The members of the CLAC Consortium are pleased to offer their first, three-hour workshop, "CLAC 101: How to Design and Implement a CLAC Program in Your Own Campus."  The workshop will provide participants with:

• an introduction to CLAC philosophy and overview of the history of CLAC;
  
  
• a survey of existing types of CLAC programs at a variety of U.S colleges and universities;
  
  
• specific examples, including best practices and stories about "what not to do" from three institutions with three different types of CLAC programs;
  
  
• hands-on group exercises, geared at assessing your home institutions in order to develop the most appropriate style of CLAC for your campus;
  
  
• information about measuring outcomes and promoting CLAC to faculty, administrators, students and funders/donors.

Workshop Agenda

1. Introduction to CLAC Philosophy (goals and not goals)
2. Overview of History of CLAC
3. Overview of Forms of CLAC (current varieties)
4. Specific Examples
   • Structures of specific programs
   • Contexts of these programs (institutions resources, cultures, needs, restrictions)
5. Assessing Your Home Institution - Group Exercises
   • Historic mission/Specific approach to internationalization
   • What role do languages and cultures play in your internationalization strategies and goals
   • Character of student body ( international, heritage, graduate/undergraduate, professional, non-traditional)
   • Character of faculty (what are their incentives, workload issues, openness to initiative, relationship to administration, percentage of non-tenured faculty,  status of foreign languages, attitude toward interdisciplinary, emphasis on teaching, opportunities for professional development, level of internationalization - including international experience and language proficiency)
   • Financial resources (start-up funds and likelihood for long-term sustainability of CLAC programming)
   • Other things to consider (academic calendar, many large lecture classes or small sessions, FTE average, General Ed requirement, certificates awarded, ability to include special note on transcripts,  existence of IS or related majors, existence of area studies centers, study abroad opportunities, international student recruitment goals, ability to host international scholars such as FLTA's, etc.)
6. Which CLAC Fits? - Group Exercise
7. Challenges Faced and Overcome - Specific Examples
8. Identifying Potential Pitfalls - Group Exercise
9. Measuring Outcomes
10. Promoting CLAC to Faculty, Administrators, Students, and Funders/Donors