CIC’s New Presidents Program provides the need-to-know tools and wise counsel that keep a young presidency on a smooth course. The agenda focuses on the practical needs and resources to help participants avoid early pitfalls while capitalizing on the opportunities that the first year represents. Annually refreshed, topics commonly include innovative and strategic leadership, financial fundamentals and strategies, creating an engaged and inclusive environment, enrollment and marketing, board relations, institutional advancement, perspectives on critical leadership issues, and sharing reflections. Ample opportunities for informal conversations allow participants to get to know each other as well as the more seasoned presidents, who serve as faculty mentors, to build a network of peers.
2026 New Presidents Program
The 2026 New Presidents Program is January 3–4 at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL.
New Presidents Resources
Campus leadership support and development is a key CIC priority. View a growing list of resources primarily intended for first-time presidents of a CIC type college and university.
View resources for new presidents.
Past Programs
2025 New Presidents Program
January 3–4, 2024
San Antonio, TX
2024 New Presidents Program
January 3–4, 2024
Hollywood, FL
2023 New Presidents Program
January 3–4, 2023
San Francisco, CA