Highlights and Fast Facts from CIC Institutes

Leaders from CIC member institutions and affiliate organizations gathered in January for the 2025 Presidents Institute in San Antonio, TX, and in November for the 2024 Institute for Chief Academic Officers and Their Teams in Portland, OR. Participants engaged in timely and practical discussions on the future of higher education and the essential role it plays in a time of great change.

Both Institutes provided an opportunity for participants to think creatively in community and return to their campuses with new inspiration, innovative solutions, and deeper professional relationships.

Institute Fast Facts

Presidents Institute

Institute for Chief Academic Officers and Their Teams

Most Popular Sessions (According to Guidebook)

Presidents Institute

1. Plenary Session: Breaking the Spell of High Conflict
2. Plenary Session: Building Partnerships between Campus and Community
3. Plenary Session: Campus, Community, and Free Expression
4. Plenary Session: The Policy Agenda for Independent Higher Education
5. Concurrent Session: Understanding the Election Results and the Economic Implications for Higher Education
6. Case Study Session: Faculty and Staff High Conflict
7. Information Session: Student Belonging in a New Era
8. Women Presidents Meeting and Lunch
9. Case Study Session: Alumni and Donors High Conflict
10. Concurrent Session: AI Applications for Campus Administration
11. Concurrent Session: Creating a Resilient Presidency
12. Concurrent Session: Mergers and Partnerships Best Practices
13. Concurrent Session: Data as Fuel for More Confident, Dynamic, and Distributed Leadership
14. Concurrent Session: Building and Keeping Executive Teams
15. Concurrent Session: Legal Issues that Keep Presidents Up at Night

Institute for Chief Academic Officers with Chief Advancement and Chief Communication and Marketing Officers

1. Plenary Session: AI and Academia: Leading the Charge in an Era of Educational (R)Evolution
2. Plenary Session: Partnering for Good: Prison Education and the Potential for Transformation
3. Problem-Solving Open Forum
4. Information Session: Launch New Programs and Increase Access to In-Demand Courses and Certifications Through a Collaborative Network
5. Gathering and Discussion Group for Women Administrators
6. Interactive Seminar: Riding the AI Wave: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the Liberal Arts
7. Concurrent Session: Innovation on a Shoestring
8. Concurrent Session: Academic Reorganization: How Strategy Drives Structure
9. Plenary Session: Telling Our Stories: The Impact of Independent Colleges/Universities
10. Concurrent Session: Incentivizing, Acknowledging, and Rewarding Faculty Excellence
11. Concurrent Session: Academic Leadership Through Transition
12. Concurrent Session: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence Ethically and Effectively
13. Concurrent Session: Navigating Difficult Conversations with Confidence and Care
14. Interactive Seminar: Bridging Academic Mission with Market Demands
15. Interactive Seminar: Sustaining Ourselves and Strengthening Our Organizations