Father Martin Latiff and Philip Rivers on ESPN
Faith In Action, videos - Spring 2018USD’s Father Martin Latiff, Founders Chapel and Los Angeles Charger Philip Rivers are featured prominently in a recent ESPN video.
Taking Action to Care for Our Common Home
Faith In Action, videos - Spring 2018The spirit of sustainability has deep roots at the University of San Diego in academics, in business practices and in the lives of our students. In his 2015 encyclical letter, On the Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’), … Read More
Engineering a Better Way to Make Movies
Alumni - Spring 2018CAMERA SLIDER PROJECT TAKES OFF
Two USD mechanical engineering graduates, Scott Matthews and Chris Szczur, have successfully launched a new startup, Dyno. The concept and first prototypes of their camera slider project came to life in Donald’s … Read More
Skipping the Quiet Life
Alumni - Spring 2018NO COMFORT ZONES NEEDED FOR THIS WORLD TRAVELER
Crank up the enthusiasm level to 10 when talking with Brandie Bramsen Sinha ‘02, ‘06 (MSRE). Scratch that, she’s got more enough for both of you. And she’s not afraid to … Read More
Commencement Correction
- Spring 2018The Spring 2018 issue of USD Magazine‘s “Mark Your Calendar” page listed incorrect information for undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies. The correct information is as follows:
Graduate Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday, … Read More
Changing Paradise
Alumni - Spring 2018BUILDING AFFORDABLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES IN HAWAII
The numbers illustrate the extreme financial challenges of home ownership on a tropical island paradise: the median home in Hawaii costs $605,000, nearly $100,000 more than a comparable house in San Diego.Read More
Spring 2018 Class Notes
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MICHELE (GENNETTE) LITTON (BA) volunteers at St. John the Apostle in Leesburg, Virginia, where she leads Bible study and a widow’s group, the Next Chapter, and teaches English as a … Read More
Star-Spangled Affair
Alumni, Student Success - Spring 2018A RECORD $1.3 MILLION RAISED FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The delicate notes of a piccolo, mixed with the ratta-tat-tat of a snare drum, alerted guests that this was no ordinary Founders Gala. USD’S signature black-tie fundraising event, … Read More
Opening the Earth
Alumni - Spring 2018FINDING RESILIENCE, STRENGTH AND GRACE IN THE HEIGHTS OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES
It’s a very long way from the small town of Marshall, Michigan, to the breathtaking stark isolation of the Peruvian Andes. Marshall is where Eric … Read More
Taking Off the Training Wheels
Faith In Action - Spring 2018TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES TO APPRECIATE THEOLOGY IS A BALANCING ACT
“One, two, three … pedal!”
With my right hand on the back of the bike seat, I accelerate from a brisk walk to a … Read More
Supply Chain Explorer
Alumni - Spring 2018CHRIS PEYRE, ’04 (MBA) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
For centuries, the word “Amazon” conjured images of a journey filled with challenge and mystery. For those early explorers whose curiosity surpassed their fears, the Amazon became a … Read More
New Print Society Acquisitions Grace Galleries
Academic Excellence - Spring 2018SEVEN NEW WORKS ADDED TO ESTEEMED COLLECTION
Each fall for the past three years, supporters of the University of San Diego’s print collection have been invited to accompany the staff of University Galleries to New York. There, … Read More
Right Out of the Park
Faith In Action - Spring 2018TRUSTEE PETER SEIDLER IS WORKING TO HELP THE HOMELESS
Each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., a group of San Diego civic leaders gather on the second floor of the Padres’ Petco Park offices.
Called by … Read More
In Bloom
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2018GRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS FIND THE PATH TO COMMUNITY BEGINS WITH BUILDING TRUST
The aroma is fantastic, a heady blend of clove and pepper and cinnamon, punctuated with a hint of vinegar. It’s blessedly cool inside, in contrast … Read More
Good for Business
Student Success - Spring 2018DONALD AND ELLIE KNAUSS MAKE $20 MILLION GIFT
For the record, the $20 million leadership gift that Donald and Ellie Knauss made to USD’s School of Business really is a donation. But at the ceremony announcing the gift in … Read More
