OPE电子竞技官网获得美国国际研究和外语项目本科资助.S. 资助一个名为"本地思维"的项目, 全球行动:为OPE电子竞技官网学生的全球职业生涯做准备,7月1日起, 一九九七年至八月三十日, 1999.
这个国际和外语发展项目是基于这样一种信念，即所有的学生都需要并且应该做好准备，在生活和工作中有效地沟通和发挥作用，在这种情况下，外语和国际文化的技能和知识变得越来越重要. 为此目的, 建议的“本地思考”, Acting Globally" project was designed to address a two fold goal of internationalizing the curriculum and improving foreign language instruction through the utilization of a highly interdisciplinary approach arrived at 1) the expansion of the foreign language offerings to include the introduction of the Japanese language and new Spanish language options; 2) the development and implementation of practical and broadly applicable international curricular enhancements in both academic and career development programs, 3)在国际研究和外语方面提供强有力的教师培训和专业发展计划.
Unique aspects of this international studies project include: foreign language faculty working with program area faculty to add foreign language modules into their courses; two teams of faculty traveling to international locations as part of the curriculum development process; faculty participating in international business internships, 具有国际专业知识的教师为他们的同行提供国际化课程和设计中介教学的顾问. 预期的结果是，超过20门课程将通过增加国际内容而得到加强.