Faculty Development Activities: Asian Studies

A. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

With support from the Instructional Development Center, the College of Liberal Arts and its Asian Studies Development Committee have co-sponsored a series of workshops designed to help faculty develop the Asian content of their General Education courses.

1. "Incorporating Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Faculty Development Opportunities" (6 Nov. 2001)

* Andrew Cohen, Professor of Art

* Jim Dietrick, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

* Raymond Frontain, Professor of English

* Peter Mehl, Director of General Education

2. "Integrating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum" (21 April 2001)

* Mineko Peek (Louisiana SU), "Understanding Japanese Behaviors"

* Mark Ravina (Emory U), "Japanese Buddhism"

3. "Integrating Asian Thought into the Undergraduate Curriculum" (28 March 2000)

* Roger Ames (U of Hawaii at Manoa), "Infusing Confucian Thought into the Undergraduate Curriculum"

* Peter Hershock (East-West Center, Honolulu), "Infusing Buddhist Thought into the Undergraduate Curriculum"

4. "Integrating Indian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum" (24 April 1999)

* Gail Minault (U of Texas at Austin), "Imperialism and Nationalism in South Asia: Problems and Interpretations"

* Martha Ann Selby (Southern Methodist U), "Rama Then and Now: On Teaching The Ramayana in Light of the Barbi Masjid Incident"

5. "Integrating Chinese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum" (12 Sept. 1998)

* David L. Hall (U of Texas at El Paso), "Self, Truth, and Transcendence: Assessing Differences within Chinese and Western Traditions"

* Thomas H. Schmid (U of Texas at El Paso), "Nature in British Romantic Poetry and the Chinese Shan-Shui-Shih: An Exercise in Cultural Difference"

B. REGIONAL/NATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY UCA FACULTY

1. Institute on Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum (East-West Center, Honolulu, HI)

* Bi-Ling Chen, Asst. Prof of English (2007)

* Adam Frank, Asst. Prof, Honors College (2007)

* Elaine Corum, Lecturer, University College (2007)

* Jeffery Allender, Assoc. Prof of Geography (2003)

* Jim Deitrick, Asst. Prof. of Religious Studies (2003)

* Gary Wekkin, Prof of Political Science (2002)

* Bonnie Melchior, Prof of English (2002)

* Dawn Jakubowski, Asst. Prof. of Philosophy (2001)

* Julia Winhem-Fey, Instructor of Religious Studies (2001)

* Andrew Cohen, Assoc. Prof. of Art (1999)

* Raymond Frontain, Prof. of English (1999)

* Peter Mehl, Director of General Education (1999)

 

2. Regional ASDP Workshops

A. "Representing Excellence: The Authoritative in South and East Asian Art and Literature" (Nashville, TN, 10-14 Apr. 2002)

* Raymond Frontain (English)

 

B. "Cultures of Authority in Asian Practice" (Seattle, WA, 7-11 Nov. 2001)

* Jeff Allender (Geography)

* Eugene Corcoran (History)

* Rebecca Gatlin-Watts (Marketing)

* Hui Wu (Writing)

 

C. "Buddhism and the Environment" (Atlanta, GA, Sept. 2000)

* Bonnie Melchior (English)

* Conrad Shumaker (English)

D. "Africa as Practice, China as Practice: Understanding Differences as Ways of Relating" (Memphis, TN, 29 March-2 April 2000)

* Hui Wu (Writing)

 

E. "Understanding China and Japan through the Arts" (St. Louis, MO, 24-25 Sept. 1998)

* Raymond Frontain (English)

F. "China: Traditions in Transformation" (Cloudcroft, NM, 12-16 Nov. 1997)

* Raymond Frontain (English)

3. National Faculty Development Institute on Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum (San Diego, CA)

* Bonnie Melchior, Professor of English (1999)

* Raymond Frontain, Professor of English (1998)

4. Outreach Asia Faculty Development Workshops (Center for Asian Studies, U of Texas at Austin)

A. "Buddhist Traditions across Asia" (19-20 April 2002)

* Raymond Frontain (English)

 

B. "Media and Society in South Asia" (19-21 April 2001)

* Raymond Frontain (English)

 

C. Infusing Indian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum

* John Barnett, Instructor of History (2000)

* Phillip Gould, Instructor of History (2000)

* Maurice Lee, Dean of Liberal Arts (2000)

* Bonnie Melchior, Professor of English (2000)

* Ellen Stengel, Instructor of Writing (2000)

* Hui Wu, Instructor of Writing (2000)

* Raymond Frontain, Professor of English (1998)

D. "Hindu and Muslim Relations in Premodern and Modern India" (13-14 Nov. 1998)

* Raymond Frontain (English)

5. AACSB Study Tours

* Patricia Cantrell, Assoc. Professor of Economics (Japan, 2000)

C. CAMPUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

1. Indian Culture Festival (Fall 2002)

* Baum Gallery Exhibition, "Hindu Deities" (15 Sept.-25 Oct.)

* Anouska Shankar, concert performance and workshop for music majors on traditional Indian music (21-22 Oct.)

* Martha Ann Selby (Univ. of Texas at Austin), reading from her anthology, Grow Long, Blessed Night: Love Poems from Classical India (Oxford Univ. Press, 2000), and workshop for Writing majors on translation (25 Sept.)

* Dan Ehnbom (Univ. of Virginia), lecture on "Mughal Art" (15 Sept.)

* Lecture on Bollywood Cinema and film showing (to be scheduled)

 

2. Baum Gallery Exhibition, "Contemporary Art and Identity: The South Indian Diaspora in North America" (August 2000)