Numbers Game
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018MATH DEPARTMENT SOLVES ITS SPACE PROBLEM
Thanks to a $1 million award from The Fletcher Jones Foundation, USD’s math department is poised to transform its Serra Hall home into a dynamic, state-of-the-art environment for student collaboration, … Read More
Think Differently
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018INNOVATION IS KEY TO NEW MASTER’S PROGRAM AND LAB SPACE
hat does a crosswalk look like to you? In most intersections in the U.S., a pair of thick white lines stretching from one side … Read More
He’s Got Answers
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018LEAD FUNDRAISER CELEBRATES CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
On July 1, 2010, Leading Change: The Campaign for USD was launched under the direction of President Mary E. Lyons and Board Chair Ron Fowler. The behind-the-scenes work and fundraising was led by … Read More
Service is Key
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018VETERANS LEGAL CLINIC DOES THE RIGHT THING
Bob Muth was a senior at Northwestern University when he watched the horrors of 9/11 unfold on TV and decided it was time to serve his country. He was part … Read More
Serving One and All
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018OPTIONS ARE KEY FOR PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS
The role that Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) plays for USD is to serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers. But PCE’s … Read More
Reverberating Impact
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2018ACROSS CAMPUS, MEANINGFUL CHANGE IS IN THE AIR
At USD, we are committed to recognizing challenges as they arise, and finding opportunities to make a difference for the next generation of Toreros and the world we share. Following … Read More
Office Hours: Greg Prieto
Academic Excellence, videos - Office HoursWhat do the movie FernGully and the field of sociology have in common? Well, the answer to that is Greg Prieto, PhD, an assistant professor of sociology in the University of San Diego College of Arts and Sciences. … Read More
We’re Going Digital
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2018OPEN SOURCE ARCHIVES SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON GOOD WORK
Behind a locked door, in a climate-controlled suite of rooms at the rear of the Copley Library’s Mother Rosalie Hill Reading Room, USD treasures are carefully catalogued and held … Read More
Educating Hearts and Minds
Academic Excellence, videos - Fall 2018WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE MEXICO’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Situated near an international border, the University of San Diego is unique in its location and focus. A contemporary Catholic campus rooted in its social justice identity, … Read More
Innovative Learning
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2018THE DICKINSON NURSING SIMULATION CENTER PREPARES STUDENTS TO EXCEL
Martin Dickinson eloquently explained why the foundation he heads, the Donald C. and Elizabeth M. Dickinson Foundation, decided to give $2 million in support of a new facility within the … Read More
Launching Futures
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2018INTERNSHIPS CHANGE LIVES THROUGH POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS
Senior Mallory Banner is effusive when she looks back on her 2017 summer internship. The marketing and international business major has unequivocal advice to others looking to take part in USD’s Summer … Read More
Revitalizing USD’s Future
Academic Excellence - Summer 2018THE RENAISSANCE PLAN WILL POSITION THE UNIVERSITY FOR ITS NEXT CHAPTER
When it comes to reasons why we tend to ignore the adage that one shouldn’t put off to tomorrow what is better done today, … Read More
Bringing Your Life to Life
Academic Excellence - Summer 2018UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF LEARNING
The University of the Third Age (U3A) is USD’s longest-running community outreach program. This year marks its 40th anniversary of successfully keeping those 55 and older engaged and … Read More
