The Inter-University Council of Ohio (IUC) was established in 1939 as a voluntary educational association of Ohios public universities. Today the association represents Ohios 14 public universities. Together, these institutions offer a broad range of associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and professional programs. The associations purpose is to facilitate the development of common interest and concern of its members and to assist in sustaining and improving the quality of public higher education. IUC also engages in public relations, research and government liaison work on behalf of its members.The major goal of the IUC is to sustain a consortium that: establishes a comfortable forum that fosters idea exploration and problem solving; facilitates relationship building and tru