- 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
Communication and Media Senior Seminar
COMM 450
Innovative collaboration meets tailored communication initiatives in Nazareth University's Communication and Media senior seminar. By intertwining liberal arts with professional practice, our curriculum nurtures critical thinking, theoretical prowess, and practical expertise. In this program, students are poised to tackle communication challenges, equipped with a holistic foundation to excel in various career paths, spanning media, advertising, public relations, marketing, law, event management, and beyond.
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.
Digital Marketing Strategy and Campaign Development
MRKT 35045
Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Lindenwood University Digital Marketing class to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the term (8 weeks), connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Learners in this program/experience: major topics within digital marketing with a focus on analytics, but also including advertising, SEO/SEM, elements of html and landing page optimization, e-mail marketing and current best industry practices. What can our learners do for your company? Learners in groups of 3-4 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis. Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 1. Understanding KPIs and which are important for strategy and reporting. 2. Devise digital marketing strategies 3. Apply digital knowledge in marketing situation
Advanced Advertising Design
AVCD 351
Do you want to amplify your brand's impact with the talents of tomorrow? Partner with learners from Nazareth University who are passionate about creating ad campaigns that not only look visually stunning but also deliver results. With a keen eye for design and a flair for persuasive messaging, our learners are ready to collaborate with businesses to drive impact. In this course, learners will seamlessly combine robust theoretical foundations with hands-on applications in progressively ambitious real-world advertising scenarios. This course delves deep into the business aspect of advertising and places emphasis on creative collaboration and design.