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Hello Friends World Community Past & Present,
First we would like to apologize for the deletion of the previous thread titled “Structural Changes to Friends World.” There was some technical difficulty. Anyways the following information was extracted from the new program catalogue (the edition which Robert Glass sent out on October 16th, 2006 to current students). This information is to illustrate how much independent study is available to the incoming students (Fall 2007) as stated in the new catalogue. Though, there is some independent study available there has been a substantial phasing out of independent study over the past few years. The Friends World alumni ought to be able to corroborate the previous claim.
To view the catalogue in its entirety please go to the following website and download it: www.sendspace.com/file/asxl34
Peace,
A group of current & concerned students
Beginning Fall 2007
~~~~“Freshman Year” is spent in the Costa Rica Center~~~~
Costa Rica Center Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Area Studies (3 credits)/ Area Studies (3)
Freshman Seminar (3)/ Freshman Seminar (3)
Spanish (4)/ Spanish (4)
Writing (3)/ Writing (3)
Fall Total: 13 credits/ Spring Total: 13 credits
(This leaves 3 possible “Independent Study Project” (ISP) credits fall semester and 3 possible ISP credits spring semester.)
~~~~“Sophomore Year” is spent either in the China Center or the India Center~~~~
China Center (Option 1 for “Sophomore Year”) Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Area Studies (4 credits)/ Area Studies (4)
Sophomore Seminar (3)/ Elective (1)
Mandarin Chinese (3)/ Mandarin Chinese (3)
Writing Workshop (3)
Fall Total: 13 credits/ Spring Total: 8 credits
(This leaves a total of 3 possible ISP credits Fall Semester and, as stated in the catalogue, “second semester students may earn up to eight credits for independent study.” In other words there is an 8 ISP credit cap for spring semester.)
India Center (Option 2 for “Sophomore Year”) Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Area Studies (4 credits)/ Area Studies (4)
Sophomore Seminar (3)/ Elective (1)
Hindi (3)/ Hindi (3)
Writing Workshop (3)
Fall Total: 13 credits/Spring Total: 8 credits
(This leaves a total of 3 ISP credits for fall semester and, again an 8 ISP credit cap for spring semester.)
~~~“Junior Year” is spent in Japan/South Africa (opening in spring 2008) or Comparative Religion & Culture~~~
Japan/South Africa (Option 1a for “Junior Year”) Required Courses:
Japan: Fall Semester*/ South Africa: Spring Semester
Area Studies (3 credits)/ Area Studies (4)
Junior Research Seminar (3)/ Junior Seminar (3)
Japanese (3-4)/ Zulu (3)
Writing Workshop (3)/ Writing Workshop (3)
Survival Japanese (for beginners only) (2)
Digital Literacy (3)
Fall Total: 17-18 creditsº/ Spring Total: 13 credits
(This leaves no possible ISP credits fall semester and 3 possible ISP credits spring semester.)
* There also seems to be an option to have the South Africa Semester first and the Japan semester second, though whether or not that is true is rather unclear given the information in the catalogue.
º These are the required courses stated in the catalogue; however, Friends World students only do 16 credits per semester (unless an appeal is made by an individual student). Therefore this edition of the catalogue still contains typos (we do not know when or if this catalogue has been through printing already). This rather large typo is clear evidence of the fact that this catalogue was developed in haste and with not enough critique.
Comparative Religion & Culture (Option 2 for “Junior Year”) Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Comparison: Theory & Method (4 credits)/ Comparison: Practice & Critique (4)
Religions & Modernity in Taiwan (4)/ Religions & Modernity in India (4)
Culture & Society of Taiwan (4)/ History & Society of India (4)
Religions & Modernity in Thailand (4)/ Religions & Modernity in Turkey (4)
Fall Total: 16 credits/ Spring Total: 16 credits
(This leaves no possible ISP credits.)
~~~~“Senior Year” is spent fall semester in the “Independent Study Semester” and spring semester in New York~~~~
Fall Semester "Independent Study Semester" Required Courses
No required courses.
This entire semester is self-designed
with the supervision of an advisor.
Fall Total: 16 credits
Spring Semester in New York Required Courses:
Senior Capstone Project (2 credits)
Senior Career Seminar (2)
Senior Thesis Seminar (3)
Cross Cultural Understanding in a Globalizing World (3)
Spring Total: 10 credits
(This leaves 16 ISP credits fall semester and 6 ISP credits spring semester.)
First we would like to apologize for the deletion of the previous thread titled “Structural Changes to Friends World.” There was some technical difficulty. Anyways the following information was extracted from the new program catalogue (the edition which Robert Glass sent out on October 16th, 2006 to current students). This information is to illustrate how much independent study is available to the incoming students (Fall 2007) as stated in the new catalogue. Though, there is some independent study available there has been a substantial phasing out of independent study over the past few years. The Friends World alumni ought to be able to corroborate the previous claim.
