Reaching a New Level
Athletics, Student Success - Fall 2021NEW GOLF FACILITY A GAME CHANGER
What do managing a successful private equity portfolio and hitting a perfect 7-iron have in common? The way Paul Purcell ’97 (BA) sees it, both require focus, commitment and a touch of fearlessness.Read More
Come Make a Difference
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2021PARENTS GET INVOLVED IN MYRIAD WAYS AT USD
The heart of what comprises the University of San Diego is not only the efforts of the students, faculty and staff, but also that of the parents. Among USD’s … Read More
Clean as a Whistle
Student Success - Fall 2021PROJECT PROVIDES HYGIENE SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED
Five years ago, the nonprofit Think Dignity launched Fresh Start, the first mobile shower program in San Diego, serving those who are experiencing or are on the cusp of homelessness. … Read More
Fall 2021 Class Notes
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RONALD HOUSE (BA), ’64 (JD) spent 25 years as house counsel for the San Diego Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities.
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JOHN McCOY (BA) writes, “After … Read More
Celebrating the Class of ’61
Alumni - Fall 2021GOLDEN TOREROS LOOK BACK ON THEIR TIME AT USD 60 YEARS LATER
In the beginning …
“Our class of ’61 first gathered in the fall of 1957. We met surrounded by the smell of still-wet plaster and the sound of … Read More
Becoming a Buffalo
Alumni - Fall 2021SURVIVING THE KHMER ROUGE COMMUNIST RULE
Hoang K. Taing McWilliams ’90 (BA) was a young girl when she was forced from her home in Phnom Penh, when the capitol city of Cambodia was overtaken.
She walked hundreds … Read More
Not Just Business As Usual
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2021NEW KNAUSS CENTER WILL NEARLY TRIPLE THE SCHOOL’S SPACE
The University of San Diego has experienced a true Renaissance.
In 2019, the university launched one of the most ambitious capital improvement plans in its history. Known … Read More
More Than Enough
Alumni, Faith In Action - Fall 2021THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY CONTINUES FOR RACHEL FREEMAN
When Rachel Freeman ’09 (BA) was growing up, her family life was strictly secular. “I grew up very assimilated into mainstream culture,” she recalls. “When I was 11, my dad gave me a … Read More
Our Job is to Serve Others
Student Success - Fall 2021CELEBRATING THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF USD’S CHANGEMAKER DESIGNATION
Education is an adventure, as well as a gift, bringing with it huge responsibility. Over the past decade, many things have changed on the University of San Diego campus. … Read More
Quite a Love Story
Alumni - Fall 2021FATHER AND DAUGHTER TAKE THE WALK OF A LIFETIME
From an early age, Whitney Buzbee ’21 (MSN) knew she wanted to become a nurse. Her grandmother was an emergency room nurse who later developed Alzheimer’s disease — and that … Read More
Ethical Leadership
Alumni - Fall 2021DOUBLE ALUMNA WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH BUSINESS
The beautiful campus may have attracted her to USD, but for Alexandra Steinhaus ’15 (BA), ’20 (MA), the stellar educational experience kept her here. She came to USD in Fall 2011 to … Read More
Paying it Forward
Student Success - Fall 2021ALUMNI SUPPORT NAMESAKE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUTURE TOREROS
When Erin Alex Fullinwider ’05 (BS/BA) graduated from the University of San Diego’s electrical engineering department, she was one of three women studying in the program. But that wasn’t … Read More
Living the Dream
Student Success - Fall 2021CREATING A CAREER PATH THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY
For all intents and purposes, USD senior Mitch Flippo is living the dream. The 21-year-old has crafted a career path doing what he loves: creating visual stories through video, photography … Read More
Playing Hard, Doing Good
Alumni - Fall 2021ALUMNI FOREVER CONNECTED BY FOOTBALL, FRIENDSHIP AND FIDELITY
There’s really no earthly reason why J.T. Rogan ’08 (BBA) and Ryan Morgan ’08 (BBA) should be such good friends, especially when considering how they first met.
Back … Read More
Action and Understanding
Student Success - Fall 2021HORIZON PROJECT LAUNCHES TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE CAMPUS
In the spring of 2021, the University of San Diego announced the Horizon Project, an initiative designed to move USD into the forefront of Catholic higher education by following Pope … Read More
