Lending a Helping Hand
Academic Excellence - Summer 2022NURSING FACULTY, STUDENTS VOLUNTEER AT THE BORDER TO HELP REFUGEES
You will usually find Charisse Tabotabo ’19 (MSN). ’21 (DNP) working in USD’s Dickinson Nursing Simulation Center doing such tasks as writing and videotaping virtual reality scenarios.
A Quality Education
Academic Excellence - Summer 202210-YEAR ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMS USD’S VALUE
Approximately every decade, the University of San Diego undergoes an accreditation process — an evaluation of operations, academics and institutional procedures. In March 2022, the university was granted a 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation by … Read More
Important Work
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2022DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IMPACT AWARDS
On a rainy day in late February 2022, the Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award ceremony kicked off in a room of people filled with hope, gratitude and an eye on the horizon.
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A True Renaissance
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2022NEW AND RENOVATED SPACES CELEBRATED ON CAMPUS
Inspiring surroundings date back to the first days of the University of San Diego. More than seven decades after its founding, USD is proud to have rededicated several spaces … Read More
Making Their Mark
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2022STUDENT CURATORS SELECT ARTWORK FOR EXHIBITION
Walking through the Honors Program suite is an artistic journey for University of San Diego senior Juliana Guerra. A finance major pursuing minors in French and art history, Guerra was … Read More
A Global Collaboration
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Spring 2022THEOLOGY COURSE BRINGS STUDENTS FROM VIENNA AND USD TOGETHER
At this point, most people are all too aware that Zoom has its challenges. The video conferencing platform freezes when there’s a bad Wi-Fi connection, the mute button … Read More
The Team Builder
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2022Kelli Bagley / Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration / Knauss School of Business
Kelli Bagley provides leadership and oversight for non-academic resources including finance, human resources and facilities for USD’s Knauss School of Business. She’s … Read More
The Enthusiast
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2022Priya Kannan-Narasimhan / Associate Dean of Faculty and Accreditation / Knauss School of Business
Associate Dean of Faculty and Accreditation and founder of USD’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Catalyzer Rangapriya (“Priya”) Kannan-Narasimhan, is also a professor of strategy, … Read More
The Pragmatist
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Spring 2022Tomas Vargas / Account Manager / Qualcomm
An ongoing program at USD is challenging students to learn firsthand about entrepreneurship at the micro level, while giving them a chance to impact the local community.
The Philanthropists
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2022DON AND ELLIE KNAUSS IN CONVERSATION WITH KNAUSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEAN TIM KEANE
Don Knauss, chair of USD’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Ellie, have generously agreed to increase their philanthropic giving to … Read More
Come Make a Difference
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2021PARENTS GET INVOLVED IN MYRIAD WAYS AT USD
The heart of what comprises the University of San Diego is not only the efforts of the students, faculty and staff, but also that of the parents. Among USD’s … Read More
Not Just Business As Usual
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2021NEW KNAUSS CENTER WILL NEARLY TRIPLE THE SCHOOL’S SPACE
The University of San Diego has experienced a true Renaissance.
In 2019, the university launched one of the most ambitious capital improvement plans in its history. Known … Read More
Practically Real Life
Academic Excellence - Summer 2021VIRTUAL REALITY TOOLS FOR NURSING STUDENTS
A unique challenge has arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic: How to find a way to give nursing students training in hospitals and clinics in order to complete clinical requirements at … Read More
The Sisters Alksne
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Summer 2021A TALE OF TWO WOMEN WHO IMAGINED ONE FUTURE, BUT LIFE HAD OTHER PLANS
Childhood dreams are by turns predictable, fantastic and — on occasion — prophetic. As we imagine ourselves in the faraway world of being a … Read More
Strengthening Community Safety
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2021TURNING PAIN AND TRAUMA INTO ACTION
When Marcus Friedman ’21 (JD) was invited to meet up with a group of friends from his undergraduate years in Las Vegas, he thought it sounded like great fun.
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