Remote Learning: The New Normal
Academic Excellence - COVID-19ONLINE INSTRUCTION A WAY OF LIFE FOR BUSINESS PROFESSOR SIMON CROOM
It was a big day for everyone at the University of San Diego.
Monday, March 23 marked a complete shift in way classes are taught across … Read More
Where Realism Meets Empathy
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Faith In Action - Spring 2020FINDING HOPE IN HARD TIMES IS THE DAILY WORK OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
Ella Guimond ‘13 (BA) had just finished leading a virtual cycling class when we connected by phone in late March. The Philadelephia-based community engagement manager for … Read More
Rx for Better Healthcare
Academic Excellence - Summer 2020FATHER’S GIFT STARTS SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATE NURSING
When Madison Molotky started talking about how much she liked her doctoral of nursing practice (DNP) program at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, her father took notice.Read More
Tripling the Impact
Academic Excellence - Summer 2020CHALLENGE GIFT OF $2.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT USD’S NONPROFIT INSTITUTE
When Paul Eichen ’12 (MA) and his wife, Susan Flieder, decided to give back, they wanted to drill down deep.
Not content to just write a check, … Read More
Quite a Team
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2020NAYVE, SILVA RECOGNIZED AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEADERS
Chris Nayve and Maria Silva have the same approach to community engagement service. The focus is team-first followed by action: working alongside the community and ideally developing a deep … Read More
USD Adapts to Pandemic
Academic Excellence, videos - COVID-19VIGILANCE AND SAFETY OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
The University of San Diego has always been a special place. Not just for the beautiful campus and views, but because of its liberal arts academic rigor, small class size, experiential learning, … Read More
Not Just Clowning Around
Academic Excellence, Student Success, videos - Summer 2020FAMED PROFESSOR GIVES MASTERCLASSES TO USD THEATRE STUDENTS
Theatre professor Christopher Bayes wants students to get their funny on.
In mid-February 2020 he came across the country from the Yale School of Drama to give a “clowning … Read More
Building Relationships
Academic Excellence - Spring 2020$2.3 MILLION GIFT TO BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
After years of neutralizing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan, Navy Lt. Brian Lehtinen ’22 is looking for a career that’s a little more relaxing. Since he’d … Read More
Playing the Game
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Student Success - Spring 2020PAYING IT FORWARD TRANSCENDS POLITICS AS USUAL
From the outside, political life in Washington, D.C. seems as turbulent as it’s ever been. A washing machine filled with fiery rhetoric and partisan brawling set on permanent spin … Read More
Harvesting Stories
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Student Success - Spring 2020TRANSFORMING HARD SUBJECTS INTO COMPELLING FILMS
After 35 years at USD, Professor of Communication Studies Roger Pace has seen potential in unsure first-year students and watched them become confident seniors. He’s shared his love of independent film with … Read More
Meaningful Work
Academic Excellence - Spring 2020NEW WOMEN’S LEGAL CLINIC TO LAUNCH THIS SPRING
Inspired by her volunteer service to GenerateHope, a faith-based organization that provides long-term programs for women who have been victims of sex trafficking, Una Davis recently helped make it … Read More
Stopping Traffic
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Spring 2020THE USD COMMUNITY IS COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON MULTIPLE FRONTS
As an associate professor at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Ami Carpenter specializes in conflict prevention and resolution. Like most San Diegans, her knowledge of … Read More
An Honorable Education
Academic Excellence - Spring 2020HONORS PROGRAM ENHANCES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC CURIOSITY
Sydney Pidgeon’s initial perception of the University of San Diego Honors Program was flat-out wrong.
“Friends who were in other schools’ honors programs told me not to … Read More
Starting to Click
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Student Success - Spring 2020FROM PRE-MED TO JET-SETTING PHOTOGRAPHER
It’s a career with a trajectory that resembles a comet streaking through the sky, but that arc makes perfect sense when you see Justin Chung’s photographs, which are both objectively gorgeous … Read More
Dispatches from Uganda: 2020 Edition
Academic Excellence, News, Student Success - Spring 2020INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
A water quality research project in Uganda has the full attention of an interdisciplinary group — including USD faculty members, students, President James T. Harris and his wife, Mary — all of whom are … Read More
