The Center for Inclusion and Diversity encourages proposals from students, staff, faculty and administrators for projects focused on conducting innovative and necessary research, that will enhance our current efforts to recruit, retain and embrace an inclusive and diverse constituency.
For more information about the CID grant, please click the appropriate link below:
CID Grant Announcement 2010-2011 (PDF)
CID Grant Guidelines 2010-2011 (PDF)
Other Funding Sources from the Office of Sponsored Programs
Grants Awarded Fall 2010 & Spring 2011
* The grant committee funds on the basis of these four categories: Research, Resources, Recruitment and Retention.
Black Student Retention and Recognition Committee (BSRRC)
Pauline Berryman Powell, the Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pamela Gray Payton, the Assistant Vice President in Public Affairs spearheaded this committee to work with students and faculty to promote and transform the College's procedures and policies. They received funding to help pay for the May 2011 Black Student Graduation ceremony. The ceremony not only helps to retain African American Students but provides graduate students with the help they need to succeed in life after USD.
Medical Brigades
USD Medical Brigades, co-founded by USD students James Walston and Shane Smith, set-up temporary clinics in Honduras in January 2011. The Brigade consisted of USD undergraduate students, two doctors, and a nurse. Grant funding went towards providing free medical, dental, and hygiene supplies to Hondurans that could neither afford health care or did not have access to medical facilities.
The Untouchables
M.A. Peace and Justice 2011 candidate, Vivian Francis received funding for her photographic work documenting the "untouchables" in India. Her pictures tell the story of oppression and social injustice the lower class people in India have faced for centuries. It is her hope that these photos will generate awareness for the caste and gender discrimination occurring in India's Dalit community.
The book "Racial Things: Objecthood, Visuality and Racial Form in Avant-garde Asian American Poetry"
Joseph Jeon, PhD, an English professor at USD, received a grant to help him research and finalize his book called "Racial Things." His book includes a group of under-analyzed poets. These poets deviate from many of the characteristics of traditional minority composition and they critique the main ideological modes of racial visibility. The book also depicts new forms that race has taken in contemporary American culture. Most people are unaware of how these forms actually reinforce racial oppression, which is one of the many topics explored in this book.
Social Issues Conference: Lecture on Labovitz
May Fu, PhD
Gail Perez, PhD
Chicano Park Day Celebration
Alberto Pulido, PhD, an Ethnic Studies professor at USD, received a grant to begin his Chicano Park Documentation Project. The project included working with the Chicano Park Steering Committee to document Chicano art, music, community organizing, Danzantes (Indigenous Dance), and car culture (low riders). Five participants were chosen to share their experiences in one of these five Chicano cultural expressions with students, from the Ethnic Studies 343 class. The final project will be five biographies of the participants and their specific cultural expression.
All Nations Institute for Community Achievement (ANICA)
The All Nations Institute for Community Achievement (ANICA) held their first graduation ceremony on May 22, 2011 using the grant Professor May Fu received from the center. This event's theme was "Celebrating and Building Community," which honored all their American Indian graduates and built a foundation for a community with leaders and elders from various local tribes. Their goal was to build lasting relationships and programs that will support higher education and strengthen tribal communities.
Law School: Diversity Banquet
2011 Law school candidates, Esther Kim and Michelle Buxton, received a grant to fund a diversity banquet that was hosted by USD Law School Diversity Committee. A presentation called "Law and Order: Diversity Unit" was featured at the banquet. The presentation consisted of a panel that ranged from a Judge to a USD Professor. The panel discussed the topic of diversity in the courtroom, which included questions concerning racial stereotypes in selecting juries and if non-layers, prosecutors, or defense lawyers are in a better position to erase the racial disparities hindering the courtroom.
Tribal Liaison
May Fu, PhD and Alberto Pulido, PhD received funding to create a part-time internship position that would assist ANICA with the retention and recruitment of American Indian staff, faculty, and students. One goal of the internship includes attending events in the larger American Indian Community outside USD. These events include conferences and powwows. Another goal was to establish lasting relationships with various American Indian reservations.