To view the catalogue in its entirety please go to the following website and download it: www.sendspace.com/file/asxl34
Peace,
A group of current & concerned students
Beginning Fall 2007
~~~~“Freshman Year” is spent in the Costa Rica Center~~~~
Costa Rica Center Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Area Studies (3 credits)/ Area Studies (3)
Freshman Seminar (3)/ Freshman Seminar (3)
Spanish (4)/ Spanish (4)
Writing (3)/ Writing (3)
Fall Total: 13 credits/ Spring Total: 13 credits
(This leaves 3 possible “Independent Study Project” (ISP) credits fall semester and 3 possible ISP credits spring semester.)
~~~~“Sophomore Year” is spent either in the China Center or the India Center~~~~
China Center (Option 1 for “Sophomore Year”) Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Area Studies (4 credits)/ Area Studies (4)
Sophomore Seminar (3)/ Elective (1)
Mandarin Chinese (3)/ Mandarin Chinese (3)
Writing Workshop (3)
Fall Total: 13 credits/ Spring Total: 8 credits
(This leaves a total of 3 possible ISP credits Fall Semester and, as stated in the catalogue, “second semester students may earn up to eight credits for independent study.” In other words there is an 8 ISP credit cap for spring semester.)
India Center (Option 2 for “Sophomore Year”) Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Area Studies (4 credits)/ Area Studies (4)
Sophomore Seminar (3)/ Elective (1)
Hindi (3)/ Hindi (3)
Writing Workshop (3)
Fall Total: 13 credits/Spring Total: 8 credits
(This leaves a total of 3 ISP credits for fall semester and, again an 8 ISP credit cap for spring semester.)
~~~“Junior Year” is spent in Japan/South Africa (opening in spring 2008) or Comparative Religion & Culture~~~
Japan/South Africa (Option 1a for “Junior Year”) Required Courses:
Japan: Fall Semester*/ South Africa: Spring Semester
Area Studies (3 credits)/ Area Studies (4)
Junior Research Seminar (3)/ Junior Seminar (3)
Japanese (3-4)/ Zulu (3)
Writing Workshop (3)/ Writing Workshop (3)
Survival Japanese (for beginners only) (2)
Digital Literacy (3)
Fall Total: 17-18 creditsº/ Spring Total: 13 credits
(This leaves no possible ISP credits fall semester and 3 possible ISP credits spring semester.)
* There also seems to be an option to have the South Africa Semester first and the Japan semester second, though whether or not that is true is rather unclear given the information in the catalogue.
º These are the required courses stated in the catalogue; however, Friends World students only do 16 credits per semester (unless an appeal is made by an individual student). Therefore this edition of the catalogue still contains typos (we do not know when or if this catalogue has been through printing already). This rather large typo is clear evidence of the fact that this catalogue was developed in haste and with not enough critique.
Comparative Religion & Culture (Option 2 for “Junior Year”) Required Courses:
Fall Semester/ Spring Semester
Comparison: Theory & Method (4 credits)/ Comparison: Practice & Critique (4)
Religions & Modernity in Taiwan (4)/ Religions & Modernity in India (4)
Culture & Society of Taiwan (4)/ History & Society of India (4)
Religions & Modernity in Thailand (4)/ Religions & Modernity in Turkey (4)
Fall Total: 16 credits/ Spring Total: 16 credits
(This leaves no possible ISP credits.)
~~~~“Senior Year” is spent fall semester in the “Independent Study Semester” and spring semester in New York~~~~
Fall Semester "Independent Study Semester" Required Courses
No required courses.
This entire semester is self-designed
with the supervision of an advisor.
Fall Total: 16 credits
Spring Semester in New York Required Courses:
Senior Capstone Project (2 credits)
Senior Career Seminar (2)
Senior Thesis Seminar (3)
Cross Cultural Understanding in a Globalizing World (3)
Spring Total: 10 credits
(This leaves 16 ISP credits fall semester and 6 ISP credits spring semester.)
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Re: The "New" Friends World????
Mon, October 30, 2006 - 3:32 PMSince the other thread was deleted I will post this here for those of you not on the alumni email group. I was not surprised to read Cameron's post about the LAC, especially after reading the following communique from Robert Glass to the FW alumni listserv about the changes being made to FW (which I would never have known about personally if not for the communications here.... in other words, the college didn't let us know, or didn't acutally ask for input, and again not surprising when reading what follows) though Mr. Glass does seem to think that he has talked to most if not all of us and that if we agreed with him we were graceful, but if we didn't, well we just don't understand. How FW is that?
Does anyone else get the sense that Dean Glass is warming up for a run for office? Or like you just read a page out of 1984? I'm sorry but the whole tone of this is so unsettling and patronizing I can barely stand it.
