Virtual events, a new blog, and more
Our local chapter is staying busy and planning virtual events that we hope to share with you soon. We will be establishing a SD Chapter Zoom account, funded through our national office, for our programs and virtual connections with alumni, grantees, and friends from the community. We’ve also applied to a local grant that we hope will allow us to initiate more cross-border projects, work with local indigenous communities, and implement a buddy system with new Fulbright grantees arriving in San Diego.
We also wanted to let you know that we are increasing our social media presence and have started a new blog for sharing Fulbright stories. Please consider sharing your Fulbright profile by writing a blog post/a paragraph or two about your Fulbright experience that we can post here.
Information about COVID-19
Dear Fulbrighters,
The following websites provide updated information about COVID-19, including how to protect oneself and others, and updates on the current situation in San Diego:
CDC/Center for Disease Control and Prevention
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
https://www.state.gov/temporary-pause-of-international-exchange-programs-due-to-covid-19/
California Department of Public Health
San Diego County Health and Human Services
UC San Diego Coronavirus updates
UC San Diego Prevention and wellness advice
UC San Diego International Faculty and Scholars Office
UC San Diego International Students and Program Office
You can also visit our SD Fulbright Chapter’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/
Stay healthy and safe!
Cancellation of events due to COVID-19
In keeping with requests by public health officials regarding social gatherings, we are cancelling our planned San Diego Fulbright Chapter events for this academic year ending in May 2020. We anticipate that things will become more normalized for the Fall when we hope to initiate exciting and informative events for our Fulbright alumni, scholars, and students, as well as supporters in the community. Request being placed on our distribution list to keep informed of our future events and activities.
Dr. Maya Kalyanpur (USD): Education in Post-Colonial Contexts (India)
Maya Kalyanpur (Fulbright 2017-18) with her group of students from the University of San Diego and students from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences visiting a Bombay Municipal School, Mumbai, India, as part of a travel course on Education in Post-Colonial Contexts. The course was a direct outcome of the connections Maya had made during her Fulbright fellowship.
Dr. Maya Kalyanpur, Fulbright Flex Research grant awardee (2017-2018) and Professor, Department of Learning and Teaching, University of San Diego, took a group of ten doctoral and master’s students from the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at USD on a travel course to India in January 2020. The course, titled EDUC 579i: Education in Post-Colonial Contexts (India), was a direct outcome of her Fulbright research study and the connections she made through her institute of affiliation, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) at Mumbai, India. The course was structured in collaboration with TISS. For an authentic immersion experience, the USD students stayed at the visitors’ guesthouse on campus and connected with five TISS doctoral and master’s students before and during the program. The group visited colleges, schools and education-based agencies that Maya had engaged with during her fellowship to experience the range of the education system, from preschool to higher education and from municipal to private, elite schools, and learn about the complexities of post-colonial legacies.
Chapter events winter/spring 2020
We have many exciting events planned for this fall! Have a look at our Events page for information on upcoming potlucks, happy hours, Fulbright Speakers Series and more!
09/02/2020 Fulbright Coffee Hour
13/02/2020 Fulbright Happy Hour at UCSD
20/02/2020 Fulbright Speaker Series at UCSD
21/03/2020 Visit to Barona Museum and Cultural Center
09/04/2020 Fulbright Day at UCSD
09/04/2020 Fulbright Day Happy Hour at UCSD
19/04/2020 Day at the docks
Chapter events fall 2019
We have many exciting events planned for this fall! Have a look at our Events page for information on upcoming potlucks, happy hours, Fulbright Speakers Series and more!
Diwali Festival of Lights, Balboa Park, Oct 19th
We look forward to seeing you!
Fulbright Welcome Happy Hour at UC San Diego, Oct 10th, 5-7pm
The San Diego Chapter of the Fulbright Association and UC San Diego’s Division of Global Education invite you to a casual evening of conversation and community with Fulbrighters past, present and potential. Join us for complimentary appetizers in a social setting and connect with San Diego’s Fulbright community.
Register here!
See also http://fulbright.ucsd.edu/.
Announcing the Fulbright Speaker Series
The Fulbright Association San Diego Chapter is excited to announce the Fulbright Speaker Series at UC San Diego!
The Fulbright Speaker Series offer opportunities to experience, learn, and discuss important topics from remarkable individuals. The lectures are followed by a discussion and interation with the speaker and the Fulbright community. The entire Fulbright community is invited to join us in the Fulbright Speaker Series. All lectures are complimentary.
The Next Fulbright Speaker Series is:
The Heart and Soul, Business and Politics of Saving Lives through Organ Donation and Transplantation
By Tom Mone, CEO at OneLegacy
September 19, 6-8 PM at the Dolores Huerta Vera Cruz Room, UC San Diego
Click here to register
At this moment, more than 113,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Furthermore, on average 20 people die every day due to the lack of available organs for transplant. One deceased donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and enhance more than 100 lives through tissue donation.
About the speaker
Tom Mone is the Chief Executive Officer of OneLegacy, the largest non-profit organ recovery agency. Based in Los Angeles, OneLegacy serves 20 million people, more than 200 hospitals and 11 transplant centers. Since joining OneLegacy in 2000, Tom has implemented a number of innovative programs, including electronic donor records and web-based organ placement systems, the Living Donation California Referral Program and the Donate Lift California DMV-linked Registry. Under Tom’s leadership, OneLegacy has seen double the number of organs donated and currently operates the world’s largest tissue recovery program. For more about Tom Mone, click here to read his complete biography.
See also: http://fulbright.ucsd.edu/events/index.html
Diplomacy Council Events
The San Diego Diplomacy Council has some great upcoming events. Check them out here.