A Common Bond
Alumni - Spring 2023ALUMNI PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NEW PODCAST
Sometimes big ideas can come from simple, everyday moments — at least that’s how USD alumnus Vince Moiso ’95 (BA) came to create The CEO Podcast with fellow entrepreneur Scott De Long. … Read More
Spring 2023 Class Notes
Alumni - Spring 20231950s
[1958]
NADINE THOMAS (BA) writes, “Hi, from Aiken, South Carolina! I moved from a big house to small one just around the corner. My son still lives in Seattle, and we had … Read More
Dreams Do Come True
Alumni - Spring 2023EDUCATION PROVIDES THE KEY TO A NEW LIFE
Michael Duoto ’03 (DEd) has worked nearly his entire professional life in education. His chosen career path has served as a conduit for him to see the world.
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Taking Flight
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Spring 2023NASA ASTRONAUT MATTHEW DOMINICK RETURNS TO CAMPUS
In his first official visit back to his alma mater, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick ’05 (BS/BA) offered some salient advice to current Toreros: dream big and never be afraid … Read More
Ready for this Moment
Alumni - Spring 2023PAIR AMONG FIRST PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS TO RETURN OVERSEAS
Two recent University of San Diego alumnae are among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return overseas since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The … Read More
With Heart and Soil
Alumni - Spring 2023SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD JUSTICE AND ANCIENT JEWISH WISDOM INTERSECT AT COASTAL ROOTS FARM
On this particular warm fall day, Javier Guerrero is the personification of the word “stoked.” He’s as excited about the taste of … Read More
Hot Off the Press
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Fall 2022Do We Dress to Impress?
How is meaning in our bodies constructed? To what extent is meaning in bodies innate and to what extent is meaning in bodies culturally constructed? Does it change when … Read More
Rethinking Common Art
Alumni - Fall 2022SOLES GRADUATE TAKES REINS OF MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM
Walking among the glass vitrines inside the newly renovated Mingei International Museum, Jessica Hanson York ’13 (MA) is passionate as she explains what makes the art collection unique.
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Hard Work Works
Alumni, Student Success - Fall 2022FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL TO PROFESSOR TO DEVELOPER, MICHAEL CRAWFORD ISN’T AFRAID TO GET HIS HANDS DIRTY
To say that Michael Crawford — who earned his undergraduate degree from USD in 2008 with a double major in sociology … Read More
Doing the Right Thing
Alumni - Fall 2022SAN DIEGO ETHICS COMMISSION HEAD IS ALL ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
Sharon Spivak is a serious person, concerned with critical issues and thorny conundrums. This makes it all the more delightful when she mentions an unexpected early chapter … Read More
God, Family and Country
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Fall 2022LT. GENERAL HAS SERVED AT THE TIP OF THE SPEAR
Lt. General Roger L. Cloutier ‘87 (BA) stood on the flight deck of the USS Midway and looked out at a group of San Diego State University … Read More
Fall 2022 Class Notes
Alumni - Fall 2022[1958]
PATRICIA MORTELL related the sad news that her husband, Michael, passed away on Jan. 16, 2022.
[1961]
MARY DUGAN (BA) writes, “I retired from grant writing last August. Now I have more time … Read More
Forward Motion
Alumni - Fall 2022NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE IS CELEBRATED IN NEW ANIMATED SERIES
There’s a hint of the child she once was when Karissa Valencia ’13 (BA) reveals the genesis of the idea that inspired her animated Netflix show, Spirit … Read More
Bringing People Together
Alumni - Summer 2022ALUMNI PACKAGE MEALS TO SEND TO UKRAINE AND TANZANIA
It was an unusual sight in the A and B conference rooms of the Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice on April 29, 2022: Two young men ran around in hairnets … Read More
New Adventures Await
Alumni - Summer 2022BORN STORYTELLER JESSICA BECK IS EAGER TO START HER NEXT CHAPTER
Storytelling is a privilege, which is something that Jessica Beck ’03 (BA) doesn’t take lightly. “When you’re working in news, you’re asking people to, at … Read More
