
Enhancing Asian Studies: Asia In The Liberal Arts Curriculum
Enhancing Asian Studies: Asia in the Liberal Arts Curriculum
Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation
This project leverages the expertise and experience of ASIANetwork members to create a digital resource guide for Asian Studies programming and the inclusion of content about Asia and the Asian diaspora across the undergraduate curriculum. A related initiative in institutional consultancies has informed this project. A seven-member AN Consultancy Group has administered the project, currently co-directed by Dr. Karil Kucera (St. Olaf College) and Dr. Kammie Takahashi (Muhlenberg College).
RESOURCE GUIDE TOPICS
Administrative
- Program / department structures & tenure lines
- Assessment
- Recruiting faculty / making best use of existing faculty & resources
- Team teaching, linked courses, cross-disciplinary cooperation
- Faculty development
- Recruiting students into Asian Studies courses
- Strategic planning, budgeting
- Starting new programs and initiatives
Curricular
- Major / Minor requirements
- Sequencing courses (introductory through capstone)
- Incorporating Asian Studies into general education curriculum
- Incorporating Asian Studies into other disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs
- Curriculum Resources
- Syllabi bank
- Annotated bibliography of commonly used Asian Studies textbooks
- Teaching modules
- Benchmarks & standards
- Languages – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- Developing learning outcomes in Asian Studies. AAC&U/LEAP (www.aacu.org/leap)
- Incorporating digital technologies / new media in the Asian Studies curriculum
Library and Support Services
- Books, journals, multimedia, digital
- Pedagogical initiatives
International Education
- Institutional agreements, consortia, study-abroad providers, etc.
- Scholarship opportunities for students studying abroad
- Articulating the on-campus and study-abroad curriculum
- Working with Admissions Offices / recruiting Asian students to the campus
- Short-term, semester, and year-long programs
Internship and Career
- Internships (credit-bearing and non-credit)
- Non-profits / service opportunities
- Professional development and career advice for students
Development
- Engaging alumni and donors
- External funding / grant opportunities in Asian Studies
- Organizational membership / support (ASIANetwork, AAS, etc.)
ENHANCHING ASIAN STUDIES CONSULTANCY GROUP
**Karil Kucera, Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary and General Studies, St. Olaf College
*Kan Liang, Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities & Associate Professor of History, Seattle University
*Sherry Mou, Professor of Chinese & Director of Asian Studies, DePauw University
*Tinaz Pavri, Division Chair, Social Science and Humanities & Director, Asian Studies Program & Professor of Political Science, Spelman College
**Kammie Takahashi, Associate Professor of Religious Studies & Director of Asian Studies, Muhlenberg College
*Steven Udry, Professor of History & Director of Asian Studies, Carthage College
*Scott Wilson, Associate Dean for Global Citizenship & Director of Asian Studies & Professor of Politics, The University of the South
*Ka Wong, Associate Professor of Asian Studies, St, Olaf College
* denotes former advisory team member
** denotes project director