CEPP Subcommittee on Study Abroad and Diversity Fall '03
FINAL REPORT, SUBMITTED TO CEPP ON DECEMBER 16, 2003 (PDF format)
Membership
J. Anzalone (FLL), M. Arnush (chair), L. Aronson (AH), S. Bender (AN), M. Ennis-McMillan (AN), M. Fair (CEPP), C. Filson (OIP), R. Ginsberg (GO), K. Graney (GO), J. Ling (DOAA), N. Merrill (CEPP), M.-B. O'Brien (FLL/IA), M. Odekon (EC), P. Rubio (FLL), J. Ramsey (DOS), G. Thompson (ex officio, CEPP chair)
Minutes
Oct. 13 (agenda)	Oct. 20 (agenda)	Oct. 27 (agenda)	Nov. 3 (agenda)	Nov. 10 (agenda)
Nov. 17 (agenda)	Nov. 24 (agenda)	Dec. 1 (agenda)	Dec. 8 (agenda)	Dec. 15 (agenda) Meet in Ladd207
Links
ViSta homepage
CEPP homepage
DIVERSITY AND INTERCULTURAL STUDIES Materials from the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action
Diversity at Skidmore: A Response to "The Plan for Skidmore: Excellence & Community" Definition of Diversity (from "Thoughts on Diversity and Affirmative Initiatives ...") Skidmore Guide to Culture-Centered Courses Planning for Diversity (via R. Rodrigues) Diversity in the Curriculum (via R. Rodrigues) Proposal for the creation of the position of Director of the Center for Intercultural Studies (via S.Bender, J.Ling, M.E.O'Brien, M.Odekon, P.Rubio)
STUDY ABROAD Materials from the Office of International Programs and other sources
Some Possible Academic Links for Study Abroad (J. Ramsey, DOS) Where Skidmore Students Studied Abroad 2002-03 (C. Filson, OIP) Sixteen Institutions Profiled for Outstanding Campus Internationalization "Toward an International Education Policy for the United States" from NAFSA: The Association of International Educators Integration of Study Abroad into the Curriculum, Univ. of Minn. Integration of Study Abroad into the Curriculum, Kalamazoo College The International 50: the fifty liberal arts colleges and universities most active in international education and scholarship Mapping Internationalization on US Campuses, exec. summary, from the American Council on Education Cori's summation of the context of the OIP proposal for enhancing study abroad
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Materials from faculty
The most frequently asked questions about internationlization, Univ. of Minn. Proposal for a director and center of International Education (M.-B. O'Brien, R. Ginsberg) Assessment of current and future status of IE (R. Ginsberg email 11/17) Assessment of current and future status of IE (R. Ginsberg email 12/3)
Charge to the subcommittee
Skidmore has long positioned itself as a retreat from urban temptations and distractions and our location in a resort town at the edge of the Adirondacks has reinforced this identity. However, if Skidmore aspires to be more than a regional entity, we need to embrace a worldview in which we have national and international connections. Rather than a destination at the edge of the woods, we need to re-imagine ourselves as a portal to the world and a nexus in a larger network of intellectual institutions. In recent years, one of the reasons students have commonly given for leaving Skidmore is that they want an urban environment and the concomitant cultural diversity. Other data suggest that our students are more likely interested in study abroad than are those at other liberal-arts colleges. (For example, see NSSE.) Skidmore must find conduits to these contexts both to provide students with opportunities to experience a broader national and international world, but also to help bring the world to Skidmore. We must frame all of this discussion in the context of the academic and curricular life of the college. This subcommittee on Skidmore's local, national, and international identity will examine how we can apply the principles of the Academic Vision Statement to how our students connect to local, national, and international communities. What programs do we already have that can be more effective? What would be the implications of expanding these programs? What national and regional connections can we make? The College's mission statement puts an emphasis on increasing diversity among our students and faculty members. What is the role of diversity in our curriculum? Programs such as Asian Studies and Latin American Studies look to introduce students to modes of critical thought that challenge the cultural foundations of their world perceptions. In a globally aware Skidmore, what role do these programs play? How do they interface with International Studies and Women's Studies? What is the relationship between diversity and citizenship in our curriculum? What is the role between diversity and mentoring? This subcommittee will make recommendations to CEPP for consideration by 19 December 2003 so that CEPP can begin planning workshops for May of 2004.