East Asian Studies Center receives undergraduate funding initiative

“This funding will help us accomplish a major goal of fostering a more global view in our students by teaching them about East Asian cultures, traditions and societies, and the impact of that cultural heritage on our own,” Wilson said. “In the terrible aftermath of September 11, the development of skills involving communication across cultures is something we need more than ever. This becomes a key objective for us as we prepare students to work in the global economy of the 21st century.”

The grant will support a variety of activities, including funding new faculty in the School of Education, the Kelley School of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences; bringing guest lecturers to the School of Journalism; increasing overseas study and internship opportunities related to East Asia for undergraduate students; enhancing ongoing community outreach and K-12 educational programs and developing new distance learning programs in the Midwest; initiating new courses on East Asia for undergraduate non-majors; and supporting activities at the Japan House while creating both a China House and a Korea House, all on the IUB campus.