A Person of Excellence
Faith In Action - Spring 2015Sister Sally Furay, RSCJ, 1926-2015
Sister Sally Furay was a professor, university provost, academic dean, lawyer, theater education visionary and active nonprofit board member. At the same time, she devoted her life to her Catholic faith as a … Read More
The Catholic Comedian
Alumni, Faith In Action - Spring 2015FOR JUDY McDONALD, HUMOR IS A HIGHER CALLING
With sharp wit, serious insight into Catholicism and an ability to shed her own armor, Judy McDonald ’99 (BA) builds trust with each person in her audience, whether she’s at … Read More
Spring 2015 Class Notes
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ART WICAL (BBA) and his wife traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and to northwestern India in January 2014. “So far, we have been fortunate to travel to over 62 countries and look forward to additional trips around … Read More
Clear and Present Danger
Alumni - Spring 2015ALUMNA’S BOOK EXAMINES PRESIDENTIAL POLICIES ON TERRORISM
Donna Starr-Deelen ’87 (JD) was dropping off her daughter at a suburban Washington, D.C., school bus stop when the world as she knew it vanished. Moments earlier, there had been … Read More
Call of Duty
Alumni - Spring 2015THE GOOD FIGHT OF MAJ. GENERAL WILLIAM MATZ
The young Rifle Company Commander knew immediately he’d been shot; the searing pain ripping through his arm like a thunderbolt. The deafening cacophony of gunfire and grenades made it … Read More
The Enthusiast: Mitch Malachowski
Academic Excellence - Spring 2015Mitch Malachowski brings a happiness quotient to chemistry
Mitch Malachowski is already busy drawing molecules on the whiteboard as his undergraduate organic chemistry students trickle into their classroom, tucked in the basement of the Shiley Center for Science … Read More
The Progressive: Justine Rapp
Academic Excellence - Spring 2015Justine Rapp keeps her students well connected
“So, If Coke was your friend, what kind of friend would they be? Describe them to me. How about Pepsi? Could they hang out together?”
Assistant Professor of Marketing … Read More
The Motivator: Ian Martin
Academic Excellence - Spring 2015Ian Martin encourages his students to get radical
It’s four o’clock on a Tuesday, and as the sun prepares to begin its slow descent over the Pacific, Ian Martin and a group of his graduate students … Read More
The Team Builder: Lucia Gonzales
Academic Excellence - Spring 2015Lucia Gonzales teaches nurses to embody the art of healing
Sim Man lies quietly in his hospital bed, his wires disconnected, lungs at rest and speech silenced. He won’t be needed today. His hangout, however — Barcelona, Room 100 — … Read More
The Storyteller: Dustin Sharp
Academic Excellence - Spring 2015Dustin Sharp puts a human face on peace and justice
The searing image lights up the screen on the front wall of Camino 130, instantly eliciting muffled gasps from the class. A Guinean prisoner reveals fresh wounds on his … Read More
Life Changers
Alumni - Spring 2015THE TRANSFORMATIVE GIFT OF TOM ’77 (JD) AND KAREN MULVANEY
John Egan ’08 has spent many a night on a half-inflated mattress on the floor where his cab driver lives. He sleeps in a tangle of blankets, only half hearing … Read More
Extraordinary Lives
Alumni - Spring 2015Alumni Honors celebrates achievements of 12 award recipients
Each year, the university celebrates its most notable alumni during Alumni Honors. The University of San Diego’s best and brightest graduates are the focus of the evening’s festivities, which … Read More
Meet Chris Anderson
Athletics, Student Success - Spring 2015AGE: 22.
HOMETOWN: Anaheim Hills, Calif.
SUPERLATIVES: USD’s all-time leader in assists (560 entering the 2014-15 season), and assists in a season (216; 2013-14) Anderson is likely to shatter the school record for career steals this year. Not … Read More
A Global Game
Athletics, Student Success - Spring 2015USD WOMEN’S TENNIS PROGRAM A MELTING POT
It’s hard not to notice how much fun Shani Blecher and Colomba DiFilippo are having on a sun-splashed afternoon at USD’s Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center. The … Read More
What Lies Beneath
Student Success - Spring 2015ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES AND DIGS INTO THE PAST
If you’re a student in USD’s Department of Anthropology these days, it’s almost impossible not to get wrapped up in the stories about the … Read More
