SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
UNDERGRADUATE
GLOBAL CENTER ACTIVITIES
INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM
LATINO OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL LAW
PICCT
WHAT IS SIS?
SIS EVOLUTION
Successor to Callison and Covell
1 of 6 four year undergraduate
programs in the United States
Only school that requires study
abroad
Started with undergraduate
program in 1987 and has
expanded significantly in past 5
years
SIS Undergraduate Program B.A. Degrees
International Relations
Development and Cultural
Change
International Affairs and
Commerce
Global Studies
Evolution of SIS: Graduate Program
• MAIR moved from Antioch University in 2001
• Through last year Professor Bruce LaBrack was
Faculty Director
• Partnership with Intercultural Communications
Institute (ICI)
• One of 6 MA intercultural programs in the country.
Faculty come from around the country and world
• Limited residency program in Portland. Three
residencies over 18 months plus a thesis
• 100+ current students; 8-14 new students per
residency. Break even is 10 students
• Tuition: 50% to ICI/50% to Pacific
SIS gets 40% of the 50%
PICCT
• The Pacific Institute for Cross-Cultural Training
(PICCT) was established in early 2004. It has
evolved from Pacific’s long-standing
commitment to support international education,
encourage appreciation of diversity, and
contribute to greater intercultural understanding.
• Mission:
• Conduct needs assessments for cross-cultural
training opportunities across the university
• Ensure cross cultural competency in students,
faculty and staff
• Administer and interpret instruments such as the
Intercultural Development Inventory, (IDI)
Conflict Styles Inventory, and the Learning
Styles Inventory
• One of major products: “What’s up with
Culture.”
California International Studies Project
• Established legislatively in 1985
• Part of California Subject Matter
Projects
• Re-located from Stanford to Pacific in
2004
• Executive Director-Ron Herring
• Jennifer Woods-Program Coordinator
• 7 Sites in California: Sonoma State,
Pacific, CSU San Bernardino, Pitzer,
CSU Fullerton, San Diego State, San
Jose State
California International Studies Project
• K-12 teacher training program reaches
more than 2,000 teachers per year in
training institutes
• 70,000-100,000 students impacted
yearly by the program
• Partnering with Benard and the soonto-be-opened high school in Tracy
(Kimball), which has an international
studies academy as well as Natomas
High in Sacramento
• Introduced legislation in last Congress
to make CISP a national model
Contemporary World History Project
• Works with two thousand, 10th grade
world history teachers statewide.
• Coordinates innovative electronic
Model United Nations component
• For two years, Pacific students have
played role of the United States
• 400-500 students come to Pacific every
May for the Global Forum.
• George Miller (Chair of House
Education Committee) mentioned he is
interested in Forum and may want to
come back to campus
New Initiatives
1.
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Local and International programs
2.
Inter-American program
Regional and local
3.
International Law Initiative
Saturday Academy
Model UN
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship:
• The Global Center has both an
international and local focus
• Nonprofit Sustainability Workshops:
Center has conducted a series of 4 handson workshops co-sponsored by United
Way, Small Business Development Center,
Nonprofit Executive Directors Association,
COMA; reasonable registration fee charged
to meet operational expenses
• Incubator Apprenticeship Program
connects students with start up SE
organizations
• Central Valley Microfinance Project
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship:
Non Profit Sustainability Workshops
• 50 local nonprofits have been trained
• Workshops have been facilitated by outside
consultants and Pacific faculty: Joe Johnson,
Dan Wadhwani, Cynthia Weick
• The first workshop series will conclude with a
Feasibility Study Competition on 6 March at
Work Net from 2-5; open to the public at no
charge
• Approximately 10 nonprofits will each make
10 minute presentations
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship:
Non Profit Sustainability Workshops
• Competition: A jury of 6 professionals will
critique and assess the presentations; 3 jurors
from Pacific Business School faculty
• $5000 prize will be awarded to winner
(United Way and private corporation donors)
• Local network of social entrepreneurship
nonprofits in the formative stages
• Exploration begun with Kaiser Permanente to
develop a long term funding partnership for
future workshops
Global Center: Microfinance Initiative
 First Microfinance Fund in the Central
Valley being developed to provide small
business start-up loans to low income
population
 Partnership with the San Joaquin Delta
College Small Business Development
Center
 Funding proposal will be submitted soon
to Small Business Administration in DC
Global Center: Speaker’s Series
Brings leading specialists in the field to the University
for campus-community forums and classroom
seminars.
