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Queens College, CUNY</font></u></b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman= "> </font><b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> <br> February 2011</font></b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> </font>= </p></div><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"><br> The Asian/American Center is inviting course proposals from faculty across = academic departments of Queens College to apply for funds to enrich the col= lege curriculum and to contribute to the building of a new Asian American P= acific Islander Community Studies (AAPICS) program for our campus. Funds in= the amount of $5000 will be given to prepare new courses or enrich existin= g courses during summer 2011 to be taught in the following academic year 20= 11-2012. The proposed courses should either focus on any aspect of Asian A= merican PI communities or broader topics (such as race and ethnicity, immig= ration and citizenship, community empowerment, cultural/linguistic/religiou= s practices, health or education policy, literary/media representations, en= trepreneurship and economic development, social identities, art production,= and civic and political participation) dealing with specific ethnic or pan= -Asian American communities, Asian American diasporas and inter-community r= elations. </font><div align=3D"center"> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"><br> </font><b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">The application deadlin= e is April 15</font></b><b>^{<font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">t= h</font>}</b><b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">.</font></b>= <br> <b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">Interested applicants with que= ries are encouraged to contact Asian/American Center. </font></b><br> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> <br> Selected proposals will be announced by April 28</font>^{<font size=3D"4= " face=3D"Times New Roman">th</font>}<font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times Ne= w Roman">, 2011.</font><br> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> Successful applicants will rece= ive the grant amount in the summer of 2011.</font><br> </div><br> <u><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">Applications should include</f= ont></u><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> : </font><b><font size= =3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> <br> 1. Proposal</font></b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> - Proposa= ls should be no more than 1500 words, and should detail: <br> a) Information on proposed AAPI/diverse community course, <br> b) Ideas for how the course would foster faculty-community collaborations (= AAPI Community</font><br> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> Resource Guide available at t= he Asian/American Center) , <br> c) Innovative pedagogical practices, <br> d) Course=92s potential to advance new research/scholarship. </font><b><fo= nt size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> <br> 2. Brief Budget</font></b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"> includ= ing anticipated use of funds (e.g. books, supplies, faculty time)</font><br=

<b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">3.</font></b><font size=3D"4" = face=3D"Times New Roman"> </font><b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roma= n">A letter of support from the Chair of the Department of the applicant. <= br> 4. Faculty=92s Curriculum Vitae</font></b><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times Ne= w Roman"> <br> <br> Selected faculty will be making a commitment to participate in AAPICS semin= ars, assist in curriculum development activities and gathering outcomes-rel= ated data, submit a syllabus and a report on teaching the new/updated cours= e at the completion of the academic year 2011-2012.</font><div align=3D"cen= ter"> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman"><br> Applications may be submitted electronically or in hard copy to: <br> Dr. Madhulika Khandelwal </font><br> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">Asian/American Center </font><br> <font size=3D"4" face=3D"Times New Roman">Queens College, CUNY<br> </font><a href=3D"mailto:qc.aac@qc.cuny.edu%5Ct_blank" target=3D"_blank"><u=

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