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Calendar 2010 (Scheduled to Date)

CIC's annual events calendar includes premier conferences such as the Presidents Institute and Chief Academic Officers Institute, as well as numerous high-quality workshops and seminars. View the listing by date below.



2010 New Presidents Program
January 3-4: Marco Island, FL
If you are newly appointed to the president's role, you'll want to
join your colleagues for a day-and-a-half program just for new college leaders. You'll learn the ins and outs of a wide range of presidential issues, all from the perspective of experienced presidents and other experts.

2010 Presidents Institute
January 4-7: Marco Island, FL
The Presidents Institute is an annually held meeting for presidents of independent colleges and universities that includes a day-and-a-half program for new presidents.

2010 Islam and Middle Eastern Culture Seminar
January 3-19: Amman, Jordan
This seminar in Amman, Jordan is designed for full-time faculty members in all fields at CIC member institutions to learn more about the Middle East, Islam, and Middle Eastern culture.

2010 Information Fluency Workshop
March 4-6: New Orleans, LA
The Information Fluency in the Disciplines Workshop is intended to help institutions move beyond information literacy in general education to information fluency in humanities majors.

2010 New York Times Student News Editors Workshop
April 9: New York, NY

The annual Student News Editors Workshop allows student news editors to spend a day at the New York Times exploring the role of a newspaper in society, meeting with Times correspondents and editors, and developing their journalistic skills.

2010 Department and Division Chair Workshops
April 8-10: Raleigh, NC
May 25-27: Cincinnati, OH
June 2-4: St. Paul, MN
June 8-10: San Francisco, CA

To assist independent colleges and universities in strengthening leadership at the department level, these workshops are offered to experienced, as well as new, department/division chairs. The workshops focus on the distinctive challenges of department leadership in small and mid-sized, private colleges and universities.

2010 CIC/Gilder Lehrman American History Seminar
June 13-16: New Haven, CT
This intensive four-day seminar offers a unique opportunity for faculty members in history and related fields to debate a prominent American history topic with experts and colleagues.

2010 College Media Conference
June 23-25: Baltimore, MD
This 24th annual conference is a major event for campus public relations and communications officers as well as representatives of higher education media. The event is cohosted by the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

2010 Art History Seminar
July 26-30: Birmingham, AL
The first in a series of new seminars will take place at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, AL and will concentrate on the topic of artistic workshop practices of late medieval and Renaissance Italy.


Additional conferences and events beyond July 2010 will be posted as exact dates are confirmed.


Upcoming Event Dates, 2010-2012

Presidents Institute Dates: January 4-7, 2011 (Palm Springs, CA); January 4-7, 2012 (Marco Island, FL); January 4-7, 2013 (Innisbrook, FL), and January 4-7, 2014 (Marco Island, FL)

CAO Institute Dates: November 6–9, 2010 (Williamsburg, VA); and November 5–8, 2011 (St. Petersburg Beach, FL)



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