Sessions

Smart university leaders are thinking differently about what it means to be sustainable today. Aligning enrollment and academic goals with fundraising priorities can open compelling and modern investment opportunities for supporters that will benefit the university for years to come. During this session, enrollment and advancement leaders will share how to align academic planning, strategic […]

This practical session will focus on academic program review and prioritization, setting up graduate or other new programs, programming for financial sustainability, and effective program discontinuation.

This session will provide strategies for hiring and retaining quality faculty. Resources will be provided to strengthen the search process and to ensure a diverse applicant pool. Best practices in onboarding, mentoring, and supporting faculty will be shared. The session will also address how to overcome barriers and challenges in hiring diverse faculty.

As faculty work has changed over time, and the need for change in higher education has accelerated, the idea/perception that faculty members have “summers off” is no longer a reality (if it ever was). The flexibility on how faculty and academic affairs staff choose to engage with the institution throughout the summer is changing: Increasing numbers […]

The meetings will follow an open mic format. The sessions are designed to allow participants to meet within groups based on their campus roles. The idea is to allow for an exchange of ideas and sharing of concerns and solutions that are specific to each role. These gatherings will be led by conveners who serve […]

In this inclusive event, women and those interested in issues related to women in higher education are invited to join discussion groups on current issues. Featured Speaker Donna Carroll, Executive Director, Association of Catholic College and Universities Donna M. Carroll joined the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) in September 2023 as executive director. […]

Boxed lunches will be provided for all Institute participants.

It is so often heard in faculty or board meetings: “We are the best kept secret.” “If only we could do a better job telling our story.” Institutional leaders are eager to learn how to organize, resource, and measure marketing efforts, which they expect will lead to institutional awareness and greater success in reaching institutional goals. However, such comments reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of marketing’s full strategic purpose, or how it is effectively deployed in higher education.

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Every institution has stories to tell about its origin and its history—and some of those stories are painful, potentially shameful when viewed through a contemporary lens, or at least out of touch with the institution’s current reality. During the past few years, CIC has developed several grant programs designed to help member institutions rethink, reframe, […]