Forward Motion
Student Success - Summer 2011FRESHMAN SHANTELL STEVE HAS FOUND HER VOICE
“In foster care, there are families that genuinely want to take care of you. And then there are families whose only intention is to get money. I was placed in various … Read More
Unflappable Calm
Student Success - Summer 2011CORY NORRIS KNOWS ALL ABOUT LIFE’S HIGHS AND LOWS
“I’ve heard it said that, in every one of our lives, there are a handful of defining moments that make us who we are. Even though I’… Read More
Summer 2011 Class Notes
Alumni - Summer 20111960s
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(JD) was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the California Homebuilders Foundation at the June 2010 meeting of the Pacific Coast Builders Conference in San Francisco. Previously, Robert was named chairman of the Board of Visitors … Read More
Good Works, Abundant Grace
Faith In Action - Summer 2011THE QUIET GENEROSITY OF FRANCES G. HARPST STILL REVERBERATES
Every Wednesday for more than 30 years, Frances Goodrich Harpst packed up the Meals on Wheels van for Coronado Hospital and motored the tree-lined streets, delivering meals to her homebound … Read More
Peace is Not Enough
Alumni - Summer 2011LEE SORENSEN TAKES A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO CHANGING THE WORLD
In a sea of female faces, some stand out more than others. Their intensity is coupled with a certain calm; an unmistakable strength that comes from battles fought … Read More
Quality Over Quantity
Alumni - Summer 2011SUCCESS TASTES GOOD FOR CRAFT BEER PURVEYOR PETER ZIEN
For the better part of two and a half centuries, a cornerstone of American life has been a fervent belief in the value of good old-fashioned hard work; the … Read More
Shot Maker
Athletics - Summer 2011WHEN THINGS CAN’T GET MUCH WORSE, GUNNER WIEBE TENDS TO BE AT HIS BEST
As soon as he hit the ball, Gunner Wiebe knew he was in trouble. Big trouble. And we’re not talking about one … Read More
Dream Building
Student Success - Summer 2011USD’S FIRST PAIR OF ARCHITECTURE MAJORS GRADUATE
As a junior tennis champion in the Netherlands, Milou Teeling didn’t draw. She didn’t doodle. She fiddled with Legos, but she had nothing to do with art. Teeling … Read More
State of Mind
Academic Excellence - Summer 2011NURSING RESEARCHER GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL FOR ANSWERS
Ann Mayo’s recent research may have used a relatively small sampling, but it could lead to big answers.
Mayo, a professor in the Hahn School of … Read More
Revolutionary Road
Academic Excellence, News - Summer 2011USD PROFESSORS GIVE INSIGHT ON THE ARAB SPRING
It’s been a while since Avi Spiegel crossed paths with a razor. The burgeoning stubble on his face is threatening to break out into a beard at any moment. … Read More
Above and Beyond
Student Success - Summer 2011BY UNCOVERING THE PAST, DEREK ABBEY HAS FOUND HIS FUTURE
“Ever since I was old enough to open a book, I’ve really enjoyed learning about history. The timelines of both classic and modern civilizations are filled with … Read More
Self-Motivated
Student Success - Summer 2011DEEP BEDI IS RETHINKING HIS APPROACH TO LIFE
“I’m not going to lie, when I showed up on campus my freshman year, I thought the place was a bit of a country club. Beautiful buildings. Stunning landscape. … Read More
Super-Achiever
Student Success - Summer 2011MEET UBER-NERD SHANNEN CRAVENS
“People have mistaken me for a professor ever since I was a sophomore. A couple months ago I was in the elevator and a freshman asked me if I was accepting any research students … Read More
In the Spotlight
Student Success - Summer 2011CARR CAVENDER IS READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP
“I‘m about to take the biggest step I’ve ever taken in my life. I’m moving to Los Angeles to become an actor. I’m getting an agent and … Read More
Peace Offerings
Student Success - Summer 2011JUSTINE DARLING HAS FOUND HER MISSION IN LIFE
“The year after I graduated from USD was the hardest, most important year of my life.
Working with homeless youth in Newark, N.J., I was spit on, … Read More
