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  • Nine SROP Students Recognized with Exemplary Summer Research Citation

    Mar 16, 2011, 00:23 AM

    Nine students who participated in the 2010 Summer Research Opportunities Program have received citations honoring their scholarship. The Exemplary Summer Research Citation is a new award based on a strategic partnership between the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), participating SROP...

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  • CIC, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Examine Midwest Higher Education in the Global Economy

    Mar 11, 2011, 15:13 PM

    Dr. James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, will present his ideas for a "master plan for higher education in the Midwest" at the Global Midwest Program on March 31 in Chicago. The Global Midwest Program is co-sponsored by the Chicago...

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  • April Summit Promotes Collaborative Research on International Competitiveness

    Mar 9, 2011, 14:38 PM

    Seats Are Available for April 1-2 Event in Chicagoland A new collaborative center aiming to provide research leadership in the study of complex international competitiveness issues is hosting a summit with a unique goal – to promote large-scale, team-based interdisciplinary...

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  • Illinois Implements Wireless Service; Technology Will Ease Collaboration

    Mar 4, 2011, 14:58 PM

    The University of Illinois has become the first CIC institution and the twelveth university in the nation to implement eduroam, a secure wireless network which allows guest users to log in with their ID and password from their home institution....

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  • CIC Staff Receive Warm Reception By UNL

    Mar 1, 2011, 13:27 PM

    A CIC delegation enjoyed a warm welcome from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Monday as it visited the campus for the first time. UNL will become a member of the CIC on July 1, 2011, the same date it becomes...

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  • CIC Prepares for Nebraska Visit

    Feb 24, 2011, 00:28 AM

    Senior CIC staff will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln next week as preparations continue to welcome UNL into the CIC on July 1. The upcoming visit was the focus of a Feb. 23 article in the Lincoln Journal Star. "It's...

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  • CIC/Google Million Volume Milestone Featured in the Media

    Feb 22, 2011, 15:30 PM

    The CIC/Google Books partnership has crossed a major milestone -- the scanning of the project's millionth volume -- and other project...

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  • Center for Library Initiatives February eNews Now Available

    Feb 14, 2011, 14:52 PM

    The latest edition of the bi-annual Center for Library Initiatives eNewsletter is now available online. This issue features articles on CLI director Mark Sandler's reflections on shared storage; a photo gallery from the CLI's reception at the ALA conference in Washington,...

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  • ESPN.com Cites CIC as a "Positive" For UNL

    Feb 11, 2011, 11:53 AM

    The chatter around University of Nebraska-Lincoln joining the CIC and the Big Ten conference is ramping up as the date quickly approaches. In a blog discussion on ESPN.com, reporter Adam Rittenberg cites the CIC as a "positive" as UNL makes...

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  • CIC/Google Celebrate Major Milestone: A Million Digitized Volumes

    Feb 4, 2011, 12:07 PM

    The CIC is proud to announce an important milestone: Google has digitized and returned a million volumes from CIC member libraries. The milestone was noted with a Feb. 4 article posted on the "Inside Google Books" blog, authored by Kim...

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  • Call for Papers: Asian American Movement Activism

    Jan 28, 2011, 15:14 PM

    The University of Michigan Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Program, in conjunction with co-sponsoring units at Michigan and support from the CIC and the Asian American Studies Program of Ohio State University, invites applications from students for travel grants to present...

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  • CIC/Smithsonian Fellowship Awards Announced

    Jan 28, 2011, 14:35 PM

    The Committee on Institutional Cooperation is proud to announce the first class of CIC/Smithsonian fellowship awardees. This groundbreaking partnership between the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the Smithsonian Institution has enabled five CIC students to serve one-year fellowships to support...

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  • President Obama, CIC's CASIC Focus on Competitiveness

    Jan 26, 2011, 07:15 AM

    International economic competitiveness was a major focus of President Obama's State of the Union address on Jan. 25. The topic was timely, as the CIC and the Center for Advanced Study in International Competitiveness (CASIC) prepare for its research summit...

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  • SROP Featured in Campus Media; Application Closes Feb. 10

    Jan 25, 2011, 09:00 AM

    Two campuses that participate in CIC SROP have featured the program in online campus media in the past year. The University of Iowa and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign published online articles highlighting different aspects of CIC SROP. Most...

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  • CIC Members Have Clout in Social Media

    Jan 24, 2011, 08:30 AM

    According to Klout, a popular social media analytics service, three CIC members rank among the nation's top 10 most influential colleges on Twitter. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota, and Indiana University were ranked No. 4, No. 9, and...

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  • CIC 2009-10 Annual Highlights Now Available Online

    Jan 7, 2011, 14:31 PM

    A look back at the CIC's achievements of the 2009-10 academic year is now online. The document "Illuminating the Present, Shaping the Future" reflects on the CIC's impact and highlights of its efforts in multiple areas. It is designed to...

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  • Ten CIC Members Rank Highly in Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges

    Jan 5, 2011, 11:57 AM

    Every public member institution of the CIC was ranked in Kiplinger's Personal Finance 100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2011, released on Jan. 5. All 10 CIC public universities were ranked in the top 70 of the magazine's 100 best...

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  • IU Provost Hanson's Essay Featured on Inside Higher Education

    Jan 4, 2011, 16:33 PM

    An essay discussing international affairs and universities written by Karen Hanson, Provost of the Bloomington campus and Executive Vice President of Indiana University, was featured Jan. 3 on the Inside Higher Education website. Hanson's essay was a response to a...

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  • December CIC eNewsletter Asks: What is Your CIC Story?

    Dec 15, 2010, 14:50 PM

    The December CIC eNewsletter features articles on a groundbreaking new collaboration between three CIC member libraries, shows how the CIC is a national leader in the area of language education funding, and reflects on how CIC members have fared in...

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  • CIC's Armstrong to Speak at Wiley-Blackwell Executive Seminar

    Dec 9, 2010, 07:00 AM

    Kim Armstrong, deputy director of the CIC Center for Library Initiatives, will be a featured speaker at the Wiley-Blackwell Executive Seminar: New Business Models and Opportunities in Scholarly Publishing on Friday, Dec. 10, at the National Press Club in Washington....

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