The Spring 2001 semester will welcome an equally distinguished group of speakers. All TBI Speakers Series events are free and open to the public. As part of its service to the USD and San Diego communities, TBI has continued and expanded its Learning Tours program. During the past few months, TBI organized and conducted Learning Tours of Tijuana for groups from the School of Nursing and from the College of Arts and Sciences. Learning Tours are organized and conducted by TBI, at the request of faculty, schools or other groups and institutions.
Interdisciplinary proposals are welcome.
The TBI grants committee published and distributed the guidelines for each grant program at the start of the Fall 2000 semester, and selected the awardees based on the merits of the many proposals presented, according to the criteria set forth in the guidelines. The TransBorder Institute will now call for proposals, for both of its grants programs, at the start of the Spring semesters. Henceforth there will be no call for proposals in the Fall semesters. The change in timing is due to the USD requirement that all grant funds be spent by June 30, the end of the fiscal year. By establishing a solid network with these and similar organizations, TBI offers USD's faculty, students and staff easier access to resources, which can enhance border-related teaching and research activities on campus.