Appoint faculty and staff from underrepresented minorities to leadership positions Challenge 5 a Curriculum that Fosters US and “Developing International Cultural Competencies” Goals Action Steps / Description Projected Outcomes Planned Cost Metrics Completion Date Continue to expand diverse, Spring 2017 Faculty time for course Increase IL and US Offer one and two-credit courses Increased cultural cross-cultural, and global development offerings by 30% based on Center for the competency and course content across units, Performing Arts awareness of diversity and raise awareness of the being done with Nile issues for all students arts as a space for engaging Project spring 2015; DJ Spooky within the College, and all with issues of diversity and Spring 2016 students at Penn State. cultural competency. Create gen ed course based on initiatives such as Increased recognition of “cultural the arts as playing an conversations.” important role in cultural Design and offer workshops on competency and development of multicultural awareness of diversity fluency and through the issues. Presidential Leadership Academy Maintain an updated list of multicultural and global courses and publicize widely. Encourage all PSU faculty to incorporate arts events that highlight diversity into courses. Maintain current level of Maintain and publicize high Raise campus visibility of Ongoing 62% Leverage the efforts of Randy P’s Office level of A&A student College efforts. participation in Study Abroad Increase the number of Identify and cultivate exchange Ongoing Increase current Continue to encourage visiting student and faculty partners and programs for exchanges programs (12) scholars in A&A disciplines. exchanges students and faculty by 20% by 2019. Encourage/incentivize faculty to internationalize the curriculum Coordinate initiatives across units within the college.
Appoint faculty and staff from underrepresented minorities to leadership positions Challenge 5 “Developing a Curriculum that Fosters US and International Cultural Competencies” Goals Action Steps / Description Projected Outcomes Planned Completion Date Cost Metrics Continue to expand diverse, cross-cultural, and global course content across units, and raise awareness of the arts as a space for engaging with issues of diversity and cultural competency. Offer one and two-credit courses based on Center for the Performing Arts being done with Nile Project spring 2015; DJ Spooky Spring 2016 Create gen ed course based on initiatives such as “cultural conversations.” Design and offer workshops on development of multicultural fluency and through the Presidential Leadership Academy Maintain an updated list of multicultural and global courses and publicize widely. Encourage all PSU faculty to incorporate arts events that highlight diversity into courses. Increased cultural competency and awareness of diversity issues for all students within the College, and all students at Penn State. Increased recognition of the arts as playing an important role in cultural competency and awareness of diversity issues. Spring 2017 Faculty time for course development Increase IL and US offerings by 30% Maintain and publicize high level of A&A student participation in Study Abroad Leverage the efforts of Randy P’s Office Raise campus visibility of College efforts. Ongoing Maintain current level of 62% Increase the number of student and faculty exchanges Continue to encourage visiting scholars in A&A disciplines. Encourage/incentivize faculty to internationalize the curriculum Coordinate initiatives across units within the college. Identify and cultivate exchange partners and programs for students and faculty Ongoing Increase current exchanges programs (12) by 20% by 2019.
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