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Internationalizing the Curriculum Awards- 2008 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 the Office of Research, 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 2008-2009 academic year.

The awards were given in four categories:

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

Title Faculty & Department
Seminars in Global Health

Jorge Hernandez - Department of Large Animal Sciences,

Chinese for Heritage Learners II Cynthia H. Shen - African and Asian Languages and Literatures

International Category Awards granted by the International Center

Title Faculty & Department
Working with Non-Profit Organizations Elizabeth Bolton - Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
International Phytotherapy Veronika Butterweck - Pharmaceutics
High Performance Green Building Esther Obonyo - Building Construction
Methods and Materials in Health Education Jiunn-Jye Sheu - Health Education and Behavior

Study Abroad Awards granted by the International Center

Title Faculty & Department
Indic Landscapes: Mind, Body, Cosmos Travis L. Smith - Religion
Latin American History and Culture Mark Thurner - Center for Latin American Studies

Research Category Awards granted by the Office of Research

Title Faculty & Department
Cultural Heritage Management in the Developing World Steven A. Brandt - Anthropology
Introduction to Haitian Creole Linguistics Benjamin Hebblethwaite - Romance Languages and Literatures
Extreme Floods Joann Mossa - Geography
Killing for God: The Anthropology of Religious Violence Gerald H. Murray - Anthropology
History of Masculinities: A Comparative Historical Perspective Louise Newman - History
Structure of Human Language Eric Potsdam - Linguistics
History of Christianity I Andrea Sterk - History
Politics of Violence in Africa Luise White - History