Benjamin Rifkin
The College of New Jersey
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excellence in the interrelated areas of
undergraduate education, graduate education,
research and public service.
advancement of society through research,
creative activity, scholarly inquiry and the
development of new knowledge
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preserve and promote the arts,
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benefit the state’s economy
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serve citizens
What starts here
changes
the world.
Awareness of
global issues
 Proficiency in a
second language
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People of Texas
Texan Economy
Language and International Studies as a key
component in the liberal arts education for all
students (AAC&U)
UT-Austin as a leader in
world language education
in the US and beyond
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Knowledge of human cultures through study
in the humanities, history, languages
Intellectual and practical skills including
inquiry and analysis, critical and creative
thinking, written and oral communication,
teamwork and problem solving
Personal and social responsibility including
intercultural knowledge and competence
Ethical reasoning and action
Foundations for lifelong learning
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All these must be anchored through active
involvement with diverse communities and
real world challenges
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At a competitive disadvantage
Reducing the potential of the state in
international commerce
Reducing the potential of graduates for
lifelong learning
Reducing the potential of the graduates for
fulfilling lives
Skill or Knowledge Base
Employers Report Wanting to Hire …
Global Issues
72%
US in the world
60%
Teamwork
76%
Critical thinking and analytic reasoning
73%
Written & oral communication
73%
Information literacy
70%
Creativity & innovation
70%
Complex problem solving
64%
This research, published by the American
Psychological Association, is the first of its kind
to look at the link between living abroad and
creativity.
[Researchers found] there is some sort of
psychological transformation that needs to occur
when people are living in a foreign country in
order to enhance creativity. This may happen
when people work to adapt themselves to a new
culture …”
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/200904/apa-lot042309.php
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NASA
FBI
Coast Guard
USAID
Energy Dept.
Broadcasting Board
of Governors
NSA / CIA
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Commerce Dept.
State Dept.
Dept. of Defense
Nuclear Reg.
Commission
Dept. of Agriculture
Export Import Bank
Intl. Trade Com.
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Morgan Stanley
Microsoft
General Motors
Otis Elevator
Reebok
Hewlett Packard
Delta Airlines
Price Waterhouse
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Citibank
3M
Ford
AT&T
Honeywell
Gillette
Avon
Exxon / Mobil
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Peace Corps
AA
Amnesty
International
Citizens Watch
Nonviolence
International
Green Cross
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International
Resettlement
Agencies
IREX
ACTR / ACCELS
Mother & Child
Church Missions
Women’s Crisis
Center of St. Pbg.
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Creation of Texas Language Center
Enhancement of UT-Austin grants for Title VI
Centers, Flagship programs
Revision of undergraduate language
programs to provide instruction beyond the
area of literature
Impact on shape of graduate curricula?
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Students’ purposes
and goals
Faculty purposes and
goals
Administrative
purposes and goals
Goals and objectives of
potential employers
Goals and objectives of
graduate and
professional schools
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Heritage
Specialist
Liberal Arts
Applied
Heritage
Specialist
Liberal Arts
Applied
Other
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Enumerative
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Attitudinal
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Quantitative
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Qualitative
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Benchmark moments
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Tasks integrated into
the curriculum
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Multidimensional
assessment
UT-Austin Instructional
Assessment Resources
Tenure-Stream
Lecturers
Graduate Assistants
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Title VI Centers: European
Studies, Middle Eastern
Studies, South Asia Institute,
National Language Resource
Center: Center for Open
Educational Resources and
Language Learning
Arabic Flagship Program
South Asian Flagship
Program
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Incentives for
enrollment in underenrolled language
classes
Incentives to continue
study beyond the
language requirement
Heritage language
class options
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SLA/FL-Ed
Expertise
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Importance of the Mission Statements
Policies
Purposes
Programs (and Public Relations)
Assessment and Feedback Loop
Enrollment Patterns
Heritage Languages
Deployment of Instructors
Expanded (and Wise) Use of Technology