Intersecting the Middle East: Programming and Partnerships Through the Library

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Intersecting the Middle East Programming and
Partnerships Through the Library

• Zachary Newell, Salem State University

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Bibliotheca AlexandrinaAlexandria, Egypt
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New GenEd

• Salem State University
• World Cultures
• Information Literacy

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Leap Outcomes

• Intellectual and Practical Skills, Including
• Inquiry and analysis
• Critical and creative thinking
• Written and oral communication
• Quantitative literacy
• Information literacy
• Teamwork and problem solving

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New Library and Learning Commons
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Lets Talk About It Muslim Journeys
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Collaborations Through Library

• Programming around Islam
• Lectures, Discussions
• Model from First Year Reading Experience (FYRE)
• Reading circles, Master classes
• Integrating dialogue into class
• Teachable momentsresearch and resources

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Friends Forever

• Building Peace
• Israel/Palestinian Youth
• Muslim Journeys Dialogue

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Rotary Clubs

• Symmetry with Programming
• Coordinated through Library
• Speaking Engagements for Muslim Journeys and
  Fulbright Scholars

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• Ten-week summer programJune 28, 2015 through
  September 6, 2015. Institutions interested in
  hosting must submit a proposal to host scholars
  in one of the following disciplines
• TEFL/Applied Linguistics Applied linguistics and
  teaching of English as a foreign or second
  language.

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Critical Literacy

• Paulo Freire
• Critical Literacy and Information Literacy
• Working with Cultural Differences

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Mentoring

• Personal
• Applying to Graduate Programs
• Initiation into the University and Research
• Ex Credible and Incredible Manufacturing of
  messages through language
• Teaching

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Continuing Partnerships

• Rotary Club of Marblehead
• Guest speakersRotary and our library
• Establishing clubs in Iraq
• Friends Forever
• Programming through our library
• Pax Populi

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Task Force on Comprehensive Internationalization

• Charge advance students' intellectual, personal
  and professional growth through the expansion of
  global awareness and engagement.
• Focus curricular and co-curricular activities,
  student and faculty mobility, international
  partnerships, and the recruitment, retention and
  engagement of international students and
  scholars.

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International Task ForceResearch/Creative
Activities

• Co-Chair Comprehensively explore opportunities
  and barriers for international research and
  creative activities among student, faculty and
  staff

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Thanks!

• Zachary Newell
• Salem State University
• E-mail znewell_at_salemstate.edu