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Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate on behalf of the Graduate Council for a vote of the full Senate on May 12, 2021, a resolution supporting the proposal for a graduate certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice.听 Approved unanimously through acclamation by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on May 12, 2021.

Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice

WHEREAS, the College of Education (COE) and the College of Arts, Languages and Letters (CALL) have proposed a 15-credit interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice; and

WHEREAS, the proposed interdisciplinary certificate is part of the 糖心Vlog官方M OVCAA鈥檚 Multilingual Multicultural Strategic Initiative, whose mission is to connect and enhance 糖心Vlog官方M strengths as a multilingual and multicultural environment through collaborative curriculum development, interdisciplinary research, and community partnerships; and

WHEREAS, the MMPP will be administered through the Department of Curriculum Studies in the COE, along with the Department of Second Language Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures in CALL, and the Institute for Teacher Education; and

WHEREAS, the MMPP is also of interest to 糖心Vlog官方M professional schools, such as law, medicine, and social work, to show specific qualifications in multilingual and multicultural competencies; and

WHEREAS, a central goal of the certificate is to align with the current Hawai鈥榠 State Board of Education policies and 糖心Vlog官方 System learning outcomes that orient to Hawaiian values; and

WHEREAS, the proposers have consulted widely both within 糖心Vlog官方 and in the community, finding that the state has begun requiring credentials for educators working with multilingual/EL students; and

WHEREAS, no additional resources will be required to operate the program; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Manoa Faculty Senate recommends approval of the proposed Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice.

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