2017-2018 internationalization activities
Summer ‘17
Members of the Internationalization Steering Committee met with Dr. Mark Mitsui, President, and Dr. Katy Ho, VP-Academic Affairs, and discussed on global focus in the curriculum and utilizing global diversity at the college in providing learning opportunities.
Fall ‘17
- During the District In Service Subject Area Committee (SAC) Chairs meeting, Internationalization booklet on ‘How to internationalize your course’ was distributed to share with faculty.
- Members of the Internationalization Steering Committee met with Dr. Katy Ho, VP-Academic Affairs, and discussed the committee’s work emphasizing on curriculum and infusing intercultural competence to diverse student population.
- On October 19th 2017 a speed culturing session was held at the Sylvania PAC lobby between ESOL (Instructor: Luciana Diniz) and Dental Studies (Instructor: Dr. Magda D’Angelis-Morris) classes.
Winter ‘18
Internationalization Initiatives offered professional development opportunities to full-time and part-time faculty to attend a conference or seminar to explore:
- Bringing more global awareness/perspective to students.
- Learning how to infuse courses with international perspectives and assignments.
- Knowing how intercultural competence be emphasized/infused in curriculum.
A link has been created within the Office of Professional Development site for this opportunity and the applications closed on January 14, 2018. Seven faculty received awards to attend the following conferences/workshops:
- Forum on Ed Abroad Conference, Boston, MA
March 21-23, 2018
https://forumea.org/training-events/annual-conference/general-info-2/- Morgan Lindberg (Rock Creek, World Languages).
- Susan Watson (Sylvania, ,Computer Application/Office Systems).
- Carolina Selva (Southeast, Business and Management and Supervisory Development).
- 6th Intl Conference on Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, Phoenix, AZ
January 25-28, 2018
https://icc.arizona.edu/- Payal Roy (Rock Creek, Math).
- Nicole Morales (South East, ESOL).
- Asian Studies Development Program 24th National Conference (ASDP), Washington DC
March 1-3, 2018
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/asian-studies-development-program/national-conference- Sylvia Gray (Sylvania, History).
- Community Colleges for International Development (CCID), Scottsdale, AZ
February 16-18, 2018
https://www.ccidinc.org/- Alexa Maros (Cascade, Business).
- Clint Work, a doctoral student at University of Washington Jackson school spoke at South East in INTL 201 (Introduction to International Studies) class on Monday, February 05th 2018 focusing on his research on the historical background on North Korea and the regime’s internal mechanisms of control. Clint’s work is at https://thediplomat.com/authors/clint-work/
- Carl Wilkens Co-Founder/Director, World Outside My Shoes visited INTL 201 (Introduction to International Studies) class at South East on Wednesday February 14th and discussed genocides of the 20th A trailer of the film I’m Not Leaving – Trailer
- Korea Night held in partnership with Rock Creek ASPCC on February 2nd 2018 at the Rock Creek campus Forum was filled with beautiful performances by the Oregon Korean Performing Arts and Korean food.
- Internationalization Initiatives partnered with The Rock Creek Women’s Resource Center, International Students Office, International Students Club Council and ASPCC for a keynote speaker event on March 08th 2018 at the Rock Creek Event Center. Maria Rita D’Orsogna, a Italian Physics Professor, shared her story about how she worked to stop oil companies from polluting and damaging the Italian coast, its’ marine life, and the coastal lands. http://campariandsofa.com/2013/08/20/the-power-of-one-how-a-physics-professor-defeated-an-oil-giant/
- Jeffrey Dippman of Central Washington University presented on Dao and Zen: The Chinese Roots of Zen Buddhism on March 12th 2018 and on Qi’s Whiz: Daoist Cosmology on March 13th 2018 at Cascade campus. This event was made possible via the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Oregon.
