Global Studies is preparing a proposal, to be submitted by AVP Mark Novak, to create an institute sanctioned as an Organized Research Unit (ORU). With some seed capital to begin work, the institute would carry out research on issues arising from globalization, especially as it is fostered by Silicon Valley firms. These studies will focus on (1) global cities, (2) ethnography of silicon places, (3) technology in foreign language acquisition, (4) international social entrepreneurship, (5) conflict resolution, and (6) global climate change.
To date, the following professors have expressed interest in serving on the advisory council: Jan English-Lueck, Herman Boschken, Ken Gehrt, Sharon Glazer, Michael Gorman, and Anu Basu. Within a few years we hope to generate several million dollars in contracts and grants.