History, Mission, and Vision
History
In response to student concerns, the Executive Vice-President and Provost created the Task Force on Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in 1994. The task force was charged with assisting faculty in enriching the university curricula through the creation of new courses and the revision of existing courses that focus on underrepresented groups. The Provost and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences appointed the directors of the Center for Black Studies, Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, and the Women’s Studies Program as the core members of the task force, and the Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a representative from the Provost’s Office as liaisons.
After the first summer institute in 1994, the core members of the task force decided to increase the representation of the task force by recommending tenure and tenure-track faculty to the Provost for appointment to the task force for two-year terms. Reappointment of non-core members to the task force for additional two-year terms is made by a majority vote of task force members. Task force membership represents, as much as possible, the various colleges and underrepresented groups of the university.
Mission
The mission of the Provost’s Task Force on Multicultural Curriculum Transformation is to organize the annual multicultural curriculum transformation institute and related programs, share resources, and provide networking opportunities to assist faculty in transforming their teaching and curricula to address multicultural issues.
Vision
The task force envisions an enriched academic environment at Northern Illinois University where faculty address multicultural perspectives in their teaching and curricula, accommodate the needs of a diverse student population, and engage in activities that promote scholarship of multicultural curricula.
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