Closer to Fine

- Fall 2011

HELPING OTHERS COPE WITH LOSS

Though she carved out some time to talk on the west end of campus on a gorgeous, serene summer day, it’s clear that Fanny Maizel would much rather be actually doing her … Read More

Alumnus Jimmy Frkovich '09

Like a Hurricane

- Fall 2011

JIMMY FRKOVICH IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

It was January 2008. Music wafted through the streets of the sleepy beach town of Duncans, Jamaica. A group of USD students, who were participating in a Center for Community … Read More

USD campus at night

Fall 2011 Class Notes

- Fall 2011

1960s
[1968]

LT. COL. MICHAEL WELCH (BA) served in Air Force assignments in Japan, Korea, Spain, Las Vegas and New York City before retiring. He is now a defense contractor for the U.S. Navy in decision support … Read More

Single-Minded

, - Fall 2011

CREATING A PATH FROM USD TO THE NBA

Hank Egan has made a career out of providing teachable moments to some of the biggest names in the NBA. And he’s got some choice words for Los Angeles … Read More

USD Parent Maha Paulus

Peace, If Possible

- Fall 2011

PARENT MAHA PAULUS FINDS PATH TO THE FUTURE THROUGH THE PAST

The Iraq that Maha Paulus remembers is not the smoldering country she reads about in grim newspaper accounts or sees in grainy, anarchic footage on the evening … Read More

Illustration of music meeting science

When Music Met Science

- Fall 2011

Professor helps marry two disparate disciplines

There was something missing, and Tom Schubert knew exactly what it was. Music. When the USD professor of electrical engineering pointed out that a 2010 conference symposium on science and the arts “was … Read More

Volunteers from the University of the Third Age join USD alums at the Feeding America San Diego Food Bank

Hungry to Help

- Fall 2011

COMMUNITY BANDS TOGETHER TO PUT FOOD ON LOCAL TABLES

That there are children in San Diego who come to school on Monday mornings with a tummy ache isn’t shocking. That one out of four of them doesn’… Read More

Changemakers

- Fall 2011

WHAT ASHOKA MEANS TO THE UNIVERSITY

This fall, USD solidified its position as a bellwether in developing innovative, socially minded curriculum and programs by announcing a landmark partnership with global nonprofit association Ashoka. Known for its groundbreaking work … Read More

Making Doors Out of Walls

- Fall 2011

WHAT’S SO FUNNY ABOUT MELDING BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL AWARENESS?

Strictly speaking, the Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC) is a room the size of a nice, large walk-in closet. Albeit a closet with a large portrait of … Read More

Torero Football Player J.P. Bolwahnn

Game Changer

- Fall 2011

TRY AND STOP J.P. BOLWAHNN FROM LIVING HIS DREAM

It’s early August, and even though USD’s fall football camp is just getting underway, Head Coach Ron Caragher and his staff are already able to recognize … Read More

Alberto Pulido

A World of Difference

- Fall 2011

FOR 25 YEARS, COMMUNITY-SERVICE LEARNING HAS BEEN TEACHING STUDENTS SOMETHING TRULY PROFOUND ABOUT HUMANITY

Stand in the middle of Chicano Park in Barrio Logan and it’s hard to escape the noise, the undulating hum and thrum of cars … Read More