Calendar of Events

From special faculty lectures and alumni social events to Alumni Honors and the Student Life Pavilion dedication ceremony, the University of San Diego will be hosting a myriad of campus celebrations throughout the 60th Anniversary year. The year-long celebration will culminate at the inaugural Founders' Gala in November that will honor the university’s six decades of unparalleled success in the advancement of education, intellectual development and community stewardship.

Note: The events listed here are subject to change. Please check back frequently for updates.


January 2009

January 5

USD Historical Display opens
Copley Library

January 29

All-Faith Service
Noon, The Immaculata

February 2009

February 7

60 Years of Torero Tradition
Men's basketball, Toreros vs. USF

6 p.m., Jenny Craig Pavilion

February 11

Los Angeles Alumni Chapter Event

February 20-21

Grandparents Weekend

February 23

60th Anniversary Faculty/Staff Prayer Breakfast

7:20 a.m., Faculty/Staff Dining Room

February 27

Special Anniversary Faculty Lecture and Reception
2:30 p.m., Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

April 2009

April 17

ISO International Expo
7 p.m., UC Forums

April 24

60th Anniversary Symphony Concert
8 p.m., Shiley Theatre

April 24

International Student Organization Expo and Fashion Show
7 p.m., Hahn University Center, Forum A/B

April 25

24th Annual Linda Vista Multicultural Fair
10 a.m., Parade and Festival, Linda Vista community

May 2009

May 2

Alumni Honors
5:30 p.m., Jenny Craig Pavilion

May 9

San Francisco Alumni Chapter Event
Wine Tasting Reception

3 p.m., St. Supery Winery, Napa Valley

May 14

31st Annual Sports Banquet
5:30 p.m., Jenny Craig Pavilion

May 16

School of Law Commencement
Jenny Craig Pavilion

May 23 - 24

Commencement Weekend
Jenny Craig Pavilion

 

June 2009

June 5

60th Anniversary Employee Picnic
Noon, Plaza de San Diego

June 25-27

European Reunion Celebration
Fontainebleau, France

July 2009

July 26

USD Wine Classic Fundraiser
Wine Tasting with USD Family Wineries

2 p.m., Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
www.usdwineclassic.com

August 2009

August 22

Friends of Nursing Appreciation Dinner
6 p.m., Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego

September 2009

September 10

Mass of the Holy Spirit
Noon, The Immaculata

September 12

USD Mexican Heritage Alumni Event

5 p.m. Mass, Founders' Chapel

6 p.m. reception, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall

September 16

San Diego Magazine's Women Who Move the City
6 p.m., Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

September 22

Washington, D.C., Alumni Chapter Event

September 24

New York Alumni Chapter Event

October 2009

October 8

The 20th Annual Social Issues Conference Keynote and Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series
Featuring medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer

October 16-18

Homecoming Weekend

October 23-25*

Family Weekend

October 27

International Alumni Reunion
Mexico City, Mexico

October 29

Chicago Alumni Chapter Event

November 2009

November 6-7

Asia Pacific Reunion Celebration
Tokyo, Japan

November 11

Phoenix Alumni Chapter Event

November 12

Founders' Day Celebration

November 14

60th Anniversary Founders' Gala

* Tentative