1. Benjamin Rifkin The College of New Jersey

2.  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  preserve and promote the arts,  benefit the state’s economy  serve citizens

3. What starts here changes the world.

4.  Awareness of global issues  Proficiency in a second language

5.  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

6.  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

7.  All these must be anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real world challenges

8.  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

9. Skill or Knowledge BaseEmployers Report Wanting to Hire … Global Issues72% US in the world60% Teamwork76% Critical thinking and analytic reasoning73% Written & oral communication73% Information literacy70% Creativity & innovation70% Complex problem solving64%

10. 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/2009- 04/apa-lot042309.php

11.  NASA  FBI  Coast Guard  USAID  Energy Dept.  Broadcasting Board of Governors  NSA / CIA  Commerce Dept.  State Dept.  Dept. of Defense  Nuclear Reg. Commission  Dept. of Agriculture  Export Import Bank  Intl. Trade Com.

12.  Morgan Stanley  Microsoft  General Motors  Otis Elevator  Reebok  Hewlett Packard  Delta Airlines  Price Waterhouse  Citibank  3M  Ford  AT&T  Honeywell  Gillette  Avon  Exxon / Mobil

13.  Peace Corps  AA  Amnesty International  Citizens Watch  Nonviolence International  Green Cross  International Resettlement Agencies  IREX  ACTR / ACCELS  Mother & Child  Church Missions  Women’s Crisis Center of St. Pbg.

14.  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?

15.  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

16.  Heritage  Specialist  Liberal Arts  Applied

18.  Enumerative  Attitudinal  Quantitative  Qualitative  Benchmark moments  Tasks integrated into the curriculum  Multidimensional assessment

19. UT-Austin Instructional Assessment Resources

21.  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

22.  Incentives for enrollment in under- enrolled language classes  Incentives to continue study beyond the language requirement  Heritage language class options

23. 22 1 1 1 SLA/FL-Ed Expertise

26.  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