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April 18, 2008
BECA Student Goes on for Ph.D.
Sonia De La Cruz, who earned both her B.A. and M.A. from the BECA Department, has been admitted to a Ph.D. program at the University of Oregon for the Fall of 2008. Sonia completed her M.A last spring, with video documentary entitled, "Working Hands," which addresses the situation of the migrant farmworker in California. Immediately afterwards, she traveled to Thailand with the BECA 580 - Media in Community Service course in which she directed production for both of the environmental videos that class produced for the Thai Society for the Conservation of Wild Animals. This year, Sonia continues her work as a union organizer while running her own production company. In addition, Sonia is directing production for BECA 580's spring project for the San Francisco Conservation Corps. She is also working with Professor Betsy Blosser to prepare the students for their upcoming trip to Guatemala.
At the University of Oregon, Sonia's adviser will be Dr. Gabriela MartÃnez, an assistant professor, who also earned her B.A. and M.A. from the BECA Department. As a BECA graduate student, Dr. MartÃnez created the international portion of the Media and Community Service course, and directed class productions in Cusco, Peru, in two different years. Sonia will be in good hands in Oregon!
Labels: BECA 580, Media and Community Service, Student, Video
posted by Betsy J. Blosser 4/18/2008 12:08:00 PM
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April 8, 2008
BECA 580 and the San Francisco Conservation Corps
Students in the Spring 2008 class of BECA 580 (Media and Community Service) are spending the semester making a video for the San Francisco Conservation Corps (SFCC), an organization that prepares "at risk" youth for future employment.
The SFCC, in existence since the early 1980s, attracts youth from The City, many of whom have not yet graduated from high school and whose lives appear to be spiraling downward.
At the Corps, youth work for an hourly wage to do environmental projects for the city of San Francisco. Reviving a defunct neighborhood park or managing recycling for a special event are examples of the kinds of conservation projects they undertake.
Simultaneously, the youth go to school to complete their high school degrees, and they also receive job and other counseling. The BECA students are responding to the Corps' need for support from foundations or private donors to contribute to the SFCC. By early May, the students will share their video with the Corp. Before the end of the semester, the video will be finalized and given to the Corps for their use.
For more information about this project, contact either Director of Production Sonia De La Cruz sdelacruz77 (at) yahoo dot com or Professor Betsy Blosser at bblosser (at) sfsu dot edu.
Labels: BECA 580, Media and Community Service, Video
posted by Betsy J. Blosser 4/08/2008 01:04:00 PM
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