- Description
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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.
- Portal website
- https://learn.riipen.com/cic-wbl
Subportals experiences
Advanced Accounting - Not-For-Profit Accounting
BUS 422
Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Alma College to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Learners in this program/experience will receive a thorough and balanced study of theory, concepts, methods and applications relating to financial accounting with special attention to Not-For-Profit financial statements and analysis.
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).
Empowering Family Communication During Challenging Health Transitions
COM323
This experience focuses on equipping learners with the skills to create impactful public-facing messages that emphasize the importance of effective communication within families during challenging health transitions, such as post-partum depression, breast and/or prostate cancer, invisible disability, infertility, Alzheimer's disease, and end of life transition. Learners will apply their understanding of communication strategies to develop materials that can educate and support families in maintaining strong connections and resilience. By leveraging empirical research, learners will craft messages that highlight the effects of challenging health transitions on family dynamics and offer practical communication techniques to enhance well-being.
Digital Video Collaboration
ART 250
My Digital Video students are capable of storyboarding, pitching, shooting and editing video using standard DSLR cameras and sync-sound recording to help in the formation of thematic short films and social media campaigns. They will also have some experience at this point in the semester with simple graphics overlays and transitions, though this should not be main emphasis of the work (explainer or whiteboard videos not a fit).