Spring ‘18
- Reyna Grande, author of “The Distance Between Us” gave a lecture at Sylvania campus on April 24th Reyna was abandoned when she was very young because her parents wanted to try a better life in the US. She later joined them in the US (undocumented), and after a lot of suffering and persistence, she ends up being the first one in her family to get a college degree. Reflectionspage 23 onwards for a sample of student reflections on the events with author Reyna Grande. https://www.amazon.com/Distance-Between-Us-Memoir/dp/1451661789/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520309761&sr=8-1&keywords=the+distance+between+us
- West African musician Okaidja gave a concert on April 24th 2018 as part of the Rock Creek Music Series and also held a workshop for students on April 26th
- Zahia Alqarra, a Mental Health Specialist from the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, Palestinian Authority, spoke on the psychological and physical impact of war on the population, including children who have lost limbs and are rebuilding their lives day by day. This event was held on May 07th 2018 at the Rock Creek Women’s Resource Center.
- Dr. Fanbin Zeng from the College of Journalism and Mass Communication of Jinan University, China and with University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Communication Arts as a Fulbright Scholar visited PCC on May 23rd and 24th 2018. Dr. Zeng’s four lectures on ‘Social Media in China’ were at
- 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, May 23 — College Center Mall, Sylvania Campus.
- 2:50-3:50 p.m., Wednesday, May 23 — The Forum, Building 3, Rock Creek Campus.
- 9-10 a.m., Thursday, May 24 — Performing Arts Center Lobby, Sylvania Campus.
- 11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Thursday, May 24 — Room 112, Terrell Hall, Cascade Campus.Students and faculty from Business, Communication Studies, ESOL, International Studies, Political Science, History and World Languages attended the lectures.
Fulbright Scholar lecture at Sylvania campus in May 2018
Fulbright Scholar lecture at Sylvania campus in May 2018
Fulbright Scholar lecture at Sylvania campus in May 2018
- The Asian/Chinese/Global Studies Awards ceremony was held on May 24th, 2018 at Terrell Hall auditorium at the Cascade campus. 17 students received Global Studies Focus Award. News Article on the award ceremony.
Student recipients of Asian/Chinese/Global Studies Focus Awards, May 2018
Staff at the Focus Awards Ceremony, Cascade campus, May 2018
- International Festival: Celebration of Nations was held on May 30th 2018 at ASPCC Rock Creek campus to celebrate diversity via educational activities, playing cultural games and trivia, art competition and students and faculty presenting on global diversity.
- Spring ’18 Speed Culturing Events Four speed culturing events were held in collaboration among various disciplines
- ESOL Reading 7 (Instructor: Luciana Diniz) and Philosophy (Instructor: John Farnum) classes at Sylvania campus on 17th May 2018.
- ESOL Reading 6 (Instructor: Sarah Bailie) and Women’s Studies 101 (Instructor: Michele Wilson) classes at Sylvania campus on 23rd May 2018.
- ESOL Reading 7 (Instructor: Luciana Diniz) and Business 101 (Instructor: Greg Rapp) classes at Sylvania campus on May 23rd
- ESOL Reading 7 (Instructor: Fidelia Twenge-Jinnings) and Business 101 (Instructor: Kamiar Daraee) classes at Rock Creek campus on May 29th
- Andrew Sanders, Assistant Professor Texas A & M University, San Antonio, TX spoke on “Brexit vs PEACE: the prospects for the future of the Northern Ireland peace process in a post-EU UK” at Rock Creek on May 31st 2018
- The purpose of the mini-grants offered by the Northwest International Education Association (NIEA) is to encourage faculty to internationalize their curriculum. As a first-year member of Northwest International Education Association (NIEA), four PCC faculty applied and all of them were awarded mini-grants on their proposals to teach with a global focus. They are:
- Alissa Leavit – Health, Rock Creek
- Barry Hawkey – Business, Sylvania
- Rachel J. Siegel – Photography, Art, and Liberal Arts & Humanities, South East
- Peter Gramlich – Architectural Design & Drafting, Sylvania
- More on their awards at https://www.pcc.edu/news/2018/11/niea-grants/