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The Strengths and Values of a University
“Whole person education coincides with my vision of the strengths and values of a university,” Budi Widianarko said, reflecting on his recently completed tenure as rector of Soegijapranata Catholic University in Indonesia.
The 2018-2019 United Board Fellows cohort comprises 14 accomplished young leaders in higher education, representing a wide range of academic disciplines and administrative experiences across nine Asian countries and regions.
Strengthening the Voices of Young Women
First as a student and then as a faculty member at Ginling College, Lu Jingjie has seen how young women’s self-confidence grows with quality education. As a United Board Fellow, her placement at Women’s Christian College in Chennai, India, reinforced that belief.
Internationalizing the Curriculum
Dr. Le Hoang Dung believes that internationalizing the curriculum is one of the best ways to make higher education meaningful.
The United Board Fellows Program will again partner with the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education (HIHE) for its Summer Institute in 2018.
Walking Extra Miles
Dr. Sridevi says Lady Doak College is a place for people who are passionate about teaching and “who are willing to walk extra miles.”
Hosting a “Goodwill Ambassador”
Mentors to United Board Fellows, such as Dr. Anne Steinemann of The University of Melbourne, find rewards in engaging with dynamic Asian faculty.
Asking the Big Questions
Dr. Iven Jose’s experience as a 2016-2017 United Board Fellow, especially his placement at the University of Melbourne, helped him expand his ideas about holistic education.
New class represents 20 institutions from 8 countries and regions.
Summer institute at the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education.
More Than a Knowledge Provider
“Being a knowledge provider and managing a classroom would not be enough,” Mika Shaura realized, if she wanted to bring whole person education into her Japanese language classes at Assumption University in Thailand. As a 2014-2016 United Board Fellow, Ms. Shaura had been introduced to whole person education during her placements at Tunghai University in Taiwan and Gonzaga University in the United States. As she observed their educators in action, she concluded that they played multiple roles: animator, connector, community servant, caretaker, and the traditional teacher’s role as a knowledge provider.
Observing Leadership in Action
In 2003, soon after she completed her placement as a United Board Fellow at Valparaiso University in the United States, Bernadine Joseph wrote that “new life experiences that will direct my career and life paths have taken shape.” Today, more than a decade later, she is applying her United Board Fellow experiences and leadership lessons to her role as vice principal of Stella Maris College, a Catholic women’s college in Chennai, India.
