1. Herat/San Jose State University An Overview Peter Young

2. SJSU Overview  Oldest of California State University 23 campuses  27,400 students  3,190 employees  Heart of Silicon Valley  154-acre downtown campus  10 th largest city in US  1 million people  One of America’s safest cities  Area is home to 40,000 Afghans

3. Key Features of Grant  Curriculum  Faculty advancement  Internships  Technology  Resource library

4. Curriculum  Multi media, especially “new media”  Graphics  Print  Radio  Television  Internet TV and Radio  Social Media  Websites, Blogs, Twitter, Facebook

5. Faculty Advancement  Herat Professors  Master’s Degrees  On Campus & Distance  One and a half year program, but will extend

6. Internships  SF/SJ/Monterey & Herat  TV  Radio  Newspapers  PR Firms  NGOs

7. Technology  Internet radio station

8. Resource Library  Translated texts  English texts  Technical manuals  Help from Afghan Coalition

9. Afghan Coalition  Translate texts  Teach business skills  Social events

10. Afghan Ambassador Program One professor and two students assigned to each visitor Attend together:  Bay Area and SJSU cultural events  International House events  Coffees with various departments on campus  Afghan Coalition events

11. CSU East Bay President Mo Qayoumi:  Our key cultural advisor  Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan… Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan…