A Presentation for the U.S. Department of Education Title VI UISFL Directors’ Meeting March 25-27, 2015 Prepared by Fay Beauchamp, Ph.D., Professor of English Director, Center for International Understanding, Community College of Philadelphia MSI-Community College Initiatives in Creating U.S. and International Partnerships

Outline of Presentation: Community College of Philadelphia as a case study in reaching out locally, nationally and internationally for partnerships Forming partnerships with the local U. S. Department of Education National Resource Centers (NRCs) and Centers for International Business Education (CIBERs). Working nationally with the Asian Studies Development Program and NEH. Working internationally through the Japan Studies Association and non-local NRCs.

Community College of Philadelphia as a case study: Demographics  The College serves all of Philadelphia with a main campus and three regional centers. In 2014, more than 39,000 students enrolled in credit and non-credit course work.  Approximately 73% are minority students (African American 53.2, Latino 10.4%, Asian/Pacific Islander 8.0%, and Native American 0.5%).  Recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education as a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI), and ranked #12 nationally in the number of associate's degrees awarded to African-American students  53% of students are 25 years or older.

Center for International Understanding A Structure for Sustainability; Inaugurated 2009 Faculty Development Curriculum Development Co-Curricular Activities Student Coursework Study Abroad (Students & Faculty)

Using Title VI UISFL & BIE Grants to connect to Local NRCs & CIBERs CCP UISFL and BIE grants 1)“East Asia and Africa.” )“South and Southeast Asia, Caribbean and Latin America” )“The Middle East and Cross-Regional Connections.” )“An Area Studies Approach to Strengthening International Business at Community College of Philadelphia: China.” University of Pennsylvania NRCs and CIBER 1)University of Pennsylvania East Asia and Africa Studies NRCs 2) Penn South Asia Center 3) Penn Middle East Center 4) Penn Lauder and Temple University CIBERs and Penn East Asia NRC

Sustainability Putting national partners together after the Title VI UISFL grant African Studies Center NRC NEH Planning grant with the East Asia NRC ASDP of the East-West Center, Hawaii

Examples for Use of NRCs and CIBERs for a Title VI grant Seeking help from Directors, Associate or Managing Directors as Consultants designing lecture series of 3-4 speakers over a semester; workshops of 2-3 concentrated days, or 2-5 week seminars. Asking the NRC or CIBER leaders to be speakers themselves – get them to your campus. Asking for funding for other speakers or a special event– either supplemental funding or for specific projects you organize and run.

 March 31, 2010, Dr. Raili Roy, Assistant Director, South Asia National Resource Center, University of Pennsylvania, “An Introduction to South Asian History and Culture” March 23, 2011 “China Rising” Professor Jacques deLisle, the Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law and Director of the East Asian U. S. Department of Education National Resource Center at the University of Pennsylvania;  April 3, :00-2:30, “South African Music and Politics”, Dr. Carol Muller, Director, Africa Studies National Resource Center, University of Pennsylvania  November 13, :40-11:10 “Why Students Should Learn “The Language of Leadership Competencies” Plenary Speaker: Dr. Kenric Tsethlikai, managing director, Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, University of Pennsylvania  Thursday, November 13, –2:30 p.m.: “The Turkish-American Alliance and the Role of Islam in Turkey “, Dr. Mehmet Darakcioglu, associate director, Middle East National Resource Center, Univ. of PA

Designing Cultural Bridges: A One-Day Workshop: Nov. 16, 2012, Supported by the East Asia Penn NRC Hir Van Gogh--Holland

“Designing Cultural Bridges” November 16, 2012 Dr. Nancy Steinhardt, Professor of East Asian Art and Curator of Chinese Art, Univ. of PA. “Buddhist Architecture from India to Japan” Hosted by Sarah Iepson and her Humanities 101: Cultural Traditions class Professor Nancy Steinhardt – “Chinese Architecture and the Beaux Arts Movement” Hosted by Professor Sarah Iepson and her Art History 103 class Dr. Frank Chance, Associate Director, University of Pennsylvania East Asia NRC Lecture: “The Art of Zen: Japanese Design and American Modernism” Q & A Hosted by Prof. Michael Stern’s Architecture, Construction and Design class Tour of the Philadelphia Art Museum from India through China to Japan with Frank Chance

