The Provocateur: Evelyn Diaz Cruz
Academic Excellence - Summer 2015If the essence of Evelyn Diaz Cruz could be bottled, the resulting effervescent energy drink would deliver a tangy jolt of pure adrenaline, volatile enough to make your eyes shoot open wide and words race one another out of your … Read More
The Scrutinizer: Susan Lord
Academic Excellence - Summer 2015“Good morning, everyone!” comes a chipper voice from the front of a Loma Hall classroom. Not satisfied with the tepid response from her Electrical Engineering II students, Susan Lord gives it another shot. And then another. On the third try, … Read More
The Energizer: Miranda McGowan
Academic Excellence - Summer 2015By the time her students are seated and settled in the lecture hall, Miranda McGowan has covered one side of the blackboard with a diagram topped with three terms: “protected conduct,” “adverse action” and “causation.” The topic of today’s … Read More
Summer 2015 Class Notes
Alumni - Summer 2015
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MARY DUGAN (BA) reports that her son, Tom Louie, married Denise Ovaldson in Los Angeles. Mary completed nearly two years as a part-time grant writer with College and Community Fellowship. “Celebrating my friend … Read More
Loss and Recovery
Alumni - Summer 2015ALUMNAE-LED NONPROFIT SUPPORTS AND GUIDES GIRLS
Navigating through the pain of losing a mother toward a pathway to acceptance and healing is the goal of nascent nonprofit Chula’s Mission.
Co-founded by Mayra San Juan ’07 (BBA) … Read More
Backing Into Apologetics
Alumni, Faith In Action - Summer 2015Karl Keating is feeding a hunger for truth
It’s not something Karl Keating envisioned as an undergraduate student studying mathematics. Nor was it something he planned while earning a degree at USD’s School of Law, graduating … Read More
Taking Care
Alumni - Summer 2015USD GRADUATES LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED WITH THEIR EFFORTS TO HEAL
The nurse is answering a woman’s question, but she makes sure to look at the boy standing next to her and talk to him as well. “… Read More
The Facilitator: Hugh Burkhart
Academic Excellence - Summer 2015It’s not like Hugh Burkhart is trying to annoy the taciturn colonyof students clustered in the “Silent Zone” of the Copley Library … but it’s clear from the icy glares aimed his way that he won’t be winning … Read More
The Stuff of Dreams
Athletics, Student Success - Summer 2015PITCHER TAYLOR KACZMAREK IS DETERMINED TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
The dream goes like this … USD pitcher Taylor Kaczmarek stands atop the mound, peering toward his catcher. The fastball touches 90 mph.
The breaking ball … Read More
Gracias A Dios
Faith In Action, Student Success - Summer 2015Lessons learned during USD’s 2015 Tijuana Spring Breakthrough
Heightened anticipation kept our group of 29 energetic, even though we were tired from a full day of service and sports. We were all eager to welcome our host families to … Read More
He Built This City
News - Summer 2015LONGTIME TRUSTEE HAS HELPED USD AND SAN DIEGO FLOURISH
Gene Trepte joined the Board of Trustees in 1973, not long after the College for Men, the College for Women and the School of Law became the University of San … Read More
Lasting Legacy
News - Summer 2015AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH OUTGOING USD PRESIDENT MARY E. LYONS, PhD
Q: During your tenure, USD has grown a great deal in reputation and significance, regionally, nationally and globally. What distinguishes the USD educational experience?
A: … Read More
The Practitioner: Malachi Walker
Academic Excellence - Summer 2015Malachi Walker has been up for 16 hours, but it’s impossible to detect any signs of fatigue as he shares wit and wisdom with his small class of future project managers on a chilly spring evening. “Don’t make me … Read More
Dream Weaver
Academic Excellence - Summer 2015SOLES DEAN PAULA CORDEIRO IS MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER
The hallways of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences will never be quite the same after Paula Cordeiro steps down as dean on June 30, 2015. Her vision … Read More
