GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
GRANTS
FACULTY SENATE PRESENTATION
APRIL 20, 2010
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP GRANTS
Recipient(s)
Class(es)
(Sub)Title and/or Description
Cilano, Cara
New classes:
ENG 100, 111,
200, 227, 344
Suite of courses that will fulfill requirements for University Studies (Composition and
Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary)with content explicitly designed around introducing and
cultivating active global citizenship. Courses will also fulfill Living in a Global Society and
Writing Intensive requirements.
Habibi, Don
Redesign section
of PAR 115
"Introduction to Ethics" with a global perspective to create a 'foundational' university studies
course that uses ethics to illustrate and illuminate the most positive aspects of globalization (as
well as its dangers).
Kirschke,
Amy
New class: ART
320
"African Art" A study of sub-Saharan African art and architecture from prehistoric times to the
present. Special emphasis placed on form, content, function, and meaning, as well as the
impact of African art on modern and African-American art.
Redesign section
of MKT 340/491
Introduction to the concepts, activities, and decisions that relate to the marketing function in
business and non-business organizations in domestic and international settings. Special
emphasis on marketing techniques in Spanish speaking countries. Instruction will be in
Spanish with occasional case discussions in English.
HON 210 & HON
294
"The Promise of the Future, The Tensions of the Past: Democracy and the Future of South
Africa." Students will collaborate with colleagues from UNCW and Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University to develop written papers and multi-media presentations of their
emerging expertise in their major area of emphasis. Hybrid section.
Kaya, Yunus
& Kim,
Sangmoon
New class: SOC
240
"Individuals and Societies in a Global World" Introduce students to globalization as an ongoing
historical process and an analytical concept. Provide students a solid understanding of the
globalization process as well as introducing them to the tools (indices measuring cultural,
social, and economic level of development) that they can use to understand, assess, and
participate in the global society.
Roseboro,
Donyell
Redesign section
of EDN 200
Students will study the historical, social, political, and social effects on the public educational
systems in both countries. Hybrid course with virtual interviews between U.S. American
teacher licensure students and teachers from South Africa.
Scribner, Lisa
Fischetti,
John &
Sawrey, Kim
Global Citizenship Grant 2010
END 200: U.S. & South African Public
Education
Why South Africa?
• The Watson School of Education has a
partnership with Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth
South Africa.
Course description and objectives
• The Global Citizenship section of EDN 200 will
focus on comparatively examining public
education in two democratic countries--the
United States and South Africa.
– Students will describe the similarities and
differences between U.S. and South African public
education.
– Students will compare & contrast teaching
standards.
– Students will examine No Child Left Behind and
the South African national curriculum.
Course Assignments & Activities
• Technology components
– Blackboard and Wimba
– BLOG site Christopher Blake's Blog (sample)
– Teleconference with teachers at NMMU and from
South African schools
• Analytical visual & auditory project that
responds to the question: What is the purpose
of public education in South Africa or the
U.S.?
Thank you!
• To the International Program
Advisory Committee (IPAC)