Core humanities: Integration through curriculum, campus, and community

FAIN: AKA-285707-22

University of Portland (Portland, OR 97203-5798)
Molly Hiro (Project Director: September 2021 to present)
Jennifer McDaneld (Co Project Director: June 2022 to present)
Andrew Guest (Co Project Director: June 2022 to present)

Planning for the creation of new interdisciplinary Core courses and for a humanities hub to serve as the home of the new curriculum.

This NEH Humanities Connections planning grant will establish ongoing, engaged humanities resources for interdisciplinary Core course development and lay groundwork for an engaged humanities hub. This integration of humanities learning at the University of Portland will happen through two pathways: first, through the creation of pedagogical resources and a summer institute that will help faculty incorporate engaged humanities approaches into interdisciplinary courses for the new Core curriculum; and second, by building groundwork for the creation of an engaged humanities hub that will house this interdisciplinary Core work that will cultivate broader programming that inspires and supports collaboration across humanities and non-humanities fields and with community partners. The work of the planning year will both assess and meet immediate curricular needs and establish a foundation for the continual integration of the humanities into diverse subject areas at UP.

Associated Products

Engaged Humanities Institute (Conference/Institute/Seminar)
Title: Engaged Humanities Institute
Author: Andrew Guest
Author: Molly Hiro
Author: Jen McDaneld
Abstract: The two-day pilot institute, developed in Spring 2023 and held May 11-12, provided our faculty participants (from 10 disciplines including two STEM faculty and two from our professional schools) sessions on engaged humanities models, community-based learning, and leading good discussions Faculty were also provided independent work time to meet certain targets (creating engaged humanities syllabi components, learning outcomes, and assignments and activities for their upcoming courses), and to workshop these draft products in small groups.
Date Range: February through May 12 2023
Location: University of Portland
Primary URL: https://college.up.edu/prf/files/engaged-humanities-institute-schedule.pdf
Primary URL Description: This is the Institute overview and schedule.
Secondary URL: https://college.up.edu/prf/previous-years/2022-23/pilot-engaged-humanities-institute.html
Secondary URL Description: This is a general description of the institute with photos.

Engaged Humanities @UP digital toolkit (Web Resource)
Title: Engaged Humanities @UP digital toolkit
Author: Jen McDaneld
Author: Molly Hiro
Abstract: A companion piece to the Engaged Humanities Institute, the toolkit provides access to resources for engaged humanities teaching and scholarship to the UP campus as a whole. Divided into 4 sections, the site provides curated and annotated materials that showcase the background of the field, examples of engaged humanities pedagogical materials, and guides for creating your own activities. The site also includes a section specifically for faculty interested in developing engaged humanities Core courses.
Year: 2023
Primary URL: https://sites.up.edu/ehup/
Primary URL Description: This is the landing page for the digital toolkit

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