Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate on behalf of the Graduate Council for a vote of the full Senate on May 12, 2021, a resolution supporting the proposal for a graduate certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice. Approved unanimously through acclamation by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on May 12, 2021.
Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice
WHEREAS, the College of Education (COE) and the College of Arts, Languages and Letters (CALL) have proposed a 15-credit interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice; and
WHEREAS, the proposed interdisciplinary certificate is part of the UHM OVCAA’s Multilingual Multicultural Strategic Initiative, whose mission is to connect and enhance UHM strengths as a multilingual and multicultural environment through collaborative curriculum development, interdisciplinary research, and community partnerships; and
WHEREAS, the MMPP will be administered through the Department of Curriculum Studies in the COE, along with the Department of Second Language Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures in CALL, and the Institute for Teacher Education; and
WHEREAS, the MMPP is also of interest to UHM professional schools, such as law, medicine, and social work, to show specific qualifications in multilingual and multicultural competencies; and
WHEREAS, a central goal of the certificate is to align with the current Hawai‘i State Board of Education policies and UH System learning outcomes that orient to Hawaiian values; and
WHEREAS, the proposers have consulted widely both within UH and in the community, finding that the state has begun requiring credentials for educators working with multilingual/EL students; and
WHEREAS, no additional resources will be required to operate the program; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Manoa Faculty Senate recommends approval of the proposed Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice.
Supporting document:
Revised Proposal for the Graduate Certificate in MMPP