2008 Woodie Awards
Pacific garners grant for CLIC
Language center coming to Pacific University via grant
ALANA KANSAKU-SARMIENTO
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: A&E
After a 10-year wait on behalf of the world languages department, the Center for Languages and International Collaborations, otherwise known as CLIC, will be coming to Pacific.
Last week the department was notified that their grant proposal to the Collins foundation for $150,000 was honored.
The money will go to creating a language lab facility for all campus members to participate in interactive electronic language learning.
Once housed where the current Mac Lab is in Marsh Hall, Pacific's previous language lab was bumped out a decade ago as the University Information Services moved to lower level Marsh.
With no room to operate, the lab ceased operations, and the languages department has been anticipating the arrival of a new one ever since.
Out of the grant, $125,000 has already been awarded to the department, and the remaining $25,000 will be given February of next year.
Nancy Christoph, chair of the world languages department, approached the dean last summer with the idea to create a new language lab for Pacific.
Sarah Phillips, associate dean and chair of the sociology, anthropology, and social work department, saw to the proposal's success.
The CLIC will be located on the first floor of Scott Hall. Students will be able to use special software to learn second languages interactively, listening and being compared to native speakers.
There will be multiple lounges for students and faculty in the various language programs on campus, as well as equipment available for those who wish to create films or video projects, possibly posting them online to share with classes both here and abroad.
One area will be set aside as a theatre/lecture hall to be used for movies, presentations, and special classes.
The room will also have a cable feed available for soccer games, international news, and other programs.
A new grant proposal for $10,000 has just been presented to the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium. The grant will be used for a video-conferencing class, enabling classes at Pacific to interact in real time with classes in other countries. It is expected that by this time next year specified classes will be able to talk and do readings, assignments, and projects with our sister schools in Germany.
Last week the department was notified that their grant proposal to the Collins foundation for $150,000 was honored.
The money will go to creating a language lab facility for all campus members to participate in interactive electronic language learning.
Once housed where the current Mac Lab is in Marsh Hall, Pacific's previous language lab was bumped out a decade ago as the University Information Services moved to lower level Marsh.
With no room to operate, the lab ceased operations, and the languages department has been anticipating the arrival of a new one ever since.
Out of the grant, $125,000 has already been awarded to the department, and the remaining $25,000 will be given February of next year.
Nancy Christoph, chair of the world languages department, approached the dean last summer with the idea to create a new language lab for Pacific.
Sarah Phillips, associate dean and chair of the sociology, anthropology, and social work department, saw to the proposal's success.
The CLIC will be located on the first floor of Scott Hall. Students will be able to use special software to learn second languages interactively, listening and being compared to native speakers.
There will be multiple lounges for students and faculty in the various language programs on campus, as well as equipment available for those who wish to create films or video projects, possibly posting them online to share with classes both here and abroad.
One area will be set aside as a theatre/lecture hall to be used for movies, presentations, and special classes.
The room will also have a cable feed available for soccer games, international news, and other programs.
A new grant proposal for $10,000 has just been presented to the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium. The grant will be used for a video-conferencing class, enabling classes at Pacific to interact in real time with classes in other countries. It is expected that by this time next year specified classes will be able to talk and do readings, assignments, and projects with our sister schools in Germany.
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