Sakena Yacoobi- Afghan Institute of Learning improves
the health and education of Afghan women and
children, relieving their suffering after three decades
of war and civil strife, and enhancing the quality of
their lives.
Martin Burt- Fundación Paraguaya promotes
entrepreneurship, enabling people of limited
resources to create jobs and increase their family
income.
Heidi Kuhn- Roots of Peace works to unearth dangerous
landmines in war-torn countries and build sustainable
crops on land once too dangerous to traverse.
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship
• The Global Center has both an
international and local focus
• Global Ambassadors Program that will
send 8-12 students overseas to work with
SE organizations. Fully funded
• Two weeks ago got final approval to offer
certificate in social entrepreneurship.
• Will be on line by 5/09 and offered this
summer in Rwanda, Uganda and locally
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship
•
Certificate has 3 graduate level
courses
1. What is social entrepreneurship?
2. Developing a business plan for a
social enterprise
3. Monitoring, evaluation and
impact analysis
Inter-American Program
Inter-American Certificate Program
Approved last week has two tracks:
 Latin American track
 U.S./Latino Track
 “Casa Covell” opened Fall, 2009
 Certificate has a required internship
either locally or in Latin America
Latino Outreach
• Coordinates Bilingual Financial Aid
conference annually with Hispanic
Chamber and many other local
organizations. 2000-3000 attend.
Currently for 7-12th graders. Will
extend next year to 5th and 6th grade.
• Meets regularly with
Hispanic/Latino/Chicano community
leaders through Coalition of MexicanAmerican Organizations (COMA)
Latino Outreach
• JUMPSTART program works with parents
and 7-9th graders to encourage college bound
culture. Last year had an overnight stay
program with 7th and 8th graders on campus.
• Coordinated with Delta College PUENTE
program to connect transfer students to
Pacific. Parents and family members attend
event. Entire program is in Spanish.
• Coordinate with Delta College to conduct
leadership training sessions for Hispanic
students
Latino Outreach: COMA
• Helping to develop a business directory
• Assisted with retreat on goal setting and
amending their constitution
• Host monthly meetings
• Working with Benard and COMA to create
a program for Hispanics who received their
degrees in Latin America (engineers
doctors, journalists) to be credentialed for
teaching in the U.S.
Latino Outreach: LULAC
• Coordinate LULAC Youth Conference
for 6-12th graders (1600 students).
Help to plan workshops and provide
volunteers for the event
• LULAC Adult Chapter: Assist with
their annual fundraiser which supports
students scholarships. Student
volunteers work with this chapter to
make over 2000 foot baskets for the
Stockton community during the
December holidays.
Latino Outreach: LULAC
• Assisted Pacific’s LULAC student
organization in creating the College
Life program.
• High school students spend a day with
a current Pacific student, attend classes
and learning about what is like to be a
college student.
• Over 200 students have been served
and this is increasing yearly. Pacific
LULAC was recognized nationally for
this innovated program.
International Law Initiative
• Saturday Academy: Offered on
all three campuses
• Model UN: Students attend
national and international
conferences
• Coordinates with Legal
Scholars Program
Additional initiatives
1.
Online high school course focused on global
issues (3 credit at Pacific) being developed
this semester
2.
SIS currently hiring three new faculty:
Economics, Political Science and
Anthropology
3.
Anthropology, social entrepreneurship for
undergraduates, global health majors?
School Of International Studies – Organizational Chart
Provost
Associate
Provost
International
SIS Dean
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CISP K-12
1 staff
Statewide
2 Staff
Undergrad.
Program
3 staff
12-15 Faculty
MAIR
Program
1 staff &
Fac. Coord.
International
Law Initiative
1 faculty
1/4 staff
InterAmerican
2 staff
Global
Center
2 staff
The Future?
1.
Pacific becomes more internationally
focused and SIS contributes and expands
2.
Pacific becomes more involved in the
community and SIS programs contribute
and expand
3.
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