Cross and flowers at USD.

Fall 2014 Class Notes

- Fall 2014

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MARY DUGAN (BA) celebrated one year as a grant writer at College & Community Fellowship, which supports formerly incarcerated women in attending college, achieving degrees and developing leadership skills. Since 2000, women benefiting from the program have … Read More

Changemaking. Personified.

- Fall 2014

The art of written correspondence lives on. Last February, USD President Mary E. Lyons, PhD, received a missive that epitomized the spirit of a true Changemaker:

Dear Mary:

I received the USD Magazine Read More

Scuba divers and shark

The Ocean, So Blue

- Fall 2014

SHARK CONSERVATION PARAMOUNT FOR ALUMNA

Jill Hepp’s love affair with sharks began in the crystalline waters of Belize. There, less than a year removed from USD — and in the midst of a Peace Corps stint — she was … Read More

USD Women's Rowing Coach Kim Cupini

Meet Kim Cupini

- Fall 2014

AGE: 33

HOMETOWN: Rochester, NY.

SUPERLATIVES: A five-time West Coast Conference (WCC) coach of the year in women’s rowing, Cupini led the Toreros to the program’s first-ever NCAA National Championships appearance in 2014. As a three-time … Read More

USD football receivers Brandon White and Reggie Bell.

Exactly Opposite

- Fall 2014

EXCEPTIONAL USD RECEIVERS THRIVE ON THEIR DIFFERENCES

If you’ve spent any time at Torero Stadium over the past few seasons watching USD football’s prolific passing attack wreak havoc on opposing defenses, consider yourself fortunate. After all, … Read More

Students surround USD Veteran Student Services Coordinator Laura Paquian.

Closing the Gap

- Fall 2014

VETERAN’S CENTER SERVES THOSE WHO SERVE US

For the better part of three decades, Laura Paquian earned her stripes as an educational counselor and career coach in the United States Navy. Along the way, she learned how … Read More

Family Legacy

- Fall 2014

Martin Dickinson links generations through civic pride

For some, retirement brings long-anticipated time to rest and reflect on a life well lived. For Martin Dickinson, retirement definitely opened up time, but not for rest. In fact, after more … Read More

Goya's Al toro y al aire darles calle

Curious Beasts

- Fall 2014

MAJOR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BRITISH MUSEUM AND USD

The British are coming! And they’re bringing rhinos, tigers and all manner of beasts with them to USD. This fall, the university will begin a five-year partnership with the revered … Read More

Associate Dean of Students Margaret Leary (above left), Associate Provost for Inclusion and Diversity Esteban del Rio (above right) and sophomore Crash Ketchum (above center).

Idealism Into Practicum

, - Fall 2014

CAMPUS CONSORTIUM LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

The ideas were plentiful, the energy was intense and the collective mood was downright ebullient. Colorful post-it notes covered the walls, making a sort of inspirational patchwork quilt: “Watching students grow/… Read More