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  • UNL's Athletic Director--"Committee on Institutional Cooperation a Big Asset"

    May 20, 2013
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Director of Athletics, Shawn Eichorst recently visited CIC headquarters with UNL's Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ellen Weissinger.
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  • CIC in the News: The NJ Star-Ledger on the Advantages of Membership

    May 08, 2013
    As outlined in a recent Star-Ledger article, Rutgers University students, faculty, and staff are poised to maximize their place as one of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's newest members.
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  • The Benefits of Membership: The Washington Post Focuses on University of Maryland's Entrance into the CIC

    May 07, 2013
    As outlined in The Washington Post, University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff are poised to reap the benefits of joining the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
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  • Research Matters: UMD Talk Show Focuses on the CIC

    Apr 25, 2013
    CIC Executive Director, Barbara McFadden Allen, joined UMD's Senior Vice President and Provost, Mary Ann Rankin, along with UMD Dean of Libraries, Patricia Steele, to talk about the many opportunities for collaboration between UMD and the member universities of the CIC.
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  • Karen Hanson Named Chair of CIC

    Apr 18, 2013
    Karen Hanson, the University of Minnesota’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, has been named Chair of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
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  • Insight and Expertise at CIC's ALP Spring Seminar

    Apr 10, 2013
    With a focus on "Money Management and Strategies in Higher Education," the CIC ALP Spring Seminar was held at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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  • Out-of-Copyright but No Longer Out-of-SIght

    Mar 28, 2013
    OSU Libraries have begun sending their collection's out-of-print books to the Google Books Library Project for scanning.
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  • CIC's Karen Partlow Leading Key Initiatives

    Mar 28, 2013
    CIC Executive Director, Barbara McFadden Allen announced that Karen Partlow is now a Senior Associate Director of the consortium.
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  • Collaboration Works: CIC Annual Report 2011-12 now available

    Mar 12, 2013
    CIC's latest Annual Report explores the impact of our joint efforts across the breadth of member universities and higher education.
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  • CIC's CLI Teams Up With Springer to Bring Publishers and Early-Career Librarians Together

    Mar 07, 2013
    The Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Springer Science+Business Media held their first-ever publishing symposium at University of Chicago's Gleacher Center March 7, 2013.
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  • CLI eNews Now Available

    Mar 05, 2013
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  • CIC's UBorrow Program in the News

    Feb 18, 2013
    Library Journal's InfoDocket picked up a University of Chicago article on the efficiency and popularity of the CIC's UBorrow program.
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  • CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Awards Announced

    Feb 06, 2013
    The CIC is proud to announce the 2013 CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship awardees. Fellowships are offered by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for graduate students to conduct research in association with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff, and to utilize the resources of the Institution...
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  • December CIC eNewsletter Now Available

    Dec 19, 2012
    It's been a busy time at the CIC! Among other projects, the collective efforts of CIC universities furthered the conversation on global higher education needs, made more resources available to library patrons, and partnered with the ACM on a Mellon...
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  • CIC Welcomes Rutgers University and University of Maryland

    Dec 05, 2012
    On December 2, 2012, the University of Maryland and Rutgers University accepted invitations of membership into the CIC. Maryland and Rutgers will enter the CIC on July 1, 2013. In collaboration with our colleagues from Rutgers University and the University...
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  • From the Midwest to the World: CIC International Initiatives' Continued Momentum

    Nov 12, 2012
    Building on the hugely successful co-hosting of the 5th Global University Summit, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation has continued to increase the impact of its international efforts. With leadership from Senior International Officers (SIOs), CIC member universities have increased support...
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  • CIC Job Posting: Visiting Project Manager at CIC's Center for Library Initiatives

    Nov 07, 2012
    The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) is seeking a Visiting Project Manager for the Center for Library Initiatives (CLI). This full-time academic professional will provide ongoing management, assessment, and communication for two major CIC initiatives: mass digitization of U.S. federal...
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  • CIC CIOs Offer Analysis and Advice on MOOCs

    Nov 06, 2012
    Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are making headlines and building momentum across the world of higher education. In their recent briefing paper, “Is this Time Different? Questions for MOOCs and Online Learning Beyond 2012,” the CIC Chief Information Officers give...
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  • New Agreement Brings Brazil's Best Students to CIC Universities

    Nov 05, 2012
    UMN's Molly Portz and Michael Anderson; CIC Executive Director Barbara McFadden Allen; Brazilian Minister of Education, Leonardo Barchini; William Brustein of OSU; Wolfgang Schlor of UI, and Karen Partlow of the CIC CIC universities soon will be welcoming more students...
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  • Think Summer 2013: CIC Summer Research Opportunities Program Accepting Applications Starting November 1, 2012

    Oct 29, 2012
    The Committee on Institutional Cooperation is pleased announce that the CIC Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) will be accepting applications November 1, 2012 – February 10, 2013. With 26 years of collaboration, the CIC Summer Research Opportunities Program has set...
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