MATC Matters

Exciting news from Geoff Bradshaw:
Madison Area Technical College (MATC) has been selected by the Department of Education as the recipient of a Title VIA Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) grant. Grant funding of $170,000 over two years will be used to launch a dynamic program of foreign language expansion and internationalization of the curriculum.

This project will establish new languages sequences Arabic and Chinese; develop 20 new courses in international studies; support the internationalization of 12 existing offerings; and establish an Interdisciplinary Global Studies Certificate program. Faculty development will be supported through the establishment of summer institutes for international curriculum development and other training opportunities.

This project represents a significant leveraging of regional resources. Language curriculum will be developed in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison African and East Asian Languages and Literature Departments and courses will articulate with the UW system. Curriculum development workshops will be developed in cooperation with the UW-Madison area studies centers including centers for Global Studies, African Studies, and East Asian Studies.

Other national and regional partnerships support the project plan, including the US Institute for Peace, the Midwest Institute for International/Intercultural Education, the Wisconsin Technical College System, the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

This investment will help to establish MATC as a regional leader in preparing community and technical college students for life and work in a global community.