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Internationalizing the Curriculum Awards- 2007 Recipients

As part of the continuing effort to meet UF's strategic goal of internationalizing the campus and curriculum, the UF International Center (UFIC), along with the Transnational and Global Studies Center (TGSC) and Research and Graduate Programs (RGP), granted 16 awards to UF faculty for proposals that add international components to an existing course or create new courses with substantial international content.

Awards of up to $3000 were granted to the following faculty for courses to be taught in the 2007-2008 academic year.

The awards were given in four categories:

Global Studies Category Awards granted by the Transnational and Global Studies Center

Title Faculty & Department
Transnational Feminism Anita Anantharam - Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, CLAS
Environmental Science Kelly Reiss - School of Natural Resources and Environment

International Category Awards granted by the International Center

Title Faculty & Department
Language and Society in the Arab World Atiqa Hachimi - African and Asian Languages and Literatures, CLAS
International Citizenship: Sport Management Practicum in Asia May Kim / James J. Zhang - Tourism Recreation and Sport Management, Health and Human Performance
International Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach for the Americas Robert M. Lawrence
Immigrants in Children's Literature Ruth McKoy Lowery - School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education

Study Abroad Awards granted by the International Center

Title Faculty & Department
Brazilian Culture; Overseas Study in Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture Charles A. Perrone - Romance Languages and Literatures, CLAS / Center for Latin American Studies
Elective in International Emergency Medicine Indrani A. Sheridan - Emergency Medicine

Research Category Awards granted by Research and Graduate Programs

Title Faculty & Department
Saxophone Performance; Chamber Music; Performance Jonathan Helton - School of Music, Fine Arts
Gender, Representation and the Visual Arts, 1550-1900 Melissa Hyde - School of Art & Art History, Fine Arts
Community Forest Management Karen A. Kainer - School of Forest Resources and Conservation (CALS) and Center for Latin American Studies
Society and Natural Resources Martha Monroe - School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Conservation and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica David L. Reed - Zoology, CLAS
States and Communal Conflict in Asia Benjamin Smith - Political Science, CLAS
Italian Civilization; Explorations in the Holy Roman Empire Mary Watt - Romance Languages and Literatures, CLAS
Architectural History 1 for Majors Hui Zou - School of Architecture, College of Design, Construction & Planning