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December 2019

SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Heather Dierolf '99 MA, Counseling, '09 PhD, Leadership StudiesTuesday, December 3, 2019
Tell us about your SOLES degree program and why you chose it. I received my masters in Counseling and my PhD in Education Leadership. I cho…

November 2019

SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Jeffrey Young '14 MA, Marital and Family TherapyThursday, November 21, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I’ve been interested in the field of psychology since before I started univer…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Kay Krohne '91, EdD Leadership StudiesMonday, November 11, 2019
Tell us about your SOLES degree program and why you chose it. I was executive officer of the NROTC Unit at the University of San Diego when…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Laura Smith '06, MEd Induction Master's Partnership ProgramFriday, November 1, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was part of the original cadres that opened up for first year teachers in the SOL…

October 2019

Join us for the Women PeaceMakers Event 2019!Friday, October 25, 2019
The Kroc School’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (Kroc IPJ) at the University of San Diego is pleased to invite you to…
SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Alan Nelson '94, EdD Leadership StudiesThursday, October 24, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I earned the EdD in Leadership Studies in 1994. At the time, it was one of the few …
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Stacey Williams '13, MA Higher Education LeadershipTuesday, October 8, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I got my MA in Higher Education Leadership with the intention of working with stude…
Join the USD Community for the Mata’yuum Crossroads Dedication on Oct. 14Sunday, October 6, 2019
On Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m, a celebration of renaming Mission Crossroads as Mata’yuum Crossroads will take place. In the Kumeyaay language…

September 2019

SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Khea Pollard '15 BA, '18 MA, Nonprofit Leadership and ManagementFriday, September 27, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I did a fellowship program with RISE San Diego and they have a partnership with the…
SOLES Graduate Spotlight: Georgie Kelly '15 MA, Clinical Mental Health CounselingThursday, September 19, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. When I went into undergrad, my main goal was to end up doing pastoral counseling. I…
USD Homecoming and Family Weekend 2019 is Here!Thursday, September 19, 2019
Join us for a fantastic weekend with the entire USD community, reliving good times, reconnecting with great friends, and creating new me…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Lynn Anderson Scherer Keough '70 BA, EnglishTuesday, September 3, 2019
In this alumna spotlight, we are featuring an alumna from the College for Women. The history of the School of Leadership and Education Scien…

August 2019

SOLES Student Spotlight: Tina Kimsey '19, (M.Ed '20)Monday, August 26, 2019post has video
Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Tina Kimsey and I’m in the CTEP program, which means that I will get my Master’s …
SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Danny Romero '14 MA, Nonprofit Leadership and ManagementTuesday, August 20, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. The program that I chose was the Nonprofit Masters in Leadership and Management. I …
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Christine Enger '93 BA, '94 Single Subject CredentialThursday, August 8, 2019
Tell us about your degree/credential program and why you chose it. My degree is in English, and I have a Business minor. I started ou…

July 2019

SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Teri Parker '71 BA, '72 MEd, Special EducationTuesday, July 30, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. In 1971, after obtaining a BA in Sociology from USD, I heard about a new graduate p…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Nicholle Wyatt '00 MA, School CounselingThursday, July 18, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I earned an MA in School Counseling in 2000. I originally worked in the college adm…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Susan Payment '93 MA, Counseling, '03 EdD, Leadership StudiesMonday, July 8, 2019
Tell us about your SOLES degree programs and why you chose them. I chose to enroll in programs offered in SOLES for a number of r…

June 2019

SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Willie Blackmon '09 MA, Higher Education LeadershipTuesday, June 25, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. So how I found USD...I graduated from undergrad and did social work for a little bi…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Leah Nierman '14 BA, '16 MEd, Curriculum and TeachingFriday, June 14, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I hold a Mild/Moderate Special Education Teaching Credential with an authorization …

May 2019

SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Gutierrez '02 BA, '04 MA, Marital and Family TherapyThursday, May 30, 2019
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was pretty set on going to college in California. I had never been to Cali…
SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Colonel Brian Kerl '18 Ph.D., Leadership Studies Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I had originally planned on pursuing a Ph.D. in history, based on my desire to teac…
SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Marco Amaral '16 MEd, Special EducationFriday, May 3, 2019
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I think first and foremost, it is understood that SOLES has the best Special…

April 2019

SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Stacey Muse '06 MA, Nonprofit Leadership and ManagementWednesday, April 17, 2019
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I completed the Masters in Nonprofit Leadership and Management within SOLES.…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Pam Crandell '14 MA, School CounselingMonday, April 1, 2019
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was in the Master's in Counseling with a School Specialization. I chose this prog…

March 2019

SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Nicole Assisi '02 BA, and '06 MEd, LiteracyThursday, March 14, 2019post has video
Meet MEd alumna, Nicole Assisi! …
SOLES Alumna Spotlight: Andrea Andrade '17 MA, Leadership StudiesFriday, March 1, 2019
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I graduated from the University of San Diego with a MA in Leadership Studies…

February 2019

HRSA Project TeamUP Stipend Recipient Spotlight Tuesday, February 19, 2019
My name is Christian Borge Baldovino Vallido - you can call me ‘CV’ for short. I am currently gearing up to graduate in May of 2…
SOLES Alumna Spotlight Emily Meyers '15 MEd, TESOL, Literacy, and Culture Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I am an alumna of the MEd TESOL program, which focuses on teaching English t…
SOLES Alumnus Spotlight: Christian Jordal '06 MA, Marriage and Family TherapyFriday, February 1, 2019
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I graduated from SOLES with a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy …

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