Mission College Santa Clara, CA NEH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

What and Who is NEH? WHAT: NEH stands for the National Endowment for the Humanities It’s a 3 year grant which was awarded to Mission College Through a formal application process, all faculty had the opportunity to be involved in the implementation of the grant From the applicants, 3 Mission College Faculty were selected and flown to Hawaii for a one-week grant overview and training WHO: The 3 selected faculty are: Char Perlas (Counseling), Margaret Juncker (English), and Myo Myint (ESL)

NEH Grant Objective NEH wants colleges to create opportunities for students that result in the following: Raising cultural awareness and bridging the gap of understanding between cultures; Educating our students about Southeast Asian and Asian Culture and History with the aim of making them more marketable global citizens, particularly as Asian countries continue to rise and impact the global economy.

Mission College’s Implementation Plan Certificate, Asian Culture – 18 Units Core:History 31 History of East Asia Human 007 International Films Human 020 Asian Roots and Culture Human 030 Cultural Studies Elective (choose 1 or more from list to total 3 units)

Implementation Plan continued…. AA, Humanities with emphasis in Asian Culture GE – 24 Units Major Core – 18 Units (certificate courses) Major Electives – Choose min. 15 units from the course list *Additional Elective units required when GE and Major units = >60 AA Liberal Arts, Arts & Humanities w/ emphasis in Asian Culture AA Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioral Sciences w/ emphasis in Asian Culture GE – 24 Units Major Core – Students choose 18 units from the list of applicable courses (see course list) *Additional Elective units required when GE and Major units = >60

Opportunity for ALL Departments!

Potential Transfer Partnerships Berkeley: Stanford: San Francisco State: UCLA: UC Riverside: UC Santa Barbara: CSU Long Beach: UC Davis: CSU Sacramento: USC: Pomona College: UC Santa Cruz: University of San Diego: CSU Chico:

Cost to the College

Our Accomplishments Summer 2012 July 12th – July 20 th : NEH Symposium & Development of Implementation Plan August 8 th : Cluster Meeting at CCSF & Fall Event Planning (local & cluster) August 22 nd : Core NEH Group Meeting with Deans, VP & Inquire about applicable funding (AANAPISI) Fall 2012 Sept 7 th : Presentation to ADC Oct 22 nd : Distinguished Guest CCSF (Barbara Andaya: “Female Status: A Defining Characteristic of Southeast Asia”) Oct – Nov: Creation of NEH Overview Oct – Nov: Development of certificate and degrees with specified, applicable courses Nov 2 nd : Follow-up report to ADC and approval Nov 29 th : Presentation to Academic Senate and approval

NEH Faculty Inquiry Group THE NEH TEAM NEEDS YOU!