Just as good community colleges pivot to mirror the needs of their local communities, the multistate Auto Communities Consortium (ACC) continues to evolve to counteract the challenges encountered by employers in its service region. Established in 2010 to address pervasive economic losses faced by communities whose major employers were auto…

Examines the development of the Michigan Research Libraries Triangle, formed by the education librarians of Michigan State University at East Lansing, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Wayne State University. Explores the unique qualities of each institution's history that have influenced cooperation and considers future possibilities. (LRW)

The Michigan Academic Consortium brought together four universities' nursing schools to address advanced practice issues in nurse-managed primary health care. The collaboration enabled participants to leverage financial resources and take advantage of partnership opportunities. Challenges included multiple management practices, competition, and…

Discusses a job fair held by Collegiate Employ-Net, a consortium of colleges and universities in Ohio and Michigan. Explains the benefits of 15 institutions of higher education working together, as well as the weaknesses of the collaboration. The consortium holds an annual job fair and has expanded its services to include additional methods of…

Like many other states, Michigan has recently instituted minimum technology standards for pre-service teachers. A group of teacher education institutions decided that that standard needed to be a baseline rather than an end goal. Together they formed the Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (COATT), whose purpose is…