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Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Consortium: A Strategic Force for Innovation and Collaboration

Oct 21, 2024, 13:42 PM

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Consortium is transforming how universities manage purchasing and procurement. By harnessing the collective strength of these world-class universities, the consortium delivers strategic benefits that drive cost savings, foster innovation, and promote inclusivity across campuses.
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Big Ten Academic Alliance Welcomes UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington

Aug 2, 2024, 11:02 AM

The Big Ten Academic Alliance is excited to welcome the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Oregon, and the University of Washington into the nation's premier consortium of leading research universities. For over 65 years, the world-class institutions of the Big Ten have advanced their academic missions, generated unique opportunities for students and faculty, and served the common good by sharing expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs.
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Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Institute Shapes Future Leaders in Higher Education

Jul 30, 2024, 10:08 AM

The Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Group of the Big Ten Academic Alliance is much more than the cherished peer network of the individuals who lead faculty affairs and development offices across the Big Ten universities. The VPFA Group also creates and delivers the Alliance’s highly regarded and often-emulated portfolio of academic leadership programs.
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Academic Leadership Program Welcomes 33rd Cohort

Oct 11, 2022, 11:19 AM

The Big Ten Academic Alliance is excited to announce the kickoff of the 2022-2023 Academic Leadership Program. This nationally recognized leadership initiative has produced more than 1,500 fellows, many of whom have gone on to serve with distinction as college presidents, provosts, and deans.
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Katherine Galvin Named New Big Ten Academic Alliance Director of Programs

Dec 1, 2016, 12:04 PM

The Big Ten Academic Alliance is delighted to announce that Katherine Galvin has been appointed as the Director of Programs, effective January 3, 2017.
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Big Ten Academic Alliance's Professorial Advancement Initiative Featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education

Sep 12, 2016, 12:33 PM

The Chronicle of Higher Education's Wider Spectrum series has highlighted the transformational work of the Big Ten Academic Alliance's Professorial Advancement initiative
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The Power of the Collective: CIC Annual Report Now Available

Mar 10, 2016, 11:42 AM

The newly released CIC Annual Report details the collective power and progress of this enterprise, highlighting the Health Equities initiative between the state Departments of Health and the member schools; faculty collaborations in theater, music education, and business; and data on the economic impact of the scientific workforce and funded research being done across the campuses.
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Penn State Programs Ranked #1 for Veterans

Oct 2, 2015, 13:53 PM

This year, Penn State welcomes the third annual meeting of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Military and Veterans Services Peer Group to University Park to share best practices and current developments at their respective schools.
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University of Maryland Embraces Opportunities Offered by CIC Membership

Apr 10, 2014, 11:17 AM

University of Maryland has maximized its first year in the CIC.
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The CIC Welcomes Monsters University to Membership

Apr 1, 2014, 00:00 AM

Monsters University has become a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, effective April 1, 2014. Founded in 1313, MU is a private, pan-educational university with over 12,000 undergraduates, located two hours from downtown Monstropolis.
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"Together We Work. Together It Works." CIC Annual Report 2012-2013 Now Available Online

Feb 10, 2014, 14:02 PM

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 Barbara McFadden Allen on Successful Partnership-Building in Higher Ed

Feb 5, 2014, 13:59 PM

In this article, Allen distills key best practices that have emerged out of the CIC's test bed for coordinated action, including Four Steps for Entering into Partnerships, Four Reasons to Partner, and Where to Partner.
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Connections, Collaborations, and Opportunities Abound for New CIC Member University

Sep 5, 2013, 11:15 AM

Access to library resources, leadership development programs, and increased Study Abroad opportunities are some of the early benefits to membership in the CIC, as outlined in a recent article in the University of Maryland's student newspaper, The Diamondback.
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Research Matters: UMD Talk Show Focuses on the CIC

Apr 25, 2013, 11:49 AM

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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Insight and Expertise at CIC's ALP Spring Seminar

Apr 10, 2013, 13:35 PM

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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2010-11 Academic Leadership Program Kicks Off in Madison

Oct 14, 2010, 05:00 AM

The 2010-11 Academic Leadership Program Fellows will convene for the program's first seminar Oct. 14-16 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Fluno Center For Executive Education. The CIC’s signature professional development opportunity, ALP consists of three intensive three-day seminars which rotate...
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Annual Leadership Development Event for Department Heads Kicks Off in Chicago

Feb 24, 2010, 16:10 PM

The CIC's annual leadership development event specifically created for department heads and chairs, the Department Executive Officers (DEO) Seminar, kicked off Thursday, Feb. 25 in Chicago. Now in its 13th year, the 2010 DEO Seminar attracted 57 participants, more than...
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Big Ten Academic Alliance Impact Report (PDF)

Big Ten Academic Alliance University Data At-A-Glance

The Big Ten Academic Alliance compiles data from its member institutions including demographics, expenditures, faculty information, and rankings.