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Global Connections, CSU, Chico
Curriculum Development
List of Members
- Jacque Chase, Geography
- Tony Waters, Sociology
- Bill Loker, Undergraduate Education
- Steve Lewis, History
- Susan Place, GIIS
- Lee Altier, Agriculture
- Rich Rosecrance, Agriculture
- Rob Burton, English
- James Morey, Student
- David Eaton, Anthropology
- Troy Berry, Academic Advising
Meeting Date
March 5, 2008
Old Business
- How to increase enrollment in IS 101 International Forum? Get larger hall; make possibly variable credit (1/ 2/ 3 credit, depending on work done); extend over one year. Link possibly with First Year program, possibly with some majors or other programs.
- New CELT grant priorities that emphasize internationalization. To be highlighted as thread in CELT conference.
New Business
- Proposed world perspectives in film course, to draw large audience to course — possible model might be sports in film class, which gets regular large enrollment.
- Offer a second IS course on ‘current affairs’? Global issues and themes?
- Possibility of an International Thread to be put together in GE.
- Loker says willing to pilot first-year possibilities of affiliation with world region / international community in First Year Experience program/ University 101. Issues also of transfer students, possibility of distributed minor.
- Next year's Book in Common is Ishmael Lo's ‘A Long Way Gone’, by a former Sierra Leonean child soldier. Can be worked into campuswide internationalization themes, ideas of self and community in First Year Experience.
Archive
Task Group Reports
This task group is open to all students, staff, and faculty. To join, or for more information, please contact
David Eaton.