- Promote linkages and interaction among
our diverse academic disciplines
to develop and maintain a community of scholars, staff, students
and interested public.
- Provide support for the curricular and
co-curricular activities of UW faculty and staff by hosting lectures,
exhibitions, film
series, reading groups, language tables (contact Rachel
Weiss), library orientations (contact Mary
Rader), and other events that enhance the academic offerings on
South Asia at the University (Outreach,
Wisconsin International
Outreach Consortium)
- Engage in fundraising
for the support of outreach programs, student fellowships, teaching and
research.
- Identify and supplement areas of academic
and outreach need on the UW campus by hosting regular lectures,
workshops, colloquia, teacher training, etc. in areas outside the direct
interests of UW faculty and staff.
- Offer unique events and experiences relevant
to the study of South Asia, including the Annual
Conference on South Asia.
- Serve the UW community and the people
of Wisconsin by acting as a resource for information on South Asia: school
presentations (contact Rachel Weiss),
documentary film production and distribution,
workbooks and grammars developed according to proficiency standards, especially
in the less-commonly taught languages.
- Promote the study of South Asian languages
by encouraging summer
language study and study
abroad programs, as well as educating the public on the importance
of language study for a useful knowledge of South Asia through an Intermediate
Language Curricula Improvement-Nepali (with funding from the South Asia
Language Resource Center), and support the National
Conference on Less Commonly Taught Languages.
