Stepping Up
Alumni, Faith In Action - COVID-19SUJA JUICE CO-FOUNDER JAMES BRENNAN DELIVERS TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WORKERS
It’s mid-afternoon on Wednesday, and James Brennan ’96 (BBA) is on the road, driving to the first of the three or four San Diego emergency rooms where … 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. It’s all about working alongside the community and — ideally — developing … Read More
Spreading the Love
Faith In Action, videos - Spring 2020USD’S FIRST HOMELESSNESS AND FOOD INSECURITY AWARENESS WEEK
Recognizing and embracing human dignity is at the core of USD’s mission. Today, one of the greatest challenges that society faces is homelessness.
“San … 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
Watch: USD’s First Homelessness and Food Insecurity Awareness Week
Faith In Action, videos - Spring 2020Enjoy this sneak peek from the Spring 2020 issue of USD Magazine.
To Inspire and Delight
Faith In Action - Fall 2019UNIVERSITY MINISTRY CENTER CELEBRATES FAITH
The University of San Diego’s new 15,000-square-foot University Ministry Center opens this fall, with a mission to provide a consolidated center for serving the spiritual development of students.
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Life Lessons
Faith In Action - Fall 2019USD FACULTY PROPOSE RENEWED PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT, TAKE UP LEADERSHIP AT ANNUAL CTSA CONVENTION
University of San Diego professor Emily Reimer-Barry, PhD delivered a plenary address at the annual convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), which … Read More
Impacting the World
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2019KROC SCHOOL ESTABLISHES NEW PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVE
Milt Lauenstein has long sought world peace. He’s done his part by launching and supporting peacebuilding endeavors, including the Purdue Peace Project, which has successfully supported locally led peacebuilding … Read More
Beyond the Wall: A Better Life
Faith In Action - Summer 2019HEALTH SCREENING CRUCIAL FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AWAITING HEARINGS
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in San Diego’s Normal Heights, a church courtyard is empty but for puddles and a rotating digital sign that offers up notices … Read More
Sharing Faith and Service
Faith In Action - Summer 2019FRANCISCAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY RELOCATES TO USD
This summer, the Franciscan School of Theology (FST) will relocate to the University of San Diego campus from its current home in Oceanside, California. The graduate-level school has a … Read More
Beyond the Wall: Esprit de Corps
Faith In Action, videos - Summer 2019EXPLORING OUR SHARED HUMANITY THROUGH THE POWER OF SONG
Music is magical. As divisive rhetoric about the border inundates the news, music enables us to engage on a deeper level and to create solidarity — even when … Read More
Who Will I Become?
Faith In Action - Summer 2019SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS EXAMINE BIG QUESTIONS
An early morning begins with a not-so-simple question: “How do you want to be remembered?” Whatever the answer, the idea behind examining this question is about refocusing, contemplating and evaluating one’… Read More
An Extraordinary Exhibition
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2019USD’S HOEHN FAMILY GALLERIES TO PRESENT CHRIST: LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION
The University of San Diego’s Hoehn Family Galleries will host Christ: Life, Death and Resurrection, an exhibition of original Italian Renaissance … Read More
Beyond the Wall: Building Hope
Athletics, Faith In Action - Summer 2019BAJA SERVICE PROJECT MAKES LIFETIME CONNECTIONS FOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of a fall morning in 2016, Chris McCready and 34 of his USD baseball teammates assembled at Fowler Park for a trip into the unknown.Read More
Beyond the Wall
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Faith In Action - Summer 2019DELVING DEEPER INTO THE SYMBIOSIS OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER
The ways that the country’s southern border can be viewed are as varied as sunlight refracting through the angles of a prism. But one … Read More
