ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF INDIANA (ICI) DEVELOPS AND ENHANCES THE COMPETITIVE STANDING OF ITS 29 MEMBER INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, REGIONALLY-ACCREDITED, DEGREE-GRANTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND STRIVES TO ASSURE OPPORTUNITY AND CHOICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE MAIN PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES OF ICI ARE: *TO ASSIST MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH INFORMATION, STAFF EXPERTISE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS FOR THE COLLECTIVE BENEFIT OF MEMBER COLLEGES; *TO PROVIDE COLLECTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIANA TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES AS APPROPRIATE; *TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE INDEPENDENT COLLEGE SECTOR TO THE MEDIA, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OTHER AUDIENCES; *TO NEGOTIATE OR PROVIDE A VARIETY OF COLLECTIVE SERVICES FOR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO REALIZE EFFICIENCIES OF SCALE TO REDUCE COSTS; *TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, INTERPRET, AND PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEMBER CO