Star-Spangled Affair
Alumni, Student Success - Spring 2018A RECORD $1.3 MILLION RAISED FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The delicate notes of a piccolo, mixed with the ratta-tat-tat of a snare drum, alerted guests that this was no ordinary Founders Gala. USD’S signature black-tie fundraising event, … Read More
Opening the Earth
Alumni - Spring 2018FINDING RESILIENCE, STRENGTH AND GRACE IN THE HEIGHTS OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES
It’s a very long way from the small town of Marshall, Michigan, to the breathtaking stark isolation of the Peruvian Andes. Marshall is where Eric … Read More
Supply Chain Explorer
Alumni - Spring 2018CHRIS PEYRE, ’04 (MBA) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
For centuries, the word “Amazon” conjured images of a journey filled with challenge and mystery. For those early explorers whose curiosity surpassed their fears, the Amazon became a … Read More
Chronicle of a Canticle
Alumni, Faith In Action - Spring 2018A FAMILIAR REFRAIN: FINDING FAMILY THROUGH MUSIC
Golden light filters through stained glass. The result is dust-mote-sprinkled rays of brilliance: indigo, magenta, violet. In late afternoon, Founders Chapel has a certain reverent hush about it, at least until … Read More
Opposites Attract
Alumni - Spring 2018BEST FRIENDS BUILD A HAPPY MARRIAGE AND A BLOSSOMING BUSINESS
Most love stories begin when couples meet and sparks fly. This was not the case for Jessica ’09 and Joshua ’08 Denton.
Jessica describes … Read More
He’s Walking the Walk
Alumni - Spring 2018PHYSICIAN’S FASCINATING JOURNEY IS JUST GETTING UNDERWAY
Jared Forrester ’08 (BA) is sitting in a hip South Park coffee house, sipping water. Outside, jackhammers pound at cement, the decibel level roughly equivalent to sitting next to a condo-sized … Read More
USD History: Video Interviews
Alumni, videos - USD HistoryLUMINARIES REFLECT ABOUT THEIR TIME ON CAMPUS
On a brisk winter afternoon in December 1949, local dignitaries joined Bishop Charles Francis Buddy and Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill for a groundbreaking ceremony atop a wind-swept mesa overlooking the burgeoning San … Read More
Act of Gratitude
Alumni, videos - Fall 2017The University of San Diego, in partnership with Entravision, is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting our amazing alumni.
In the accompanying video, learn more about 2006 USD College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Salvador “Chava” Mercado-Cano and his … Read More
Jonathan Kim video chat
Alumni, videos - Fall 2017NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE JONATHAN KIM ’12 VIA VIDEO CHAT
Matthew Dominick video chat
Alumni, videos - Fall 2017NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE MATTHEW DOMINICK ’05 VIA VIDEO CHAT.
To Boldly Go …
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Fall 2017A MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURE AWAITS NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES MATTHEW DOMINICK ’05 AND JONATHAN KIM ’12
What does it say about a relatively small liberal arts university that one sixth of NASA’s 2017 astronaut class — two out of just 12 candidates — are … Read More
Fall 2017 Class Notes
Alumni - Fall 20171960s
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FATHER DAVID PAUL BALTZ, MCCJ (BA) was ordained a Comboni Missionary priest in 1967 after theology studies in Italy. In 1975, he was assigned to work with the Logbara people in Uganda. On … Read More
A Joyful Spirit
Alumni, Faith In Action - Fall 2017POPE FRANCIS NAMES JOHN DOLAN ’85 AUXILIARY BISHOP
This spring, His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Fr. John P. Dolan ’85 (BA) as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego; he took up his duties in June 2017. In … Read More
For the Least of Us
Alumni, Faith In Action - Fall 2017BARRY LAFORGIA ’76 PUTS INTO PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH
Barry LaForgia can recall the day his life — and by extension those of untold thousands of others — changed forever.
He was on a fact-finding … Read More
Meeting of Minds
Alumni, Student Success - Fall 2017PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO TURN CAREER DREAMS INTO REALITY
Toreros helping Toreros. As the University of San Diego approaches its 75th anniversary in 2024, the focus is on student success. Professional development is at the heart of this mission, evidenced … Read More
