CCCU News

The new Web site is designed to better connect members and affiliates from around the world with one another. With robust peer group discussion boards, a powerful new Career Center and a daily collection of news from CCCU campuses around the world, the new CCCU Web site will be a dynamic platform for hosting international Christian higher education conversations.

“We have re-envisioned our Web site to significantly add value to the CCCU membership,” says CCCU President Paul R. Corts. “We will now foster conversations online that previously could only happen face-to-face and share information that can benefit a greater number of educators world-wide. We believe this new Web site will better help us accomplish our mission of advancing the cause of Christ-centered higher education and serving our membership.”

1. Read real-time news and headlines from CCCU campuses. Aggregating national-scale news stories from member campuses provides two main benefits. First, the campus stories will be told from a national platform on the Council’s Web site, leveraging coverage that otherwise may not be possible. Second, you will be able to keep up with trends in Christian higher education much easier.

2. Post open jobs or their resume/CV to a two-way career center. The popular Career Center of the cccu.org will continue to be a clearinghouse for job openings. But now, users will also be able to post resumes online and build a customized search for the ideal job. No more scrolling through the hundreds of available jobs—unless you want to. With the new system in place, you’ll be alerted via email when a job is posted which meets criteria you specified. And rather than sit back and wait for applications, campuses will have access to search an ever-growing database of qualified resumes and CVs.

3. Participate in informative and secure peer group discussion forums. The driving vision for the Web site redesign was to create an online platform for conversation and knowledge sharing. The CCCU took its cue from participant feedback for the 2006 International Forum on Christian Higher Education; attendees enjoyed connecting with one another so much that they wished the conversations didn’t have to end at the conclusion of the conference. With the new site, peer group and topical conversations will be hosted online with intuitive discussion forums easier to manage than cumbersome e-lists. The new online format also creates a timeless resource by cataloging helpful conversations for improved knowledge-sharing. Users participating in a discussion forum can also easily manage their preferences by opting to receive email notifications of new posts in the forums as well.

4. Easily network with others through an improved campus directory. With the CCCU’s contact database now fully integrated with the Web site, users will have control on their own contact information. You will be able to easily update your profile whenever necessary. And as a result, the CCCU will have a more accurate and comprehensive directory, which benefits everyone.

5. Track news, careers and resources through personalized email and RSS alerts. By using the RSS feeds in various sections of the new Web site, users will custom design the information they want to track. Whether you want the news, new job openings, conference listings or resources, the content you want will be delivered to you in real time so you don’t miss a thing.

The new Web site will help the Council better serve the global membership by connecting members and affiliates with best practices, research, professional development and most importantly, other members.

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities is a higher education association of 180 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world. There are 110 member campuses in North America and all are fully-accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities with curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. In addition, 70 affiliate campuses from 24 countries are part of the CCCU. The Council’s mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help its institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.


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