Greetings, CIU Partnerships and Collaboration Committee,
The Office of the President welcomes all of you and thank you for participating on the CIU Partnerships and Collaboration Committee. As you know, the Partnerships and Collaboration Committee focuses on developing and maintaining relationships with external organizations and individuals to achieve shared goals. It often involves identifying potential partners, building communication channels, and facilitating collaborative projects. Such committees play a vital role in leveraging external expertise, resources, and perspectives to enhance an organization's impact and effectiveness.
YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT HOLDS CIU TOGETHER! 🎓🎒🏫🥇
Here are the requirements for your committee.
1. Meet every 3 to 4 weeks and provide an update of your accomplishments.
2. Provide a 2025-2026 Strategic Plan for your committee no later than Sunday, August 4, 2025.
3. Keep the Office of the President abreast of your tasks, meetings, and accomplishments.
4. Setup a meeting with President Williams, the Board of Trustees, and myself if needed.
5. Conduct research on various partnerships and collaboration with other organizations, foundations, and private sector entities for CIU.
6. Designate a representative(s) to be the spokesperson on behalf of CIU.
7. Other committee duties as assigned by your Chairperson or the Office of the President.
8. Provide a Committee Status Report every 3-4 weeks. Note: The committee can create a PowerPoint Presentation with your status report, which is optional.
9. Create a Partnership and Collaboration List for the university.
10. Seek partnerships and collaborations to assist in the funding with our university by providing educational services to help with workforce development for other organizations.
Note: I have also added some of the Board of Trustees to help support the committee for any suggestions and feedback that will help the committee and the university to become successful in meeting our student needs.
Time management is important and please make time for your university, because we are counting on you. You will also receive a Certificate in the next few weeks for your participation. Failure is not an option, and I am counting on you to communicate and collaborate with each other to make CIU successful. You may start your committee today and if you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask and wish you all the best.