sharing outreach practices rachel weiss center for south asia university of wisconsin - madison

Sharing Outreach Practices

Rachel Weiss

Center for South Asia

University of Wisconsin - Madison

UW-MadisonAfrican Studies Program

Center for European StudiesCenter for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia

Center for International Business Education and ResearchCenter for East Asian Studies

Center for South AsiaCenter for Southeast Asia

Global StudiesLatin American, Iberian, and Caribbean Studies

UW-MilwaukeeCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Center for International Education

Madison Area Technical College

Business: Connecting beyond UW

• UW Extension – Leadership & Business Programs

• Department of Public Instruction– FBLA-Wisconsin Chapter

• Department of Commerce– What Businesses Export to India? Governor’s

Trade Mission to India

• Technical Colleges– Strong Business courses and teaching faculty

Media

• Know your Public Radio programs

• Watch your Public Access programs

• Getting news out beyond your city

Community

• Public Library• Maintain List of Translators• South Asian Community Organizations

– Asian or Indian Grocery Markets– Restaurants

• So your going to India?– Book list– Indian Embassies and US Consulate info

Campus Community

• Student Organizations in Professional Schools: Law School, Engineering College, Medical Sciences, Library Sciences, etc.

• Getting to know Faculty beyond the Humanities and Social Sciences

K-12 101

• Cultural Events – Know which local school in your area as a great

performance space for public events/school visits

• Classroom Presentations– Be ready to go with grade-level appropriate Power

Points & artifact or Discovery Boxes

• Teacher Workshops – Know where your region falls into the

curriculum/standards– Be thematic!

Building a Teacher Connection

Have you considered a Have you considered a

Teacher Advisory Committee???Teacher Advisory Committee???

Reaching Out• Coming to us – somewhat successful!• Going to them – VERY successful!

– Statewide Teacher Conferences/National Teacher Conferences

• Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies, WI Foreign Language Teachers Assoc., WI English Teachers Assoc., WI Middle and Elementary Level Teachers Assoc., Catholic Schools of Wisconsin Conference, etc.

– Professional Development courses for School Districts

• They do the advertising and enrollment, you do the content

– Getting scheduled during in-services• No release time necessary – they have to be there

Outreach Identity

If you are having a “Bad Outreach Day” remember to reach out to colleagues:•Other NRC Outreach Coordinators•Your world region outreach consortiums•Form an International Outreach group within your campus

We often wear more than one hat and balancing can be difficult• Try as we might we can’t give 100% to each constituency•Sometimes a good idea is just that, file it away for a time when you need a fresh idea•Find ways to develop yourself professionally through trainings, conferences, courses, etc.