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Sacramento State's One World Initiative:
Using themes to engage a campus community in global education
Lisa Hammersley & Raghuraman Trichur
OutlineOutline
• Background– The challenge of curricular globalization– Mapping global education at Sac State
• The One World Initiative– Goals– Format/structure
• Campus Response• Lessons Learned and remaining Challenges• Group discussion activities
The ChallengeThe Challenge
• How to provide students with the tools they need for their futures in a global society?
• How to effect curricular change across a complex and decentralized curriculum?
• How to do this in a climate of budget restrictions and low morale?
BackgroundBackground
• Provost's advisory committee on curricular global engagement– Develop a mission statement– Collect information on global education
activities already occurring on campus– Consider challenges to curricular
globalization (structural and individual)
Sacramento State is committed to developing, sustaining and promoting global studies, international educational exchanges and research initiatives, in support of the university’s commitment to the preparation of informed world citizens. The University strives to provide students and faculty with the multidisciplinary, intercultural and ethical understandings necessary to engage, lead and prosper in a variety of settings requiring knowledge and problem solving skills in a diverse, global arena.
Provost's Advisory Committee for Curricular Global Engagement, 2011
Figuring out what global Figuring out what global education means to useducation means to us
Taking Stock: Taking Stock: What are we already What are we already
doing?doing?• International
students• Study Abroad• Area studies• Languages• Visiting scholars• International faculty
• Faculty research• Courses on
globalization• Cultural
organizations• Diverse student body• Location in CA state
capitalHow do we pull this together in such a way that
we create something that is greater than the sum of its parts?
• Highlight the global education opportunities and resources at Sacramento State by engaging the campus community in year-long discussions of themes of global importance
• Based upon the successful One Book model• An open invitation to the campus community to
participate (ground-up vs. top down) in a variety of ways
One World Participation:One World Participation: Incorporation of theme into course Incorporation of theme into course
curricula curricula
• An easy buy-in for faculty• Students take multiple
courses, often unrelated• Encountering the One
World theme in different courses encourages making connections across disciplines
• Informal "learning community"
One World Participation:One World Participation: One World Calendar of Events One World Calendar of Events
• Campus units invited to create events related to the One World theme
• All events promoted widely under the One World heading
• Small amount of funds available to support events
• Generate a rich calendar of public events around a central theme (talks, movies, art shows, etc.)
One World Participation:One World Participation: Student-led Activities Student-led Activities
• Student groups and clubs invited to organize activities related to the One World theme
• Encouraged to incorporate a service component
One World Participation:One World Participation: End-of-Year CelebrationEnd-of-Year Celebration
• One-day event that caps off the year's theme
• Student symposium: – Student responses to the theme in the form of
posters, talks, art, digital media, etc.
• Faculty Panel– Faculty from different disciplines discuss how the
One World theme fits in their work
• Keynote Speaker– Presentation by a prominent speaker to the
campus community and the public
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WATER
2012-13 Inaugural One World 2012-13 Inaugural One World ThemeTheme
Water is essential for lifeWater is essential for life
There can be too much water...There can be too much water......or too ...or too
littlelittle
Water is an integral part of Water is an integral part of world religions and culturesworld religions and cultures
Water has inspired music and Water has inspired music and artart
Water is a human right... Water is a human right... ...but also a commodity?...but also a commodity?
Campus ResponseCampus Response
• Faculty from across the campus pledged to incorporate the One World theme into their courses. – The arts, the sciences, government, business, social sciences,
health sciences, AFROTC, etc.
• Over 20 One World events per semester in the first year– Art and museum exhibits, movies, discussions, lectures– Many activities included multiple departments and multiple
colleges
• Over 40 students participated in the student symposium for the end-of-year event. Attendance at all three components of the event was very good.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON MIGRATION
2013-14 One World Theme2013-14 One World Theme
• Already 10 events on the calendar for this semester and more are being developed
• One notable event is a student symposium on migration presented by international students who are part of the English Language Institute
What have we learned?What have we learned?
• Importance of having both faculty and administrators involved in the initiative
• The right approach can overcome obstacles such as low/no budget and low faculty morale
• Encouraging participation rather than controlling or requiring it creates an environment of collaboration and creativity.
• Challenges remain:– Getting students engaged in the initiative– Getting more faculty to incorporate the theme in their courses– Securing funding for the future
Challenges RemainChallenges Remain
• Getting students directly engaged in the initiative• Getting more faculty to incorporate the theme in
their courses• Securing funding for the future• "Beating the Drums" - maintaining a high profile
Discussion #1Discussion #1
• What are the goals and challenges for global education at your campus?– Status of global education at your
campus– Challenges to moving forward
Discussion #2Discussion #2
• Asset Mapping: – What global education activities and
resources are already available at your campus?
– What groups could/should be involved in creating a campus-wide global education initiative?
– What (if any) funding sources are available?
Discussion #3Discussion #3
• Next steps: Implementing your campus-wide initiative– What kind of model might work best
at your campus?– What themes might you use?– How to promote your initiative to
various stakeholders?
Contact and informationContact and information
• Our website:– www.csus.edu/oneworld
• Email us:– [email protected]
• Like us on facebook!– www.facebook.com/
sacramentostatesoneworldinitiative