Impact Linda Vista Initiative
With the support of a generous grant received from U.S. Bank, and the collaboration of the Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness, and Social Action, 10 faculty members and more than 200 students partnered with eight community partners in Linda Vista in 2018-19. The overall purpose of Impact Linda Vista Initiative (ILVI) is to bring USD faculty members and students together with community partners to co-create and develop innovative and sustainable course-based collaborations in Linda Vista. These collaborations can potentially extend across a wide range of disciplines and academic units on campus and across multiple sectors in the community and they collectively aim to create positive and meaningful social change. This year, the initiative was led by faculty co-director Kevin Guerrieri, PhD and community co-director Blake Hofstad and included the following faculty members and community partners: Drs. Aarti Ivanic, Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, Karen Macauley, Perla Myers, Susie Babka, Alex Mejia, Victoria Rodriguez, Topher McDougal, Robin Roberts, Soroya Rowley and Access Community Center, Urban Beats, Linda Vista Town Council, Linda Vista Branch Library, Carson Elementary STEAM Magnet School, San Diego Family Care, Montgomery Middle School and Linda Vista Farmers Market. While USD has built a strong relationship with the Linda Vista community over many years, this initiative provided an opportunity for USD faculty members and students to deepen their collaboration with many community leaders by highlighting their incredible work. Impact Linda Vista | ilvisd.strikingly.com