Mission
CIIS IS AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT ENCOURAGES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LEARNING. OVER 1,700 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN MASTERS, DOCTORAL, BACHELOR OF ARTS COMPLETION PROGRAMS, AND CERTIFICATIONS. OURS IS A MOSAIC OF FACES AND PHILOSOPHIES, BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS. LIKE OUR FACULTY AND STAFF, STUDENTS ARE INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGED AND SOCIALLY ACTIVE. EACH DAY BRINGS NEW EXPERIENCES THAT BROADEN HORIZONS AND HONE CRITICAL THINKING. PROGRAMS, BOTH INSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, NURTURE COMMUNITY, CULTIVATE CURIOSITY, AND FOSTER SOCIAL GOOD.