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Global Insight Support
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Support campus-wide efforts to institutionalize the Global Insight program to maximize international learning on campus throughout the academic year. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Support campus wide efforts to institutionalize the Global Insight program to maximize international learning […]
Global and Multicultural Fellowship
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Initiate a competitive global and multicultural fellowship or research stipend to support faculty development through the Kendall Center. Additional explanation: This opportunity would enhance faculty skills and insight in intercultural pedagogy. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: […]
Global and Multicultural Faculty Development
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Establish a faculty development program (or enhance the existing program) to provide opportunities for faculty to explore issues of globalism and multiculturalism. Additional explanation: These could include funding and release time for course development, and training so faculty can address issues of bias, racism, homophobia, etc. […]
Study-Away Course Development
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Increase the number of faculty to allow for course release time to develop courses and pilot projects for study-away experiences. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Increase the number of faculty to allow for course release time to develop […]
Study-Away Requirement
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Establish the minimum requirement that all students study-away. Additional explanation: Although studying away does not in itself confer cultural competence, it allows students to encounter contexts different from their own and gives them opportunities for growth. This study-away experience should be designed to match students’ past […]
Theologian Exchange and Fellowship Program
Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Create an exchange and fellowship program for Lutheran and non-Lutheran Christian theologians from other countries with Gustavus’s Religion Department faculty. Additional explanation: This may include residencies by visiting scholars, hosting specialists in inter-religious dialogue, creating reciprocal relationships with international communities, hosting academic conferences, or inviting speakers to address the […]
Cultural-related Professional Development
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Provide funds to support faculty travel to cultural-related conferences or other related professional development activities. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Establish a faculty development program to provide opportunities for faculty to explore issues of globalism and multiculturalism, including […]
Global Perspectives Opportunities
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Expand opportunities for students and faculty to increase global perspectives and cultural competencies on-campus and off-campus. Additional explanation: On-campus: 1) Curricular offerings: Expand curricular offerings in areas such as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and circum-global cultures. 2) Curricular possibilities: Faculty can explore how to […]
Globalize the Curriculum
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Explore the development of courses focused on non-Western cultures and countries to support efforts to globalize the curriculum. Additional explanation: There are notable gaps in current course offerings in Africa, Asia, and Middle Eastern Studies. This could develop into a program for each of these areas to add […]
Hate Crimes Response
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Enhance and strengthen the College’s process to respond, report, and communicate in relation to hate crimes, including appropriate sanctions. Additional explanation: It’s important to acknowledge individual and community impacts of hate and bias incidents and to have a strong institutional response to such cases when they […]