The institutional changes at McKendree that are direct outgrowths of the Technos International Week are significant. The ethnic studies minor at McKendree is the direct result of the experience of one faculty member who went to Japan and upon his return spearheaded an effort to add to the curriculum the opportunity for students to study the traditions and cultures of persons from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds. Specific coursework offered in the area of Intercultural Communication is now an on-going course offering at McKendree. This course was started by a faculty member following his trip to Japan. Sabbatical decisions have also been an outgrowth of the Technos International Week program. One of our faculty members spent her sabbatical in Argentina, learning how students in that country go about becoming international students in the United States. Following her sabbatical she established programs and resources to better assist potential international students from any country in preparing themselves to study in the United States.
Perhaps one of the more significant demonstrations of the relationship between the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust and McKendree University was the appointment of a Fulbright Scholar in residence from Japan in the fall of 1998. When applying for a Fulbright Scholar, McKendree specifically asked for a Japanese scholar because of our long association with the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust. In developing our proposal and identifying appropriate persons, Dr. Kenji Tanaka played a pivotal role in directing our efforts to secure a Japanese scholar, Motoyuki Takematsu, who taught a variety of courses in international relations for a semester.