Provost Summer Intensive ASL and Deaf Culture Experience
The RIT Office of the Provost sponsors an annual program for selected RIT faculty/staff. The program is coordinated through the Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education at NTID. The aim of the program is to enhance interactions among Deaf and hearing members for our RIT Community.
Focus of the program:
Faculty and staff will:
- develop basic conversational American Sign Language skills,
- receive an introduction to Deaf culture, and
- analyze and understand the dynamics of deaf and hearing interactions.
This program is designed for faculty and staff with no or minimal knowledge and skills of American Sign Language and/or Deaf Culture. This is open to faculty and staff who represent the various academic and non-academic areas of RIT, with the exception of the College of NTID.
Sessions
This is a three-week long program during the month of June at Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Hall.
Week One:
Monday, June 11 – 9:00 am – Noon
Tuesday, June 12 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, June 13 – 9:00 am – Noon
Thursday, June 14 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday, June 15 – 9:00 am – Noon
Week Two:
Monday, June 18 – 9:00 am – Noon
Tuesday, June 19 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, June 20– 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday, June 21 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday, June 22 – 9:00 am – Noon
Week Three:
Monday, June 25 – 9:00 am – Noon
Tuesday, June 26 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, June 27 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday, June 28 – 9:00 am – Noon
Costs:
All program costs associated with this professional development experience will be assumed by the Institute. Lunch will be provided for full day sessions.
Selection Process:
A total of fifteen participants will be supported by the Office of the Provost and ASLIE program. Every effort will be made to ensure that the selected participants represent the diversity of roles and areas within the RIT Community. Participants will be selected based on the following:
- Demonstrates an interest in learning American Sign Language, Deaf culture, and Deaf and hearing interactions
- Ongoing contact with D/deaf individuals within RIT
- Rationale for how use and continued development of American Sign Language would positively affect the RIT Community in the participant’s role
- Willingness to participate in this program for three weeks (see dates above)
Program Expectations:
Participants are expected to:
- Regularly attend ALL portions of the program
- Satisfy all training objectives
- Serve as ongoing "American Sign Language and deaf/hearing resource" for colleagues in their home departments throughout the academic year and use and consistently continue to develop their American Sign Language skills following this initial introduction.
Expected benefits of this program include greater cross-cultural exchange among hearing and D/deaf members of the RIT Community, as well as greater accessibility within the various facets of RIT for D/deaf faculty, staff and students.
Application Deadline:
The deadline for applications is Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
A fillable application form can be found below. Please be sure both pages of the application are completed. The application will need to be approved by your department chairperson or head and dean or vice president.
Completed applications should be sent to Marguerite Carrillo, Provost ASL Summer Programs Coordinator either through:
Interoffice mail: ASLIE-NTID, LBJ 3742
Fax: 585-475-5269
E-mail: m.carrillo@rit.edu (needs to be scanned to be able to send via e-mail)
An e-mail confirmation will be sent to accepted applicants. If you have any further questions or concerns, contact Marguerite Carrillo via e-mail m.carrillo@rit.edu or phone at 585-286-4559.
