Inquiry and
Professor of History, Gordon College
Kathryn A. Kleinhans
Professor of Religion, Wartburg College
Charles R. Pinches
Professor and Chair of the Department of Theology,
University of Scranton
Darby K. Ray
Donald W. and Ann M. Howard Professor of Civic
Engagement, Bates College
Caryn D. Riswold
Associate Professor of Religion and Chair of Gender
and Women’s Studies, Illinois College
C. Hannah Schell
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Monmouth
College (IL)
Paul J. Wadell
Professor of Religious Studies, St. Norbert College
Stephen H. Webb
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Wabash College
Cynthia A. Wells
Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Director
of the Ernest L. Boyer Center, Messiah College
NETVUE SCHOLARLY RESOURCES PROJECT
SEMINAR TWO PARTICIPANTS
Jeff Brown
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University
Shirley H. Showalter
President Emerita, Goshen College
NETVUE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS ROUND THREE RECIPIENTS
Jason Mahn
Aurora University
Barton College
Concordia University Chicago
Eureka College
Hiram College
King University (TN)
LaGrange College
Le Moyne College
Mount Mercy University
North Central College
Notre Dame College (OH)
Regis University (CO)
Roberts Wesleyan College
Saint Peter’s University
Southern Adventist University
Spring Hill College
Stillman College
Wagner College
Westmont College
Wheaton College (IL)
Wittenberg University
Margaret E. Mohrmann
NETVUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AWARDS 2015 RECIPIENTS
Michael E. Cafferky
Professor of Business and Management, Southern
Adventist University
Celia Deane-Drummond
Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame (IN)
Mark U. Edwards, Jr.
Advisory Member of the Faculty of Divinity and
Senior Advisor to the Dean, Harvard University
Divinity School
Christine M. Fletcher
Associate Professor of Theology, Benedictine
University (IL)
Catherine Fobes
Associate Professor of Sociology, Alma College
David Fuentes
Professor of Music, Calvin College
Associate Professor in Religion, Augustana College (IL)
Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Professor of
Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Jerome M. Organ
Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas (MN)
Mark R. Schwehn
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Professor of Humanities, Valparaiso
University
Avila University
Bethany College (KS)
Bluffton University
Calvin College
Carthage College
Catawba College
Columbia College (SC)
Earlham College
Edgewood College
Elmhurst College
Malone University
Northwest Christian University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pfeiffer University
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Trinity Christian College
University of Saint Francis (IN)
Warren Wilson College
Wartburg College
NETVUE CHAPLAINCY IMPLEMENTATION
GRANT RECIPIENTS
Allegheny College
Alvernia University
Ashland University
Assumption College
Augsburg College
Augustana College (IL)
Augustana University (SD)
Benedictine University (IL)
Capital University (OH)
Concordia College (MN)
Fairfield University
Georgian Court University
Hope College
Luther College
Marian University (IN)
Messiah College
Monmouth College (IL)
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan University
University of Indianapolis
Ursinus College
Wesleyan College (GA)
Westminster College (PA)
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PROJECT ON THE FUTURE OF INDEPENDENT
HIGHER EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEE
Chris Kimball (Chair)
Steven C. Bahls
President, Augustana College (IL)
Ronald L. Carter
President, Johnson C. Smith University
Roger N. Casey
President, McDaniel College
Jeffrey R. Docking
President, Adrian College
Margaret L. Drugovich
President, Hartwick College
Elizabeth A. Fleming
President, Converse College
John McCardell
President and Vice Chancellor, Sewanee: The
University of the South
Kevin M. Ross
President, Lynn University
Ed L. Schrader
President, Brenau University
Elizabeth J. Stroble
President, Webster University
Henry N. Tisdale
President, Claflin University
Edwin H. Welch
President, University of Charleston (WV)
John S. Wilson
President, Morehouse College
Cynthia Zane
Thomas F. Flynn
Christopher B. Howard
CIC/NEW YORK TIMES PARTNERSHIP IN
EDUCATION 2015 PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
President, Alvernia University
President, Hampden-Sydney College
Todd S. Hutton
President, Utica College
Walter M. Kimbrough
President, Dillard University
Larry D. Large
President, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges
and Universities
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Mary B. Marcy
President, Dominican University of California
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Allegheny College
Alma College
American International College
Assumption College
Baldwin Wallace University
Bay Path University
Berry College
Birmingham-Southern College
Burlington College
Capital University
Central College
Chapman University
Colby-Sawyer College
Curry College
Drake University
Duquesne University
Edgewood College
Elms College
Fisher College
Franklin Pierce University
Fresno Pacific University
George Fox University
Gettysburg College
Goddard College
Goucher College
Heidelberg University
Husson University
John Carroll University
Kalamazoo College
Kenyon College
Loyola University Maryland
New England College
McDaniel College
Norwich University
Oberlin College
Rivier University
Rollins College
Salve Regina University
Scripps College
Seattle Pacific University
Southern New Hampshire University
Southern Vermont College
Spelman College
St. Andrews University
St. Norbert College
Swarthmore College
Thomas College (ME)
Tiffin University
Union College (KY)
University of New England
Wabash College
Wesley College
Westminster College (UT)
Whittier College
Willamette University
INSTITUTIONS FEATURED
DePauw University, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COVER
Cardinal Stritch University, WI . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mount St. Mary’s University, MD . . . . . . . COVER
Mount Aloysius College, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Georgian Court University, NJ . . . . . . . . . COVER
Adrian College, MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
College Of Mount
Saint Vincent, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . INSIDE COVER
Austin College, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Keuka College, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Holy Family University, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notre Dame College, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Woodbury University, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Columbia College, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Oberlin College, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
LaGrange College, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Corban University, OR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Naropa University, CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, MA . . . . . . . . 18
Grace College And Seminary, IN . . . . . . . . . . 22
St. Thomas Aquinas College, NY . . . . . . . . . . 22
University Of Redlands, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Linfield College, OR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fisher College, MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wesley College, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Burlington College, VT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Tabor College, KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Marietta College, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pine Manor College, MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Central Methodist University, MO . . . . . . . . . 40
Misericordia University, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Edgewood College, WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dominican College, NY . . . . INSIDE BACK COVER
Finlandia University, MI . . . . . . . . BACK COVER
Concordia College, NY . . . . . . . . . BACK COVER
Tuskegee University, AL . . . . . . . . BACK COVER
Claflin University, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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