University of San Diego Hosts 19th Annual Character Matters Conference

SAN DIEGO, CA – The University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences will be hosting the 19th annual Character Matters Conference in Mother Rosalie Hill Hall from June 25 to June 26, 2015. The conference aims to help both school officials and those interested in joining the education system foster an environment inside and outside the classroom focused on student success. The conference will feature guest speakers as well as an administrator panel and three workshop sessions for conference attendees. Registration is required prior to the event (https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/Register.asp?ievent=1135369&en=buJLI0NHJaJUKaNKJ9IRJ6PULlJPI5NQKiIWLgM1KlJQLbNVLoL1JfPTIdKQIdN6G). For more information, please email character@sandiego.edu or call (619) 260-2250.

WHAT: Character Matters Conference

WHO: Conference Feature Speakers- Neville Billimoria, SVP Membership/ Marketing and Chief Advocacy Offer at Mission Federal Credit Union; Hal Urban, author of Lessons from the Classroom & 20 Gifts of Life and Deann Jeffreys, Executive Director, Pupil Services and Instruction of the Chula Vista Elementary School District

WHEN: Thursday, June 25 - Friday, June 26, 2015

WHERE: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, University of San Diego

COST: $75 - $200

About the University of San Diego

The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and the creation of ethical leaders. Chartered in 1949, the university enrolls approximately 8,300 undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent students. The University of San Diego has a long history of public service and is recognized as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U, the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. The university’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, The School of Business Administration, The Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, The School of Law, The School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences, The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. For more information go to www.sandiego.edu.

About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.