https://community.coateslibrary.com/files/original/956ecdfb4e9145b993c86a0a8c583978.mp3 8b87145f5005ca63e227cc5d89366f90 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Lee Denney Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Guy Poitras Location The location of the interview Coates Library at Trinity University Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Yeah, it was in the late 1970s. Seventy-eight, seventy-seven, seventy-eight. At that time, we had what they called division councils. That is, a dean, there’d be a dean and several departments would be grouped into this division. There were three or four divisions on campus. So, the vision—I think it was called Social and Behavioral Sciences. It started there. Now, as I might have mentioned to you in my email, I had nothing to do with creating it. But it came out of the division council. I cannot remember for the life of me who in that division pushed this. But we got the support of the dean. And so, we got—we set it up. I didn't even invent the name Border Research Institute. But at some point, in the division council, the person who advocated it didn't show any interest in running it. He didn't have any administrative interest in it. So, you know, I was fairly young, foolish. I said, “Well, I'll do it. I'll try.” So, I became the director of the Border Research Institute. No significant money from administration. This was, again, one of those things that you do it because you're interested, not because you're going to get a big, fat, cushy operation going on. It wasn't like that. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beginning of Border Research Institute Subject The topic of the resource Interdisciplinary approach in education Description An account of the resource Dr. Guy Poitras discussing the beginning of the Border Research Institute. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections and Archives, Coates Library, Trinity University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 25th, 2023 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may only be used for noncommercial educational and scholarly purposes. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives at archives@trinity.edu to inquire about permission to use a specific digital resource. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1980's Border Research Institute Border Studies interdisciplinary programs