Los Angeles Center for International Studies
The Los Angeles Center
for International Studies (LACIS) prepares and encourages teachers and
students to relate constructively to people of other traditions with
dignity, respect, and understanding.
LACIS organizes seminars
and workshops for World History teachers in Los Angeles middle and high
schools. Programs and services for teachers are supported by foundation
grants and through fees for services. Support includes grants from the
Freeman Foundation through the The National Consortium for Teaching
About Asia and from the Los Angeles Educational Partnership.
LACIS also administers the Southern California Consortium for International Studies (SOCCIS),
a network of university faculty that encourages institutional and
faculty commitment to an “internationalized” curriculum and sponsors
seminars on area studies. These include African, East Asian, South
Asian, Latin American, European and Russian, and Near Eastern Studies.
SOCCIS also facilitates communicates regarding Study Abroad at area
campuses.
For more information and an application, contact
Jonathan S. Weil, Director
University Hall
Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive, Suite 1840
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
310-338-7758