TBI Grants Awarded 2008-09
| Applicant Funded | School, Dept., or Major | Project Title | Type of Project | Amount Awarded |
| Kristin Moran | Communication Studies | Communication in Action: Building Communities Across Borders | Faculty Research | $7,000 |
| Ryan Brennan | College of Arts & Sciences | Casa San Eugenio Dental Project | Border Activity | $7,000 |
| Alberto Pulido | Ethnic Studies | Deportation Nation: History Repeats | Faculty Research | $6,950 |
| Dee Aker | Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice | Women Peace Makers Conference: "Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World" | Border Activity | $2,250 |
| Ruth Gómez and Valerie Lizarraga | College of Arts & Sciences | An Effective English-Language Learning Tool for the Migrant Community of Rancho Peñasquitos | Border Activity | $1,830 |
| Angela Yeung | Music | USD Symphony and Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana for USD 60th Anniversary Celebration | Border Activity | $1,800 |
| Brooke McGillis | Pastoral Care and Counseling | Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction Clinic | Border Activity | $1,000 |
Kristin Moran
kmoran@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Communication Studies
"Communication in Action: Building Communities Across Borders"
Faculty Research
$7,000
Description of Project:
The University of San Diego is an institutional member of Binacom, the Binational Association of Schools of Communication of the Californias, which serves to facilitate interaction among undergraduate students from Mexico and the U.S. The grant received will be used to support our Biannual conference to be held April 17 & 18, 2009 at USD’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. The conference will serve as an opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty to showcase their ongoing creative activity as they present work they have completed such as photographs, videos, and research papers.
Ryan Brennan
ryanb-10@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, College of Arts & Sciences
"Casa San Eugenio Dental Project"
Border Activity
$7,000
Description of Project:
The University of San Diego Dental Club will begin a project of assisting the Colonia La Morita in Tijuana, Mexico. The goal of the project is to send four to five USD students interested in dentistry together with a dentist from the San Diego area to Casa San Eugenio every other Saturday. Here, students will help the community by performing cleaning and sealants on patients and teaching and promoting oral healthcare to the area. A photography exhibit will be one of the project outputs.
Alberto Pulido
apulido@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, Ethnic Studies program
"Deportation Nation: History Repeats"
Faculty Research
$6,950
Description of Project:
Through the life of Pedro J. Gonzales, the Ethnic Studies program in conjunction with the departments of English and Art at the University of San Diego wish to address the current state of mass deportations here in San Diego and throughout the nation. This proposed three day program will partner with Calaca Press, the Museum of San Diego History, and the San Diego Central Library and utilize film, music, spoken word, poetry, and art to examine this critical and pertinent topic for those of us who live in the frontera. We utilize these cultural forms and expressions to compare and contrast the massive deportations of the 1930s in the United States as experienced through the life of Pedro J. Gonzalez and compare it with current government-sponsored deportation activities in the United States in an attempt to bring awareness and dialogue to this important and timely issue.
Dee Aker
daker@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
"Women Peace Makers Conference: 'Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World'"
Border Activity
$2,250
Description of Project:
As a part of its continuing effort to advance women’s roles in peacebuilding processes that promote human security, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice is hosting an international conference: "Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World." This year’s conference will bring together women and men from diverse backgrounds to probe global acquiescence to impunity, gender violence, and exclusion that continues to obstruct human security and cooperation. The confrontation and violence along the border area of the U.S. and Mexico, and in other regions of Mexico, which have known internal conflict, suggest delegates from Mexico working with these issues would benefit from this exchange of experiences and ideas. This grant will fund the participation of Mexican delegats to the Conference. The Conference will be co-convened by the Joan B. Kroc Institute fir Peace & Justice (IPJ), Global Justice Center (GJC), Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
Ruth Gómez and Valerie Lizarraga
ruth-08@sandiego.edu
vlizarraga-09@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, College of Arts & Sciences
"An Effective English-Language Learning Tool for the Migrant Community of Rancho Peñasquitos"
Border Activity
$1,830
Description of Project:
The objective of this project is to create a language workbook that will serve as a practical and effective learning tool for migrant workers in the San Diego region who seek to improve their English speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. In the process, information on the educational backgrounds of the migrant workers will be collected and used to enhance these learning materials. The learning materials provided to the migrant men and women will help them avoid exploitation at job sites by employers who often take advantage of their limited English and deprive them of their basic rights.
Angela Yeung
ayeung@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Music
"USD Symphony and Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana for USD 60th Anniversary Celebration"
Border Activity
$1,800
Description of Project:
The grant will help fund joint performances of the USD Symphony with the Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana as a part of USD’s 60th Anniversary celebrations next year. The joint performances will first take place in Tijuana, when the USD Symphony performs with the Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana at the annual winter concert at the Centro Cultural de Tijuana (CECUT) in December 2008. The Sinfónica Juvenil de Tijuana will then be invited to USD to perform with the USD Symphony in its Spring concerts on April 24 and 26, 2009.
Brooke McGillis
bmcgillis@sandiego.edu
University of San Diego, Pastoral Care and Counseling
"Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction Clinic"
Border Activity
$1,000
Description of Project:
The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive business plan to initiate a non-profit clinic in the San Diego region offering Pastoral Counseling, Spiritual Direction, and community referral services. Such a clinic would offer services at minimal or no cost to marginalized groups, such as migrant workers, and advocate on behalf of the mental health of these groups.
