About MIP

The Multicultural Infusion Project (MIP) is a professional development program that provides faculty with resources, training and incentives to transform their practice so that it is increasingly informed by multicultural pedagogy.  The project focuses on helping faculty infuse multicultural content and perspectives into their practice.  Furthermore, MIP supports the expansion of strategies which seek to meet the needs of CCSF's diverse student population and increase equity throughout the College.  MIP aims to develop a cadre of "resource faculty" which can serve faculty at-large who are interested in increasing multicultural awareness of our students and ourselves through our theory and practice.

Selection

In the Spring of 2003 and 2004, MIP focused on the selection of faculty and preliminary preparation for their participation in the project. Faculty have had the opportunity to attend the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) each year. NCORE focuses on promoting access and success for culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations through programs and curricula that create inclusive higher education environments.

Training

(first year) This phase focuses on providing professional development activities for the faculty, utilizing both internal and external expertise. Participants will meet once a month throughout the academic year to learn about both pedagogy and content from a multicultural perspective. During those sessions, they reflect on their own practice and begin to revise their teaching methods and strategies to align with their new knowledge and understanding. They will also begin implementing curricular changes as appropriate and testing the impact of those changes.

Implementation

(second year) During this phase, participating faculty begin to incorporate new perspectives, content, and teaching approaches into their classrooms, and receive continued training in multicultural education. They also serve as a resource in their departments and schools for other faculty, and help recruit additional faculty members for participation in the project in the future. The Resource Faculty, in collaboration with the Co-Directors, design MIP activities in the second year, based on the training that they found most useful in the previous year.

Goals

The goal of this project is to continue training in subsequent semesters for both general faculty and resource faculty, so that all faculty will have an opportunity to improve their curriculum to better address the needs of our students.