Henry Rosemont, Brown University: “The Analects and 21 st Century Freedoms” May 6 – 7, 2013 Sponsored by the East Asia Center, Univ. of PA., NEH and ASDP

Continuing Support from t Penn’s South Asia NRC JOIN US FOR THE SPRING LECTURE OF BRIDGING CULTURES GRANT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA ON March 21, 2015 SATURDAY IN C2 –5 FROM 11:00 –1:30 & 2:30 –3:30 TOPIC Pre- Islamic South Asian Art and Architecture SPEAKER Dr. MICHALE W. MESITER Norman Brown Professor of South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania

And International Faculty Development Workshops Developed by Community College of Philadelphia and in partnership with the Japan Studies Association

CCP Faculty Workshop in Cairo, 2006, organized through the help of Dr. Robert Vitalis, Director, Penn Title VI Middle East Center

CCP Workshop in Istanbul—”Chronological Depth / Cultural Change” Organized with the help of the Middle East National Resource Center, University of Pennsylvania, which also has supported Student Study Abroad Programs to Turkey l The Hagia Sophia one example of the change from Byzantine Christianity to Moslem minarets to site open to public Ottoman houses described by Orhan Pamuk in the 21 st Century

Japa n Studies Association workshop in Fukuoka and Nagasaki, Organized and led by Dr. Lonny Carlile, Associate Professor, Japanese Studies Center, University of Hawaii.

The Japan Studies Association A Faculty Development Workshop “Creating Kyoto: An Interdisciplinary Study of Pre-Modern Japan” held in Kyoto and Environs, June 23-28, 2014 Also sponsored by:, Otani University, Kyoto; The Medieval Japanese Studies Institute, Kyoto, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas; Center for Global Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Reaching out to Title VI Centers for International Business Education Resources (CIBERs) Relevant Mission of CIBERS Provide instruction in critical foreign languages and international fields needed to provide an understanding of the cultures and customs of U.S. trading partners; Provide research and training in the international aspects of trade, commerce, and other fields of study; Provide training to students enrolled in the institution or institutions in which a center is located; Serve as regional resources to local businesses by offering programs and providing research designed to meet the international training needs of such businesses; and Serve other faculty, students, and institutions of higher education located within their respective regions

“An Area Studies Approach to Strengthening International Business at Community College of Philadelphia: China.” Objectives Title VI BIE Project Provide Business and Technology Division faculty with support and guidance for developing international business course modules. Enhance the international business education curriculum at the College. Increase the number of business students studying foreign languages, area and international studies. Establish a study-abroad component for Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management students

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21 Professional Development

Culinary Arts / Hospitality Management Students and CAHM Faculty in China 2011

23 From the CAHM Students who traveled to China in 2011: “Language and culture impacted me greatly on an academic, professional, and personal level. Experiencing a completely different world, with an extremely different dialect (written and spoken), a rich ancient history, and cuisine (the kinds of food, how it is served, and how it is eaten) are some things I’ll never forget. As a student in the field of Hospitality Management, going to the schools and Sofitel, and experiencing the cuisine is a “taste” of what I could do with my career and has inspired me to broaden my horizons. Also, visiting sacred places and the Confucian and Buddhist temples had me understand more culture than hospitality, but the history lessons in Chinese culture are a must know in understanding their way of life. Everything is intertwined: religion, food, history.“

Fa culty from Accounting, Auto Technologies, Marketing and Management, Economics, Computer Technology, Foreign Languages, at Zhejiang University, China, Study-Tour to Shanghai GM Facility and Chery Auto Plant in Wuhu organized by the Pennsylvania Trade Representative through Penn Lauder CIBER

Next steps with the current Community College of Philadelphia Title VI UISFL Project and JSA Partnerships Using a capstone CCP Student/Faculty Study Abroad Program to Hiroshima, Kyoto, Mt. Koya, Japan, June 28-July 8, 2015 Working with the Japan Studies Association with support from the Center for Japanese Studies University of Hawaii, and the University of Kansas East Asia NRC, Workshop in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, June 28-July 5, 2015.

MSI Study Tour Implementation Experience at the University of Hawaii School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Lonny E. Carlile,Associate Professor Asian Studies Program, Center for Japanese Studies

Hiroshima in 2007– Center for Japanese Studies, Univ. of Hawaii MSI Study Tour led by Dr. Lonny Carlile