Empowering the USD Community
Academic Excellence - Fall 2020RISING TOGETHER TO CONFRONT HUMANITY’S URGENT CHALLENGES
When it comes to confronting humanity’s urgent challenges, the University of San Diego’s goal is not more of the same but developing dramatic and innovative approaches … Read More
Confronting Humanity’s Urgent Challenges
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2020NEW COURSES EXPLORE COVID-19 AND THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES
The protests and calls for change spurred by the shocking death of George Floyd along with the COVID-19 pandemic will likely impact society for years to … Read More
Dawn of a New Era
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2020LEARNING IS CARING: COVID-19 PROMPTS EDUCATIONAL PIVOTS
Experiential or discussion based? Lectures or by the book? Remote or in person? No matter what method of teaching a professor employs, establishing a connection requires one crucial factor: … Read More
Meet Dean Keane
Academic Excellence - Fall 2020NEW HEAD OF USD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
In January 2020, the University of San Diego appointed Tim Keane PhD, a former Fortune 500 executive and technology entrepreneur, to lead the School of Business. He’s hit the ground … Read More
A Lingering Legacy
Academic Excellence - Fall 2020REAL ESTATE PROGRAM VISIONARY PASSES AWAY
The USD School of Business’ real estate program owes its very existence to Daniel (Dan) F. Mulvihill’s vision, drive and his belief in its value. He passed away on … Read More
Hope is Much Needed
Academic Excellence - Fall 2020PROFESSOR CHANNON MILLER DIVES DEEP INTO SYSTEMIC RACISM
The enthusiasm that interdisciplinary Black women’s historian Channon Miller, PhD has for her field of expertise is boundless. The rapid-fire speed of her thoughts — informed, complex and … Read More
Jericho Brown’s Got a Lot to Say
Academic Excellence - Fall 2020PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING POET KICKS OFF CROPPER SERIES
When Jericho Brown — winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his most recent book, The Tradition — thinks something is funny, everyone within earshot knows it. His laugh isn’… Read More
New Spaces, New Possibilities
Academic Excellence - Fall 2020LIBRARY RENOVATION AND LEARNING COMMONS COMPLETED
In more ways than one, the University of San Diego has experienced a Renaissance.
Initially, it was due to an endeavor known as the Renaissance Plan, … Read More
A Message from Provost Gail Baker
Academic Excellence - Spring 2020DEAR TOREROS,
It is my pleasure to share my thoughts with the more than 65,000 alumni, parents and friends of the university who receive USD Magazine.
Since my arrival on campus in 2017, I have been … Read More
Nurses Do Wonderful Things
Academic Excellence - Summer 2020A CONVERSATION WITH SCHOOL OF NURSING DEAN JANE GEORGES
Jane Georges, PhD, became the fourth dean of the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science in July 2018. She spoke with USD Magazine in mid-April 2020 for … Read More
Best and Brightest, Squared
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2020POETS & QUANTS CELEBRATES DUE OF NEWLY MINTED BUSINESS GRADS
Elizabeth Augusta Longacre ’20 (BBA) is clearly a force to be reckoned with.
At the age of 22, she’s been to six continents and 35 countries. … Read More
User-Centric Design
Academic Excellence - Summer 2020ENGINEERING CLASS ENGAGES STUDENTS WITH THE BLIND COMMUNITY
A core requirement for Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering majors, Engineering 103 focuses on user-centered design, a valuable skillset for all budding engineers.
When second-year students Taylor Brown, Reyna Kirschel … Read More
In a Word: Resilience
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2020PUTTING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INTO ACTION IN UGANDA
Editor’s Note: It seems a lifetime ago that a group of USD faculty members and students travelled to Uganda. But January 2020 was just a few short months ago. That’… Read More
Renaissance Rising
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2020LIBRARY RENOVATION AND NEW LEARNING COMMONS UNDERWAY
The University of San Diego is in the midst of a Renaissance a new beginning, a fresh outlook and a glance toward the horizon and everything that lies ahead.
(Almost) Up Close and Personal
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2020REMOTE LEARNING DOESN’T STOP STUDENTS FROM MAKING REAL CONNECTIONS
Like all USD courses, sociology’s Community, Consensus and Commitment class transitioned to distance learning this spring. But the connections it’s developing between students and asylum seekers … Read More
