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Founded in 1956, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils, and higher education affiliates that works to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance public understanding of independent higher education’s contributions to society.
CIC is the major national organization that focuses on providing services to leaders of independent colleges and universities and state-based councils. CIC offers conferences, seminars, publications, and other programs and services that help institutions improve educational quality, administrative and financial performance, student outcomes, and institutional visibility.
CIC and Riipen have joined forces in a multi-year work-based learning initiative to benefit 25 member institutions. This collaboration will integrate work-based learning opportunities into up to 375 courses led by 125 faculty members and impacting up to 11,250 students.
- Institution website
- https://learn.riipen.com/cic-wbl
Subportals experiences
Humanities and Fine Arts Senior Capstone: Professional Practice (Interdisciplinary)
COM450
Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on senior-level students from Keuka College to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main team-based project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. This program/experience is a concluding interdisciplinary project, in a collaborative environment to showcase student skills and help prepare them for professional success after graduation. Students in the course are from different majors including Writing and Communication Arts, Art & Design, American Sign Language, Educational Studies, Visual Communication Design, and Political Science and History. Interdisciplinary teams will work together on a project for a client sponsor, representing a commercial, cultural, or social concern. Students develop creative solutions in the context of real world constraints and present deliverables to their client(s).
Marketing Strategy and Content Creation -2025
BUS 461
Learners: college juniors and seniors at a nationally recognized four year residential liberal arts college located in the Midwest Characteristics: curious, creative, and motivated to apply their skills to interesting and meaningful projects Majors: Business Administration (Marketing), Public Relations, Communications Skills: Adobe Creative Suite; Canva; web design (WordPress, Wix, others); video editing; digital content creation for social media platforms; marketing strategy; advertising campaigns and schedules; survey construction and market research; and marketing plan creation.
Strategic Business Analysis and Planning
BA 499
Are you experiencing business challenges related to understanding your value proposition, leveraging your existing and target market, or other strategic business related challenges? 4th-year Undergraduate students at Brenau University have developed a comprehensive understanding of strategic business concepts and are equipped to analyze and synthesize data to support company decision-making and create strategic management plans. They can apply their knowledge of corporate and business strategies, value chain analysis, and competitive advantage to real-world projects, offering fresh insights and actionable strategies for industry professionals.
Introduction to Data Science
CISC295
Elevate your organization by partnering with dedicated learners from Mercy University as your data-focused consultants in a project-based experience. Over the semester, our students will engage with your team to complete a targeted project, using virtual communication tools to collaborate effectively and ensure alignment with your goals. Through this experience, our learners apply their skills with Python libraries, including IPython, NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib , for data storage, manipulation, and analysis. They gain hands-on practice with real-world datasets, learning to clean, transform, and visualize data; conduct thorough exploratory data analysis; Partnering with our students provides your organization with fresh insights and actionable data solutions while empowering students to build professional-level experience with valuable analytical tools and techniques.