Impacting the World
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2019KROC SCHOOL ESTABLISHES NEW PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVE
Milt Lauenstein has long sought world peace. He’s done his part by launching and supporting peacebuilding endeavors, including the Purdue Peace Project, which has successfully supported locally led peacebuilding … Read More
Making a Difference
Academic Excellence - Summer 2019FOWLER GIFT WILL INSPIRE A GENERATION OF STUDENTS
Former USD Board of Trustees Chair Ron Fowler and his wife, Alexis, recently gave $2.6 million to USD to promote entrepreneurship endeavors through a new partnership between the University … Read More
An Extraordinary Exhibition
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2019USD’S HOEHN FAMILY GALLERIES TO PRESENT CHRIST: LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION
The University of San Diego’s Hoehn Family Galleries will host Christ: Life, Death and Resurrection, an exhibition of original Italian Renaissance … Read More
Beyond the Wall: Overcoming Obstacles
Academic Excellence - Summer 2019TRANS-BORDER INSTITUTE DELVES INTO THE REGION’S COMPLEXITIES
Ev Meade looks at the U.S.-Mexico border as more opportunity than obstacle. His perspective and that of his students — through internships and courses featuring pioneering field … Read More
Beyond the Wall
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Faith In Action - Summer 2019DELVING DEEPER INTO THE SYMBIOSIS OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER
The ways that the country’s southern border can be viewed are as varied as sunlight refracting through the angles of a prism. But one … Read More
Smart Stuff
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019INTELLIGENT MATERIALS RESEARCH FUNDED
Imagine a bridge that could sense a crack forming and heal itself before disaster ensues. Envision a material that can move and respond to external cues to perform dangerous search and rescue … Read More
Time of Your Life
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM HAS A GLOBAL FLAIR
Hopes and dreams are kicked into high gear when a student heads off to college. They’re expecting to emerge with not only a diploma, but a vast trove of experiences … Read More
Different Perspectives
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019INCREASED FACULTY DIVERSITY BENEFITS STUDENTS
When Noelle Norton became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2013, one of her first priorities was increasing the diversity of the college’s faculty. At the hands of Professor Perla … Read More
Deepening Understanding
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Spring 2019DIVING INTO MARINE SCIENCE LEADS TO IMPRESSIVE DISCOVERY
When Morgan Martin ’14 (MS) arrived at USD to begin her graduate studies in marine science, she imagined herself in a SeaWorld-like setting, interacting with blubbery sea lions, San … Read More
A Brilliant Trio
Academic Excellence - Spring 2019THREE USD PROFESSORS STRUT THEIR AUTHORIAL STUFF
Stories bring humanity together. And in very different ways, three University of San Diego professors have added to the rich tapestry of the written word with the recent publication … Read More
We’re Number One
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019USD TOPS IN THE NATION FOR STUDY ABROAD
The University of San Diego was ranked first in the nation for undergraduate study-abroad participation among the top 40 doctorate-granting universities by the Institute for International Education (IIE) which announced the … Read More
Numbers Game
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018MATH DEPARTMENT SOLVES ITS SPACE PROBLEM
Thanks to a $1 million award from The Fletcher Jones Foundation, USD’s math department is poised to transform its Serra Hall home into a dynamic, state-of-the-art environment for student collaboration, … Read More
Think Differently
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018INNOVATION IS KEY TO NEW MASTER’S PROGRAM AND LAB SPACE
What does a crosswalk look like to you? In most intersections in the U.S., a pair of thick white lines stretching from one side … Read More
He’s Got Answers
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018LEAD FUNDRAISER CELEBRATES CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
On July 1, 2010, Leading Change: The Campaign for USD was launched under the direction of President Mary E. Lyons and Board Chair Ron Fowler. The behind-the-scenes work and fundraising was led by … Read More
Service is Key
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018VETERANS LEGAL CLINIC DOES THE RIGHT THING
Bob Muth was a senior at Northwestern University when he watched the horrors of 9/11 unfold on TV and decided it was time to serve his country. He was part … Read More
