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