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Dear Alums,
Re: on responding to change in education abroad since 9/11, and the
invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq
As Dean of the program, I often meet with or hear from alumni who feel
that their particular time with Friends World was extremely valuable,
--
and a very few who feel it was the most valuable (among all other
shallower incarnations of the program). While I am delighted to hear
of
the former, my response the latter is that times and conditions change,
and it is a fundamental part of the mission of the program to respond
to
these changes. Most, but not all, alumni accept and understand this,
and
respond to new situations with intelligence, grace and understanding
(--
and with perhaps a little knowing sadness at the inevitability of
change).
In the event of 9/11, and in the subsequent years in Afghanistan and
Iraq, and in the bombings of London, Indonesia, Delhi, Calcutta,
Istanbul and Bangkok since then, the world of study abroad has
radically
changed. State Department travel warnings and public announcements,
once
a rarity, now come across my desk on an almost daily basis. In the past
few years, centers and programming in China, Thailand, India, Turkey
and
Nepal have all been suspended for various lengths of time.
International
Risk Management, though university insurance carriers, has become a
very
sophisticated and expensive business with increasing standards and
requirements for universities operating abroad. The blessing of the
state department and the coverage provided by university insurers are
both a condition of the program's future existence. In addition,
internal audit procedures at universities and the criteria of
accrediting agencies (which conduct assessment reviews at universities)
have both changed significantly in the last five years. Certain minimal
graduation rates are expected from an institution of higher learning,
especially those charging private university tuition. As an accredited
part of LIU, offering federal financial aid to its students, and
sending
American citizens abroad, Friends World is externally accountable to a
number of different groups for the safety and quality of its education
and the percentage of its students who graduate.=20
Conversely, the very things that make study abroad so difficult in the
present era also make it so valuable. Since the events of 9/11 and
beyond, the bar has been raised. Students, staff and faculty are all
called upon to give even more of themselves and to be even more
committed to the mission of the program. The stakes are high, airline
travel much more difficult, -- and the rewards perhaps even greater
because of these things. A certain intensity, passion and commitment
are
now required of all of us. =20
Last year I asked the student executive, Eva Hathaway, to do some
research and find some other programs -- anywhere in the world --
similar to Friends World. She reported back to me that there were
none.
I asked her to please do more research. She reported back a week later
that she could not find any institution where successive years abroad
led to an undergraduate degree. Friends World is the only program of
its
kind -- perhaps in the world. In this past year, once again, it has
responded to contemporary conditions in a bold manner in order to
fulfill its mission in a new era. Most alumni I have talked to
understand that conditions have changed and are thrilled with the
passion, engagement and direction of the new program. After all, taking
what we have learned and applying it to new situations is part of what
the program is all about.
I salute all the alumni from previous generations who are now leading
such rewarding and inspiring lives. You continue to be an inspiration
to
me in the program's darker moments. But, please, don't be surprised if
at least one or two students from the present generation turn out okay
as well, --even if the program is not quite the same as yours. It has
been my privilege to work with these students all over the world. They
are a wonderful, energetic, engaged and passionate group. I wish for
you
that you have an opportunity to meet up with them someday.=20
All the best to all generations, Robert=20
Robert Glass
University Dean of International Education
Dean, Friends World Program
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Re: The "New" Friends World????
Tue, October 31, 2006 - 4:23 PMthat scares me....
I don't want the blessings of outside communities, I want the blessing of my own dean to let me learn the way I want to.
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Re: The "New" Friends World????
Wed, November 1, 2006 - 12:42 PMWell, we now have a new major: Global Studies! Also, apparently some alumni, or at least people who claimed to be alumni were asked. What's not mentioned is the fact that current students were not asked, either.
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To: Friends World Community
From: Robert Glass, Dean
Re: Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies officially approved
Early in the spring there was a discussion on whether or not Friends World should seek approval to have its Bachelor of Arts degree re-classified from a BA in “interdisciplinary studies” or a BA in “Friends World Program” to a BA in Global Studies. There was enthusiastic support from alumni and the Council of Overseers. Many spoke of the difficulty explaining the degree to potential employers or indeed, anyone outside the program. The office of the VPAA at LIU approved the request and forwarded the application to the State.
I am pleased to report that the NY State Board of Education has just granted this request. As both the FWP mission statement and academic program are already oriented in this direction, it was not difficult to receive approval. Beginning next September, Friends World Program will offer a BA in Global Studies to all incoming students. Students presently enrolled will have the option of graduating in the present interdisciplinary program or switching to the BA in Global Studies.
All the best, Robert
Robert Glass, Ph.D.
University Dean of International Education
Dean, Friends World Program
Long Island University
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Re: The "New" Friends World????
Sat, November 4, 2006 - 5:59 PMI for one, am glad to be able to graduate with a BA in "Global Studies" instead of "Friends World Program" - it'll look much better on paper without much explanation necessary -
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Re: The "New" Friends World????
Sun, November 5, 2006 - 7:24 AMMy diploma says that I graduated in Interdisciplinary Studies, not FWP, so I don't know how much better Global Studies is to Interdisciplinary Studies. Either way, FW is unique (or has been) and explanation is probably going to be required, espescially without a GPA in sight.
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