Contact Us

Chicano Studies
19 Scott Hall
72 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-6309
Fax: 612-626-7904
E-mail: chicstud@umn.edu

College of Liberal Arts

Make a Gift

Make a gift to the Department of Chicano Studies online through the University of Minnesota Foundation.

Diane Walters

For more information on ways to give, contact:

Diane R. Walters
CLA External Relations
220 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

E-mail: walte041@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-4324

For other giving options, visit the U of M Foundation.

Department Programmatic Needs

Gifts from alumni and friends fill a critical funding niche in helping the University achieve the quality expected of the state’s premier research university. Your support of the Department of Chicano Studies is critical to our success. Your gift can establish student scholarships, develop a pool of funds to assist students with on-campus housing, or support cultural programming and our speakers series. Please consider making a one-time gift or continuing donation to support Chicano studies.

Special Project: A Journey Across Our America

From July through December 2007, Professor Louis Mendoza, chair of the Chicano studies department, will bicycle around the perimeter of the U.S. His journey will cover more than 8,500 miles through 34 states. Along the way, he plans to talk with people about their views on the emergence of Latinos as the nation’s largest ethnic minority and the impact this is having on U.S. national identity and culture. These interviews will result in a book addressing the hopes and fears, misperceptions and realities of Americans experiencing a changing culture due to immigration. While on the road, Professor Mendoza will blog about his experiences.

You can support educational opportunities for Chicanos/Latinos by making a donation to the Journey Across Our America Fund.  Donations will be used at the discretion of the department chair to include support for students, faculty, staff, K-12 and community outreach.

If you are interested in supporting this effort, you may:

  • Make a per mile donation in any amount. For example, a penny per mile donation for an estimated 8,500 miles will be $85.00;  $.10 per mile is $850.00.
  • Make a one-time lump sum donation.
  • Make a pledge that can be paid through installments over a specified period of time.

If you prefer to send a check, please make it out to the University of Minnesota Foundation. Print the gift form and send it with your check to:

University of Minnesota Foundation
C-M 3854
P.O. Box 70870
St. Paul, MN  55170-3854

Matching Gifts

It’s going to be a long trip. Make your contribution go farther. Many companies match their employees' charitable gifts.  If you're not sure if your company matches gifts, go to http://www.matchinggifts.com/umn/.

Other Funds

In addition to the Journey Across Our America fund, the Department of Chicano Studies is raising funds for:

  • The Chicano Studies Undergraduate Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to full-time students within Chicano studies;
  • The Chicano Studies General Fund is used at the discretion of the Chicano studies department chair.