- 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
Evidence-Based Practice Literature Review and Recommendations
NURS403N
These students are registered nurses who are in a bachelor degree completion program who are eager to apply the steps of learning to identify a clinical problem and how to utilize the appropriate data and research to find a better solution.
Business and Marketing Communications
Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Lindenwood University 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: recognize and use communication specific to business and related fields supporting ideas logically through research and integration of source material analyzing elements of the rhetorical situation which involves audience, purpose, goals, creating communication specific to an audience and their needs and expectations analyzing a problem and exploring various different perspectives in order to create solutions recognizing the features of academic and professional voice, and creating and revising written work to reflect these features recognize and use different formats of communication (emails, memos, reports, blog posts) What can our learners do for your company? Learners in groups of 2 will work with your company to identify your needs to provide actionable recommendations, and create clear, concise, effective professional writing and communications in the form of blog posts, social media posts, or internal business communications Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: analyze your target market and create blog posts, articles or social media posts that appeal to your audience analyzing existing internal communications and making targeted suggestions for improvement in terms of language and format
Criminal Justice Consultancy Experience
CRM 440
This experience invites industry professionals to engage with learners from Keuka College's Criminal Justice program as learner-consultants. Participants will apply their knowledge of social realities and problem-solving skills to real-world projects, enhancing their awareness and skill sets. The program aims to provide learners with practical exposure and development opportunities, preparing them as well-informed, career-minded entry-level candidates ready to contribute effectively from the start.
Business and Marketing Communications
Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Lindenwood University 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: recognize and use communication specific to business and related fields supporting ideas logically through research and integration of source material analyzing elements of the rhetorical situation which involves audience, purpose, goals, creating communication specific to an audience and their needs and expectations analyzing a problem and exploring various different perspectives in order to create solutions recognizing the features of academic and professional voice, and creating and revising written work to reflect these features recognize and use different formats of communication (emails, memos, reports, blog posts) What can our learners do for your company? Learners in groups of 2 will work with your company to identify your needs to provide actionable recommendations, and create clear, concise, effective professional writing and communications in the form of blog posts, social media posts, or internal business communications Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: analyze your target market and create blog posts, articles or social media posts that appeal to your audience analyzing existing internal communications and making targeted suggestions for improvement in terms of language and format