Projects — Midwest Institute for International/Intercultural Education

Projects are organized and implemented based on their objectives, guidelines, obligations, and expected outcomes.

I. Community College Team Projects for Selected Colleges

The Community College (CC) Team Project provide grants of $10,000 to individual college teams to undertake college-wide projects to build its International-Intercultural Education. A CC Team must have a minimum of five faculty and one administrator and propose to implement a four-year college-wide plan with a focus on a geographic region. Objective is to facilitate, support, and provide resources to College Teams to undertake college-wide projects to build its International-Intercultural Education.

A CC Team must have a minimum of five faculty and one administrator, and propose to implement a four-year college-wide plan.

Project Guidelines

Selection Criteria

Application Form

Application to undertake a CC Team Four-Year Project

College Name

Administrator Name

First Name

Last Name

Administrator e-mail

Administrator Phone#

Country

(###)

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Faculty - 1

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 2

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 3

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 4

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 5

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 6

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 7

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 8

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 9

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Faculty - 10

Provide details of faculty Name, Email and Phone Number

Proposal Narrative

1. Plan of Operation.

2. Curriculum Development.

3. Additional Areas of International-Intercultural Activities/Projects.

4. Budget Effectiveness.

5. Evaluation and Reporting.

Middle East 2023-2027

CC Team: Mid Michigan College
Co-sponsors: U. of Illinois, Middle East and U. of Michigan, Middle East & NA Centers

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South Asia 2021-2025

CC Team: Harper College
Co-sponsor: U. of Washington, South Asia Center

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Russia & East Europe 2019-2024

CC Team: Illinois Valley Community College
Co-sponsor: Indiana University, Russia & East European Institute

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East Asia 2019-2025

CC Team: Delta College
Co-sponsor: U. of Kansas, East Asia Center

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Africa 2019-2024

CC Team: South Central College
Co-sponsor: Michigan State U., African Studies Center

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Latin America 2019-2024

CC Team: Sinclair Community College
Co-sponsor: U. of Michigan, Latin America & CS Center

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Southeast Asia 2019-2024

CC Team: Schoolcraft College
Co-sponsor: Michigan State U., Asian Studies Center

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Middle East 2019-2022

CC Team: Oakland Community College
Co-sponsor: U. of Michigan, Middle East & NA Center

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Global Studies 2019-2022

CC Team: St. Louis Community College at FP
Co-sponsor: U. of Washington, Global Studies Center

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Europe & Middle East 2020-2022

CC Team: Mott Community College
Co-sponsor: U. of Illinois, European Union Center

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II. Virtual Professional Groups

Organize and facilitate group virtual meetings with follow-up online communications for professional development. Faculty will be reporting on significant scholarly books or articles and have group virtual discussions on them.

Project Guidelines

Call for Proposals - To Serve as Presenter-Facilitator for a Virtual Professional Group

Name of Presenter-Facilitator

First Name

Last Name

Department/ Title

College

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone Number

Country

(###)

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e-mail

A presenter is expected to:

1) Present for 45 minutes and 2) Facilitate discussion for 75 minutes. The presentation and discussion will be virtually using Zoom.

1. Provide the title and author(s) of the book or article for your presentation. (10 points)

2. Description of the key topics and main ideas of the book or article. (30 points)

3. Why is it of value to educators? (40 points)

4. Expected professional development for participating colleagues. (20 points)

Application Form

Application to Participate in a Virtual Professional Group (VPG)

Applicant Name

First Name

Last Name

Discipline

College

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Home or Cell Phone#

Country

(###)

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College e-mail Address

The ZPG meetings will be in October, November, January, February, and March.

Please indicate your preference for the ZPG meetings from 7:00-9:00pm, EST:

Monday

Yes

No

Tuesday

Yes

No

Wednesday

Yes

No

Thursday

Yes

No

III. Co-Sponsor Curriculum Modules in a Geographic Region or Country

The MIIIE in collaboration with International Centers (NRCs) will sponsor the development of curriculum modules with a focus on a geographical region or country. Interested faculty are invited to submit an application to the MIIIE Director for review and approval. Faculty will receive access to curriculum resources, pedagogical guidelines, and feedback on their module development.

Project Guidelines

Selection Criteria

Application Form

Application to Develop a Module on Geographic Region or Country

Participant Name

First Name

Last Name

Discipline

College

College e-mail

1. Provide a brief description and plan to develop a curriculum module and indicate for which geographic region or country.

2. Provide specific curriculum objectives your module will achieve.

3. Provide a listing of the resources to be used for your module.

4. Indicate what assessment tools will be used to measure curriculum objectives.

5. Describe how your curriculum module will benefit your students’ international education.