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PEDAGOGY of EXCELLENCE: Research, Teaching & Service

PEDAGOGY of EXCELLENCE: Research, Teaching & Service. Abel Valenzuela Jr., Ph.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Chicano Studies University of California, Los Angeles. Objectives of Talk. Ethnic Studies and Minority Student Integration and Retention. Research, Teaching and Service.

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PEDAGOGY of EXCELLENCE: Research, Teaching & Service

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  1. PEDAGOGY of EXCELLENCE: Research, Teaching & Service Abel Valenzuela Jr., Ph.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Chicano Studies University of California, Los Angeles

  2. Objectives of Talk Ethnic Studies and Minority Student Integration and Retention. Research, Teaching and Service. Chicano (Latino) Studies at UCLA. Incorporating, Supporting & Retaining Minority Students Lessons.

  3. 10 Campus University System. • 220,000 Students. • 120,000 Faculty, Staff, and Administrators. • Research, Teaching, and Service: benchmarks of Evaluation. • Under-represented groups have grown. • Diversity is still elusive. • Minority Faculty and Administration underrepresented.

  4. STUDENTS REWARD US WITH THEIR SUCCESS

  5. ETHNIC STUDIES Interdisciplinary study of racialized peoples in the United States and elsewhere. Created to teach the stories, histories, struggles and triumphs of ethnic minorities, many who arrive as immigrants.

  6. RESEARCH & STUDENT EXCELLENCE Research Professors • Should be meaningful • Can be personal • Should involve students • Doesn’t need to be Earth Shattering • Can be on-going (evolving) • Emphasize Strengths • Incorporate your Research • Engage your Research • Think out of the Box

  7. RESEARCH: THE ARTSPROFESSOR JUDY BACA

  8. RESEARCH: HISTORYPROFESSOR ERIC AVILA

  9. Founded in 1994 • Six initial faculty hires, now eleven. • Three full time staff • Close to 100 courses offered yearly • Budget cuts has reduced that number to 60 • Graduate between 75-100 students • 30-50 declare a minor in the field • Most students are 1st Generation, immigrant, or minority. • Increasing participation by African American, Asian, and White students.

  10. DAY LABOR – IMMIGRANT WORKERS RESEARCH

  11. TEACHING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM • Undergraduate research seminars • Student Research Program & McNair Scholars • Capstone Projects • Theses, including Honors Theses • Independent Studies • Participating in a faculty research project

  12. STUDENT PIPELINE: THE FUTURE Rigorous Curriculum (Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research) Opportunities to Research Work Experience Opportunities Enhance Problem Solving Skills Compete for Graduate School Admission

  13. SERVICE To the University To the Profession (To the Community?)

  14. SERVICE TO THE BROADER PUBLIC • Board member (NGO, CBO) • Volunteerism • Participating in community forums • Writing opinion pieces • Providing technical assistance

  15. LESSONS • Research • Support innovative, minority focused, research. • Use (involve) students in your research. • Support standard and non-standard measures of evaluation. • Teaching • Reward teaching innovation • Support experiential learning • Provide incentives to increase diverse and unique course offerings • Service • Service to the community should count • Frame service to the community as important & serious.

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