Hello Fellow Toreros,
I hope you had a blessed holiday season with family and friends and that Intersession was a productive time for you. It was certainly a productive time for USD.
Renovation of the Loma Hall Annex was launched in December to create new offices, labs and classrooms for the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. Our student-athletes were fully engaged, not only in their respective athletic competitions, but also in our local community. The men's basketball team renewed their annual tradition with the Poway Youth Basketball League's Challenged Division. I invite you to read more about the wonderful work of our Mulvaney Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and our University of the Third Age, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary of engaging life-long learners.
We are well positioned for an exciting 2018 spring semester. Go Toreros!
James T. Harris III, President
January 2018
We had a great turnout from the USD community who marched in the MLK parade on Jan. 14. Special shout out to Torero Athletics & Associated Students!
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2024 PATHWAY: ANCHOR INSTITUTION
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USD IN THE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A study by the Children's Advocacy Institute at USD School of Law "documents differences among states in how well their laws protect students from bad actors in the for-profit college industry."
Political Science and International Relations Professor David Shirk spoke on the impact a U.S.-Mexico border wall by the Trump Administration would have on stopping immigration and illegal drug activity.
Economics Professor Ryan Ratcliff spoke at the USD-hosted 34th San Diego County Economic Roundtable on if the still expanding local economy is headed for a possible slowdown in the near future.
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DID YOU KNOW?
USD's inaugural Setting the Standard Symposium will take place Feb. 1-2 on campus.
Three events, including the traditional All Faith Service, comprise the first-ever Setting the Standard Symposium at USD. “It is designed to catalyze meaningful dialogue around what it means to set the standard for an engaged, contemporary Catholic university," said President Harris. "The symposium will help us explore a campus wide conversation on how best to proceed on our path to the forefront of Catholic higher education."
The longest running community outreach program offered by the University of San Diego — 40 years in 2018 — is the life-long learning program University of the Third Age for men and women age 55 and older. President Harris spoke during the January session and there is another three-week session slated for June.
January Intersession was a time for study abroad trips, the campus community to participate in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, USD schools to host conferences on education, nonprofit governance and peace and social justice, Homeboy Industries' Fr. Boyle discussed kinship, and alumnus Jared Ruga debuted his documentary, Quiet Heroes, at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Women's Center celebrated its 20th Women of Impact Awards luncheon, recognizing standout nominees among undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administrators as well as a special community leader award recipient.
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