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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

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).

Healthcare Management Consulting Experience
HCM-495
This experience offers your organization the opportunity to collaborate with learners from Franklin University's Healthcare Management program. These learners are equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply healthcare management principles across various settings. Throughout the semester, they will engage in a project-based experience, acting as learner-consultants to address specific challenges or opportunities within your organization. By leveraging their academic insights and practical skills, they can provide innovative solutions and strategic recommendations tailored to your needs.

News Project
COMM 29911-01
Collaborate with the "Principles of Journalism" students at the College of Wooster to bring fresh ideas to your media content. These aspiring, self-driven learners, some already engaged in and led the campus newspaper, offer fresh perspectives and quality content to your platforms. They will work on real-world projects tailored to your needs. The syllabus in this course trains students in ethical reporting and basic multimedia newsmaking. The learners combine theory with practice to create impactful, engaging content. They learn how to craft narratives and develop strategies to keep the audience's attention. With emerging news writing and reporting skills, these students are eager to apply their knowledge to real-world projects. Students learn skills in gathering, organizing, and presenting news while maintaining professional standards. They are equipped to assess journalistic work through various lenses critically. Learners can apply their classroom knowledge to create quality news and reports by engaging with real-world projects.

Pharmacology Practice 2025
CPI 241
PROJECT SCOPE Pharmacology contains a vast amount of information to learn coupled with new terms and concepts. It may be challenging to memorize lots of drug names and their mechanisms of action on the human body. However, the evidence-based contiguity principle-study method shows studying information as text together with diagrams or graphics improves retention. This project highlights a digital way to learn drug names concurrently with labels or pictures. By visualizing drugs individually helps in efficiently memorizing their names and actions. WHAT IS THE MAIN GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT? The main goal for this project is to incorporate machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in enhancing educational experience students have when learning the pharmacologic classes of drugs. This will provide us with a digital platform that aligns drug names to corresponding labels or pictures and help learners memorize the top 200 drug names and their uses. It is important to remember them correctly. The study-aid app will be useful in pharmacy technician learning and education. Learners in this program will be expected to: ● Locate the appropriate resources for identifying drug information. ● Identify the top 200 drugs by brand, and generic name and by what it is used for. ● Aid learners in developing a digital approach to mastering different pharmacologic classes of drugs. ● Prepare students for success in the national pharmacy technician certification exam (PTCE). What can our learners do for your company? Learners in groups of 3-5 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: ● Creation of a study-aid app for educational content delivery. ● Utilize wiseCIO technology in the inventory management for the CVS mock pharmacy and Workforce Innovation and Talent Center (WITC) on the Lane College Campus. ● Develop digital approach to memorize drug names and their indications. ● Success story of pharmacy technician students who use the app in exam preparation. ● A written report explaining the operation of the app and outcomes. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: ● Testing and validation of the app through evidence-based feedback. This may be through surveys, participant interviews, and exam success of students who used the app in the learning drug names and their indications. ● Conduct user testing of the app with the pharmacy technician students preparing for national certification exam. ● Analyze the results of the survey and user testing. ● Provide an analysis of the results and recommendations for improvement. WHAT SKILLS OR TECHNOLOGIES WILL HELP LEARNERS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT? In order to complete this project, students can self-teach, but it is beneficial to be familiar with: Data science that utilizes machine learning automata by retrieving groupings of content. Knowledge of data collection tools like Microsoft Excel Basic Knowledge of pharmacology and drug names. Technology Integration: Familiarity with software or platforms that facilitate data sharing. Verification of data accuracy Knowledge of online meeting tools like Microsoft Teams and Zoom Online Analytical processing via multidimensional (data) mining (OLAP) Universal interface & User-centered Experience on wiseCIO technology developed in-house by the Lane College computer science department. The wiseCIO (web-based intelligent service emerging with Cloud Information Outlet) technology visualizes existing websites for the ultimate user-centered experience. Students will be expected to research and learn more about the above as the project goes along. HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT LEARNERS IN COMPLETING THE PROJECT? ● Our team will be available to connect with the students as needed and to provide guidance and support throughout the project. ● The pharmacy technician students will be offered an externship opportunity at local CVS pharmacy. The externship offers the opportunity to work closely with professional pharmacists while gaining valuable experience in pharmacy practice. ● Students will have access to faculty for mentorship and supervision whenever needed to help facilitate the project. ● We will be able to give students any of the educational information and content necessary to complete this project.