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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Society’s Sustaining Force
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Summer 2021CELEBRATING EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN
Each year, the University of San Diego community celebrates women across campus who are creating positive change, dubbing a select group “women of impact.” The tradition continued in 2021, when a number of … Read More
Terms of Endearment
Student Success - Spring 2021ALESSIO FAMILY’S TIES TO USD SPAN THREE GENERATIONS
Kim Alessio ’87 (BA) looks back fondly on Greek Life, the Alcalá Club and other great memories of her collegiate experience at USD.
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Bridging the Gap
Student Success - Spring 2021USD RECEIVES MAJOR GRANT TO BOOST THE FUTURE OF STEM
In 2010, as a senior at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, Nick Day ’15 (BA) was interested in biology and participated in what was then … Read More
In Perfect Harmony
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2021FIRST-YEAR STUDENT CLAIMS TOP PRIZE IN BUSINESS CHALLENGE
When anxiety, happiness, and a sense of accomplishment happen simultaneously, what does that feel like? Well, when the winner of the second Fowler Business Concept Challenge (FBCC) was revealed in … Read More
All in a Day’s Work
Student Success - Spring 2021STUDENT OPTS TO FIGHT FIRES DURING PANDEMIC
In what has become one of the most eventful years in … well … ever, Claire Graziano ’21 (BS) may have had one of the most eventful summer breaks in … well … ever.Read More
Running Down a Dream
Student Success - Spring 2021ELIOTT WATSON BALANCES ENGINEERING, RACE CAR DRIVING
The University of San Diego was definitely on Eliott Watson’s radar as a potential college choice as he made a visit to campus, but a picture he received … Read More
Changing Course
Athletics, Student Success - Spring 2021WOMEN ROWERS EMBRACE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
Kadee Sylla ’20 and Kathryn Brady ’20 ended their undergraduate rowing careers at USD as two of the top athletes on the women’s rowing team. In addition to being leaders on the water, … 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
Family Bleeds Torero Blue
Student Success - Fall 2020THE LEVINE CLAN IS ALL ABOUT CELEBRATING USD
With a closet full of USD gear and the ability to dress in head-to-toe Torero attire, Mary Levine is wholeheartedly devoted to the University of San Diego.
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Economic Recovery
Student Success - Fall 2020USD AND SMALL BUSINESS: A PROFITABLE PARTNERSHIP
Interning at a small business wasn’t Laura Bolt’s ’21 (BA) first choice for the summer. But for her, it turned out to be the best one.
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Persistence, Patience and Respect
Student Success - Fall 2020MEET USD’S VICE PROVOST FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
There’s an instant sense of warmth and connection when speaking with the university’s new Interim Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Richard Miller, … Read More
Rising to the Challenge
Student Success - Spring 2021USD GRADS AND SENIORS WON’T LET OBSTACLES BLOCK THEIR SUCCESS
Chloe Zakhour’s father passed away unexpectedly less than two years ago. Her mom had then joined the workforce, but was laid off when the pandemic took … Read More
When You Have Faith
Faith In Action, Student Success - Summer 2020PARENT BOARD SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO SUCCESS
It was the summer of 2017, and Maria Coleman didn’t yet know she’d been accepted to the University of San Diego as a transfer student. In her mid-30s, … Read More
