American Studies Program 2012 CATALOG - Tokyo International ...

THE MISSION OF TOKYO INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
Revised and Approved June 10, 1994
Tokyo International University of America (TIUA), established in Salem, Oregon, USA
as a branch campus of Tokyo International University (TIU), Kawagoe, Japan provides
an educational environment that enables students to pursue academic goals,
develop inter-cultural awareness and explore personal values and interests.
With the cooperation of Willamette University (WU) and under the general direction
of TIU, TIUA offers intensive English language and Liberal Arts courses under the
American Studies Program (ASP).
Co-curricular programs in Residence Life and Student Activities are designed to offer
students opportunities to learn about other people and cultures. As a result, students
gain and share insights about their own traditions and values.
The main goal of the academic and co-curricular programs is to prepare students to
become global citizens able to cross over national and cultural boundaries and barriers
so they can serve as models for others and help build a truly international community.
(J - pg. 3)
GOALS
In order to more fully clarify its mission, Tokyo International University of America has
established the following goals for students in its educational programs:
1. Improve communication skills in English.
2. Learn about and better understand the U.S. and Japanese societies
through comparative studies in academic subject areas such as
economics, politics, history, psychology, sociology, and literature.
3. Study and understand the diversity of the cultures and lifestyles
represented in our global society.
4. Encourage the development of interpersonal relationships among
students, faculty, staff, and people in the local community, basing such
relationships on the acceptance and appreciation of diversity.
5. Facilitate, through participation in both formal and informal educational
opportunities, the achievement of personal goals and the development
of a renewed understanding of one’s own identity and one’s
place in society.
(J - pg. 111)
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