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1 Best Practices from the University of Alaska Anchorage’s ACE Internati nationa

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• 1. Understands one’s own culture(s) within an

Alaskan, national, and global context.

• 2. Applies knowledge and critical thinking to

global and cultural issues, trends, and systems and uses diverse frames of reference to address problems

• 3. Communicates and connects with people

in other communities to extend one’s own access to information, experiences, and understanding

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• 4. Fosters additional languages, including

Alaska Native languages, as a component

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• 5. Develops an informed critical awareness

an understanding of cultural differences, similarities, and ambiguities

• 6. Gains an Alaskan, national, and

international perspective on careers.

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Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) building

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• Long-term institutional

transformation

• Creating a framework to guide UAA

to the next stage in supporting international and intercultural education for all students

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Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) building

Guid iding ing Pr Prin incip iples les

• Student centered
• Honoring UAA’s Alaska Native and

multicultural contexts

• Full Partnership between Academic

and Student Affairs

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AC ACE comm mmend endations ations on UAA AA proc roces ess

• Inclusive methodical process
• Involvement of community campuses
• Focus on learning outcomes for

international/intercultural education

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