USD to Participate in Relay for Life

More than 47 teams from the University of San Diego plan to participate in this weekend’s Relay for Life in the fight against cancer.

Teams made of up fraternities and sororities, accounting and nursing students, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and many other USD clubs and organizations are expected to raise more than $23,000 in the 24-hour event.

During the Relay for Life, participants camp out overnight and take turns running around a track. Each team is asked to have at least one participant on the track at all times.

USD’s event begins at 6 p.m. Friday, March 21 in the Mission Field adjacent to the main (east) entrance to USD and behind the parking structure.

The media contact during the event is USD student Sarah Giddens who can be reached at (619) 248-3597.

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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 among the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact according to The Princeton Review. 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.