Affection For Connection
Alumni - Fall 2016AFFINITY GROUPS PROMOTE SUSTAINED, ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT
Most of us remember Founders Chapel as it appeared from the pews and can still smell lemony polish on hand-carved wood. Homilies focused on love and peace echo, even years later. The … Read More
Teamwork Sparks Change
Academic Excellence - Fall 2016INTERDISCIPLINARY SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
The world of higher education is changing. There are online classes and newly minted social media degrees, but there’s one change to be particularly excited about at the University of … Read More
Let’s Get Out The Vote
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2016CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE NUMBER OF REGISTERED STUDENT VOTERS
Immigration, health care and student debt. These are just some of the hot topics on the presidential campaign trail. With the November elections quickly approaching, the news is … Read More
Nutritious. Delicious. Ambitious.
Academic Excellence - Fall 2016FOOD AND HEALTH RESEARCH IN THE INSTAGRAM AGE
That decadent meal may in fact taste even better after you snap a picture of it — for sharing on social media or elsewhere — but can the same be … Read More
He’s Got True Instinct
Athletics, Student Success - Fall 2016QUARTERBACK ANTHONY LAWRENCE IS DEDICATED TO THE GAME
With 8 minutes, 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter of USD’s 2015 football season opener against San Diego State, Toreros quarterback Anthony Lawrence jogged onto the Qualcomm Stadium field … Read More
Getting to Know … T.J. Hodges
Athletics, Student Success - Fall 2016AGE: 20
HOMETOWN: Phoenix, Ariz.
MAJOR: Accounting
A CINDERELLA STORY: Despite the fact that he had been a member of a highly successful prep cross-country program (Phillips Exeter Academy), Hodges didn’t draw much interest … Read More
Fall 2016 Class Notes
Alumni - Fall 20161950s
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JAMES FREED (BA) served in the U.S. Army for two years after graduating from USD; he reports that he married his wife, Helen, in 1958. He worked at Ryan Aeronautical from 1958 … Read More
Man of Action
News - Fall 2016RON FOWLER COMPLETES RUN AS BOARD CHAIR
During his 20 years as a member of its Board of Trustees, including the past six as chairman, Ron L. Fowler’s influence has shaped USD’s past, present and future.
<… Read MoreWatch: Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick
Academic Excellence, videos - Fall 2016This fall, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace studies is offering a new class which will focus on peace, justice and social innovation, aimed at undergraduates who are interested in contributing to make this world a better place.
<… Read More“Living Our Mission” with USD President James Harris
Faith In Action, videos - Fall 2016Ever since its founding, the University of San Diego has been a community animated by a higher calling. In this first video in the “Living Our Mission” series, President James Harris reflects on St. Didacus, or San Diego de Alcalá, … Read More
Watch: Stephan Aarstoll ’99 (MBA)
Alumni, videos - Fall 2016USD School of Business alumnus Stephan Aarstol ’99 MBA, founder and CEO of Tower Paddle Boards, talks about the MBA program and how it helped him start and grow his business, including securing an investment from Mark Cuban on SharkTank. (Video … Read More
Watch: USD Assistant Marketing Professor Morgan Poor
Academic Excellence, videos - Fall 2016Does your food taste better if you post a picture of it on social media? Short answer: it depends.
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