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.

About the University of San Diego

The University of San Diego sets the standard for an engaged, contemporary Catholic university where innovative Changemakers confront humanity’s urgent challenges. 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 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 February 2016, USD launched the public phase of Leading Change: The Campaign for USD, which represents the most ambitious fundraising effort in the history of the university and builds upon the strong philanthropic momentum achieved by USD in recent years. In September 2016, USD introduced Envisioning 2024, a strategic plan that capitalizes on the university’s recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024.